Tom Holland will be Billy Milligan, the criminal of the 24 personalities that inspired ‘Fragmented’

The last few months have been spectacular for Tom Holland, not only was his romance with Zendaya made public, but he starred in the highest grossing movie of 2021. Spiderman: No way home It positioned itself as one of the most successful films of all time, grossing more than a billion dollars globally.

At about the same time he launched Uncharted, which was also a box office success and in which Tom showed his potential as an action movie star. However, the actor’s new project will take him away from the big Hollywood productions to tell a much more sinister story.

What’s next for Tom?

Tom will star The Crowded Room, one of the upcoming Apple TV + series, and the plot sounds very interesting. It is the story of Billy Milligan, a criminal accused of multiple charges of sexual abuse who became the first person to be acquitted for a multiple personality disorder.

When Billy was arrested for kidnapping, robbing and raping three women on a college campus in Ohio, he declared that he was innocent, that it was Ragen who had stolen the money and Adalana who had raped the women. The psychiatric evaluation revealed that Billy suffered from dissociative identity disorder caused by the traumas he experienced in his childhood.

Tom’s first look as Billy

Tom Holland as Billy Milligan

In recent days, the first images of Tom characterized as Billy came out. The events that we describe to you took place in the 70s, hence the actor’s hair and clothing.

Obviously, the story aims to be a true portrayal of Billy’s life, so the script will be heavily inspired by the non-fiction novel. The Minds of Billy Milliganwhich offers a powerful account of how Billy dealt with his disorder his entire life and how the terrible crimes he committed were the climax of a decades-long struggle with his own mind.

Tom Holland as Billy Milligan

If the story seems familiar to you, it is because The Minds of Billy Milligan was one of M. Night Shyamalan’s inspirations for the film Fragmentedstarring James McAvoy and Anya Taylor-Joy.

The Crowded Room It will be, without a doubt, a very different project from what Tom has accustomed us to and it is a story in which the actor will be able to demonstrate his talent, since playing a real person is never easy, much less considering Billy’s suffering.

Billy Milligan

The series aims to be an anthology of the true stories of people who have had to deal with strong mental disorders. The first season will be dedicated to Billy Milligan and will have ten episodes. However, no further details about a possible release date are yet known.

Source: Okchicas

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