Tom Hardy Cast As Venom

Sony has found their Venom.

Tom Hardy, who was nominated for an Oscar for his work in 2015’s The Revenant, is in final negotiations to star as the villainous Venom, while Ruben Fleischer is in final negotiations to helm the movie project centering on one of Spider-Man’s main and most popular villains. The film is set to open Oct. 5, 2018.

Venom will bring in a host of movies from Sony’s Marvel and Spider-Man-based universe of characters. Sony is also developing a Silver Sable/Black Cat. Until then, the casting of Hardy of Venom is a big get in Sony creating a solid Marvel base of films.


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