Tom Holland is swapping his superhero suit for a top hat to play legendary American actor and dancer, Fred Astaire in an upcoming biopic for Sony.

On 5. Dec., Holland confirmed the exciting news [1] to AP in London while promoting Spider-Man: No Way Home. "Oh, I am playing Fred Astaire. The script came in a week ago," he revealed. "I haven't read it yet; they haven't given it to me. I know Amy Pascal [the producer] has the script. She Facetimed me earlier while I was in the bath, and we had a lovely Facetime. But I will be playing Fred Astaire."

Though initial opinions from the public are divided on the role, Holland has a proven track record on stage. The actor got his start performing on London's West End as the title role in Billy Elliot The Musical, which tells the story of a working-class boy who discovers a passion for ballet. And if his 2017 lip-sync battle [2] is anything to go by, we're in for a real treat.

No other details have been released on the upcoming biopic, but we'll update this as soon as we get more information.

Promoting #SpiderManNoWayHome [3] in London, Tom Holland says he'll play Fred Astaire in a film and discusses his future as Peter Parker. pic.twitter.com/iEhujKhFqw [4]

— AP Entertainment (@APEntertainment) December 5, 2021 [5]