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Holland, who rose to global fame when he was
cast by the Russo brothers as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the
2016 superhero movie "Captain America: Civil War", said he
wasn't sure if he was ready to take on the title role in the new
gritty crime drama.
"It was incredibly daunting ... at the stage I was in my career,
I was very new to this type of project," the 24-year-old told
Reuters.
"I was questioning whether I was the actual guy for the job. And
it took some convincing from the Russos that they had the
confidence in me that I could do this."
"Cherry" is inspired by Nico Walker's semi-autobiographical
novel of the same name and tells the story of 23-year-old
Ohio-native Cherry who, disenfranchised and heartbroken after
believing he has lost the love of his life Emily (Ciara Bravo)
enlists in the army and soon finds himself serving in Iraq.
He returns home a hero but his life quickly unravels as symptoms
of post-traumatic stress disorder incapacitate him and he
spirals into drug addiction, bringing Emily with him. To finance
their addiction, Cherry starts robbing banks.
The film is divided into six chapters detailing different parts
of Cherry's life as he transforms from a college student into a
bank robber. Holland said he lost and gained about 30 pounds
(13.6 kg) to play Cherry at his lowest.
"It was the most brutal thing I've ever done,” he said.
Anthony and Joe Russo said they drew inspiration from their own
background.
"We are from Cleveland ... It's part of the country that
suffered a lot of economic strife over the last few decades. And
there's a general sense of a lack of forward momentum when you
grow up there," said Joe Russo.
"We've had friends and family members who have died from
overdoses and others who are struggling with their sobriety. So
this was a very important issue for us to spotlight."
(Reporting by Hanna Rantala; Editing by Giles Elgood)
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