Two of the most sought-after young actors working in Hollywood today are teaming up for a new thriller at Amazon MGM Studios. Tom Holland and Austin are about to take things to the next level with American Speed, a film based on a true story involving driving and drug dealing.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Amazon MGM Studios has secured distribution rights to American Speed, which will star Holland and Butler and be produced by Oppenheimer’s Charles Roven through his Atlas Entertainment banner. Written by Dan Wiedenhaupt, the project based on a true story follows race car driver trio the Whittington brothers, two of whom were implicated in the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) scandal that spilled over into the racetrack and has spread throughout the world. money laundering, tax evasion and drug trafficking. It’s unclear which of the brothers will play each actor, but we could bank on Holland and Butler playing the most infamous of the three, as that is likely to attract moviegoers.
In the world of young Hollywood, Holland and Butler are among the best of a generation that includes names such as Timothée Chalamet, Florence Pugh, Zendaya and Anya Taylor-Joy, among others cited as the future of the film industry by many players in the industry. . Bringing Holland and Butler together in a project together has the potential to make an impact on many levels if properly presented and promoted.
Tom Holland and Austin Butler have many new projects in the works
Holland has been quite busy lately, stacking roles after taking some time off following Spider-Man: No Way Home and Apple TV+’s The Crowded Room. He made personal changes, including becoming sober, which led to the creation of his non-alcoholic beer brand, Bero. On the creative side, the actor will reportedly begin filming the fourth Spider-Man MCU film next summer for a July 2026 release, and he’s also co-directing Christopher Nolan’s upcoming secret project with Matt Damon. With other rumored films such as the Fred Astaire biopic and Uncharted 2, Holland appears ready to begin the next phase of his career.
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Butler, to his credit, has been no slouch since earning an Oscar nomination for his turn in Elvis. He’s currently filming Darren Aronofsky’s thriller Caught Stealing, and he’s coming off a pretty stellar 2024 himself. The actor stole the scene in Dune: Part II as Feyd-Rautha, and followed up with the release of Jeff Nichols’ The Bikeriders, which was delayed from its 2023 debut before getting a release from Focus Features. Butler also ventured into television projects when he played Gale Cleven in the miniseries Masters of the Air, the Apple TV+ war drama companion to 2001’s Band of Brothers and 2010’s The Pacific. Butler is also attached to Ari Aster’s next project, Eddington, a western that also stars Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone and Luke Grimes. This film should be distributed by A24.
You can catch Austin Butler and Tom Holland on Apple TV+ in the hit dramas Masters of the Air and The Crowded Room.
