# Sabrina Carpenter joins Tom Holland in Fred Astaire biopic as Ginger Rogers

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/sabrina-carpenter-to-play-ginger-rogers-opposite-tom-holland-in-fred-astaire-biopic/
- Published: 2026-09-27T16:08:53+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-27T22:26:07+00:00
- Original publisher: NME
- Original article: https://www.nme.com/news/music/sabrina-carpenter-to-play-ginger-rogers-opposite-tom-holland-in-fred-astaire-biopic-3970920?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sabrina-carpenter-to-play-ginger-rogers-opposite-tom-holland-in-fred-astaire-biopic
- Topics: Art, Culture, Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- Carpenter cast as Ginger Rogers, Holland as Fred Astaire in Sony biopic
- Film covers siblings' 1910s-20s Broadway success and Fred's later Rogers partnership
- Director aims to restore Adele Astaire's lost legacy to cinema history

## Summary

Sabrina Carpenter has been cast as Ginger Rogers opposite Tom Holland's Fred Astaire in a forthcoming Sony Pictures biopic directed by Paul King. Margaret Qualley joins the cast as Adele Astaire, Fred's older sister and original dance partner. The film marks a significant return to acting for Carpenter, who has not appeared in a feature film since 2022, and represents a major project for Holland, who has committed to performing the dances himself without using doubles.

The biopic, based on Kathleen Riley's biography The Astaires: Fred & Adele, will chronicle both the celebrated partnership between Fred and Adele on Broadway and London's West End during the 1910s and 1920s—before Adele's retirement in 1932—and Fred's subsequent Hollywood career with Rogers, including 10 films such as Top Hat and Swing Time. Director Paul King, known for Paddington and Wonka, has been developing the project since Holland first confirmed his involvement in 2021, with the stated goal of reviving the largely forgotten legacy of Adele Astaire, whose dancing was never captured on film.

## Coverage

- [NME: Sabrina Carpenter joins Tom Holland in Fred Astaire biopic as Ginger Rogers](https://www.nme.com/news/music/sabrina-carpenter-to-play-ginger-rogers-opposite-tom-holland-in-fred-astaire-biopic-3970920?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sabrina-carpenter-to-play-ginger-rogers-opposite-tom-holland-in-fred-astaire-biopic)
- [Pitchfork: Sabrina Carpenter to Play Ginger Rogers in Fred Astaire Biopic](https://pitchfork.com/story/sabrina-carpenter-to-play-ginger-rogers-in-fred-astaire-biopic/)

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