Tom Holland is set to star in an upcoming adaptation of one of legendary author John Grisham's best novels 'The Partner'.

The story follows a well-liked, well-paid young partner in a thriving Mississippi law firm who stole $90 million from a wealthy client, fakes his own death and ran for his life to Brazil.

One of the highest-selling authors of the modern age, Grisham is well-known for his work and subsequent live-action adaptations. From The Pelican Brief to The Firm, Grisham has no shortage of recognizable titles from his illustrious resume. The Partner, although a best-selling novel, has yet to receive a big-screen version.

After taking a year-long break following his work in the Apple TV+ miniseries The Crowded Room, Holland will reprise his role as Peter Parker in Spider-Man 4. He'll also appear in two Avengers films, in addition to a key role in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey adaptation.

Official synopsis for The Partner:

"Once he was a well-liked, well-paid young partner in a thriving Mississippi law firm. Then Patrick Lanigan stole ninety million dollars from his own firm and ran for his life.

For four years, he evaded men who were rich and powerful, and who would stop at nothing to find him. Then, inevitably, on the edge of the Brazilian jungle, they finally tracked him down.

Now Patrick is coming home. And in the Mississippi city where it all began, an extraordinary trial is about to begin. As prosecutors circle like sharks, as Patrick’s lawyer prepares his defense, as Patrick’s lover prays for his deliverance and his former partners wait for their revenge, another story is about to emerge. Because Patrick Lanigan, the most reviled white-collar criminal of his time, knows something that no one else in the world knows. He knows the truth."

Source: Press Release