Tom Holland to Star in John Grisham’s Legal Thriller ‘The Partner’ for Universal
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variety.comRebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Tom Holland is suiting up, this time to play a lawyer, in the upcoming adaptation of Josh Grisham’s novel “The Partner” for Universal Pictures.
The actor, who rose to fame playing Peter Parker in Sony’s “Spider-Man” trilogy, will also serve as a producer on the film, which is being written by “The Imitation Game” scribe Graham Moore.
The novel, published in 1997, the year after Holland was born, follows a junior partner at a law firm who steals $90 million from a wealthy client, fakes his own death and flees to Brazil.
Universal had no comment about Holland’s attachment to the project, which was first reported by Deadline Hollywood. It’s unclear when the project will take shape.
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