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Tom Holland, Austin Butler Set To Headline Amazon MGM Studios' 1980s Racing Drama, American Speed
Amazon MGM Studios lands Tom Holland and Austin Butler for their upcoming production on the 1980s racing scandal titled American Speed. Read on to know the release date and other details.
Tom Holland and Austin Butler will star in American Speed, an MGM Studios film that Amazon has acquired following a fierce bidding war. Holland and Butler, among others, will star in the film, which Oscar-winning Charles Roven of Atlas Entertainment (Oppenheimer) is producing. RD Whittington and Douglas Banker will also serve as producers, with Ryan Sanak from Atlas as executive producer.
As reported by Deadline, the film centers around the 1980s racing scandal. Dan Wiedenhaupt is writing the script, inspired by the lives of the Whittington brothers, who were renowned race car drivers during the 1980s. The Whittingtons were skilled racers, but Donald and Bill Whittington became embroiled in controversy when several racers were accused of conducting illegal activities such as drug smuggling, tax evasion, etc. to support their racing careers.
The story of the Whittington brothers, peas in a pod in the world of racing, with the film tentatively titled American Speed, is set for release in January 2026. The film seemingly deals with all the drama during the brothers' start to success who dominated the race car drivers' scene.
California-born racing brothers Donald, Bill, and Dale Whittington began contesting races in the late 1970s and early 1980s with great success. However, the brothers were dragged into a notoriety scandal regarding illegal solicitation of foreign money to fund their car racing careers, with drug smuggling and tax evasion as the primary sources of funding.
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As a result, Donald was sentenced to 18 months in prison, while his brother Bill got a 15-year prison sentence for involvement in a conspiracy to smuggle Colombian marijuana plants to the United States. Though the plot details for American Speed are not revealed yet, it is slated to arrive in January 2026.
Meanwhile, Austin Butler has had a great year, stealing scenes from Dune: Part Two with Timothée Chalamet and starring in Bike Riders with Tom Hardy. At the moment, he is shooting Darren Aronofsky’s Caught Stealing as per the outlet and has been a cast member in the Apple TV+ series Masters of the Air.
As for Tom Holland, he has been booked and busy with the Spider-Man 4 movie now scheduled to be released in July 2026. He has also been cast in a new Christopher Nolan film in which he shares the screen with Matt Damon, also coming out in 2026.
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