Tom Holland to Star in John Grisham’s Legal Thriller ‘The Partner’ for Universal

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Tom Holland is getting ready to put on his legal attire for his new role as a lawyer, in the forthcoming version of John Grisham’s book “The Partner” from Universal Pictures.

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The actor, known for portraying Peter Parker in Sony’s “Spider-Man” trilogy, will also produce this upcoming movie. This screenplay is being crafted by Graham Moore, who penned “The Imitation Game.” The book, originally published in 1997 – a year after the actor was born – tells the story of a junior lawyer at a firm who embezzles $90 million from a rich client, stages his own demise, and escapes to Brazil.

As a cinephile penning my thoughts, I found myself intrigued by the rumors swirling around Tom Holland’s potential involvement in an upcoming Universal Pictures project. Initially, these whispers were echoed by Deadline Hollywood, and as of now, the studio has remained silent on the matter, leaving us all eagerly awaiting official confirmation.

The timeline for the project’s realization remains uncertain due to Holland’s packed movie schedule in the coming months. Among his upcoming projects are Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” “Spider-Man 4,” and possibly the subsequent “Avengers” films, which stretch over approximately a year.

John Grisham, a well-known author of many best-selling legal thrillers, has had several of his works translated for both cinema and television. These adaptations include “The Firm” (1993), directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman; “The Pelican Brief” (1993) with Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington in the lead roles; “A Time To Kill” (1996), directed by Joel Schumacher and featuring Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, and Matthew McConaughey; “Christmas with the Kranks” (2004), a holiday movie starring Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis; and the 2008 Netflix miniseries “The Innocent Man.

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2025-01-08 20:16