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  "id": 9836716,
  "title": "Margaret Qualley and Sabrina Carpenter Join Tom Holland in Fred Astaire Biopic",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/margaret-qualley-and-sabrina-carpenter-join-tom-holland-in-fred-9836716",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-25T21:05:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Consequence",
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    "url": "https://consequence.net/2026/09/margaret-qualley-sabrina-carpenter-fred-astaire-biopic-tom-holland/"
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  "summary": "Margaret Qualley and Sabrina Carpenter have joined Tom Holland in an upcoming biopic about Fred Astaire. Carpenter will play Ginger Rogers, Astaire's frequent co-star and dance partner, while Qualley will portray Adele Astaire, Fred's sister.\n\nThe film, which is currently untitled, is being directed by Paul King and produced by Amy Pascal, among others. According to TheWrap, the movie is based on a script by Steven Levenson and Paul King, and draws from the book “The Astaires: Fred & Adele” by Kathleen Riley.\n\nThe project has been in development for nearly five years, Deadline reports. Ava Astaire McKenzie is lending her support to the project, and her son Tyler McKenzie is serving as a consultant and co-producer.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Margaret Qualley & Sabrina Carpenter Join Tom Holland In Fred Astaire Biopic",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/margaret-qualley-sabrina-carpenter-join-tom-holland-in-fred-astaire",
        "published": "2026-09-25T20:30:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Margaret Qualley, Sabrina Carpenter Join Tom Holland’s Fred Astaire Biopic",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/margaret-qualley-sabrina-carpenter-join-tom-hollands-fred-astaire",
        "published": "2026-09-25T20:36:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Margaret Qualley and Sabrina Carpenter Join Tom Holland in Fred Astaire Biopic as Adele Astaire, Ginger Rogers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/margaret-qualley-and-sabrina-carpenter-join-tom-holland-in-fred",
        "published": "2026-09-25T20:49:41.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Sabrina Carpenter to Play Ginger Rogers, Margaret Qualley Is Adele Astaire in Tom Holland’s Fred Astaire Biopic",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/sabrina-carpenter-to-play-ginger-rogers-margaret-qualley-is-adele",
        "published": "2026-09-25T20:56:05.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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