Spider-Man: Homecoming star Tom Holland is set to reunite with producer Amy Pascal on an adaptation of Mark Sullivan’s novel Beneath a Scarlet Sky, which has been acquired by Pascal Pictures. The bestselling book is described as “triumphant, epic tale of one young man’s incredible courage and resilience during one of history’s darkest hours.” Here’s the official synopsis from Amazon:
Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. He’s a normal Italian teenager—obsessed with music, food, and girls—but his days of innocence are numbered. When his family home in Milan is destroyed by Allied bombs, Pino joins an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps, and falls for Anna, a beautiful widow six years his senior.
In an attempt to protect him, Pino’s parents force him to enlist as a German soldier—a move they think will keep him out of combat. But after Pino is injured, he is recruited at the tender age of eighteen to become the personal driver for Adolf Hitler’s left hand in Italy, General Hans Leyers, one of the Third Reich’s most mysterious and powerful commanders.
Now, with the opportunity to spy for the Allies inside the German High Command, Pino endures the horrors of the war and the Nazi occupation by fighting in secret, his courage bolstered by his love for Anna and for the life he dreams they will one day share.
Holland has recently wrapped filming on Avengers: Infinity War and has the as-yet-untitled Avengers 4 and Spider-Man: Homecoming 2 on his upcoming slate, as well as the role of Nathan Drake in the Uncharted video game adaptation.
Originally published August 20, 2017. Updated April 16, 2018.
