Anthony & Joe Russo’s ‘Cherry’ Has Tom Holland in Talks to Star; Eyeing to Film This Summer

Mar 11, 2019

With ‘Avengers: Endgame’ fast approaching, directors Anthony and Joe Russo are already setting up their next film: ‘Cherry.’

Currently, Tom Holland is in talks for the lead role in the film. The film is an adaptation of the book of the same name.

The Russo Bros. are famous for the second and third ‘Captain America’ films, and last year’s ‘Avengers: Infinity War.’ The duo have also become super producers under AGBO. Such projects include ‘Deadly Class,’ ‘The Warriors,’ ‘Little Nightmares,’ and ‘Quantum and Woody.’

The two brothers are producing Chadwick Boseman’s ’17 Bridges,’ releasing July 12, as well as Netflix’s ‘Dhaka, releasing this year.

Additionally, Jessica Goldberg, the creator and writer of Hulu’s The Path, wrote the screenplay. She also wrote the script for another novel adaptation for AGBO: ‘Exit West.’ That film is for ‘The Imitation Game’ director Morten Tyldum.

Holland is popular for playing Spider-Man in ‘Captain America: Civil War,’ ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming,’ and ‘Avengers: Infinity War.’ He will be in the upcoming sequel ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home.’ He’s also playing Nathan Drake in the long-gestating ‘Uncharted’ film. ’10 Cloverfield Lane’ director Dan Trachtenberg is helming it. He will also be in Pixar’s ‘Onward,’ releasing March 6, 2020.

Holland is currently on-set for the shooting of Netflix’s film ‘The Devil All the Time.’

Moreover, the premise is below:

“Paralleling the true life story of the author Nico Walker (Holland), a former Army medic who returns from Iraq with extreme undiagnosed PTSD, falls into opioid addiction and begins robbing banks.”

Further, ‘Cherry’ is planning on filming this summer.

The film does not have a release date yet.

Source: Variety