EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios and Automatic made Jamie Bell and Margaret Qualley star Fred & Ginger, a new feature film that introduces the legendary dance couple Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Jonathan Entwistle will direct the biopic based on a script by Arash Amel.
Fred & Ginger goes behind the beloved stage personalities of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers and examines what drives them individually as they celebrate the creative magic between them. The biopic will tell the indescribable, true love story between these two legends both on and off screen.
Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire
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Automatic’s Fred Berger and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones will produce, as will Bell, Qualley and Amel. Max Minghella will produce under his and Bell’s blank tape banner as executive producer and reunite them with Automatic, their partners at Teen Spirit. Gemma Levinson will be responsible for automation.
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Deeply rooted in dance, both Bell and Qualley will be no strangers to rigorous choreography. This marks Bell’s return to the dance floor ever since Billy Elliot and Qualley have extensive dance skills, as featured in FX’s “Fosse / Verdon” and the viral Kenzo perfume commercial directed by Spike Jonze.
Bell last appeared as Bernie Taupin in Elton John’s biopic Rocketman. He can be seen alongside Michael B. Jordan in Tom Clancys Without Remorse. He is currently filming the Bron Western Surrounded.
Qualley is currently filming the new John Wells series Maid for Netflix. She was also recently featured in the picture of Quentin Tarantino Once Upon a Time … In Hollywood.
Entwistle is a director, screenwriter and showrunner. Most recently, he co-founded the Netflix original series, which I disagree with, and the BAFTA winner of the Netflix original series The End of the F *** ing. He is currently creating a new universe for the Power Rangers franchise at Hasbro and eOne, which spans film, television and animation.
Arash is currently working on the upcoming Netflix sci-fi action film Outside the Wire, starring Anthony Mackie, and the inspirational sports film Greek Freak for Disney Plus. He is also currently working on the action adventure The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare for Jerry Bruckheimer and Paramount Pictures.
Bell is again taken care of by UTA and 3 Arts Entertainment. Qualley is again taken care of by UTA, Management 360. Linden Entertainment ;, Relevant; and Slone, Offer, Weber & Dern. Amel and Entwistle are back at Automatic’s sister management company Grandview.
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