Watch out, Spidey! Tom Hardy is your new Venom
It looks like Tom Hardy is turning evil — well, more evil! Tom Hardy will play Eddie Brock, aka Venom, in the upcoming film by Sony as part of the “Sony Marvel Universe.” This is awesome news for the Tom Hardy-lovers who have gotten used to him being in a movie every few months. Remember how he was in like *every* movie in 2015?! Now, maybe 2018 is the next “Year of Tom Hardy”.
Spider-Man: Homecoming is the next film set to be released by Sony as part of their rebooted “Sony Marvel Universe” films — not to be confused with Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe. (Sony owns some of the characters and had a deal with Disney for Spider-Man to appear in Captain America: Civil War last year). And now, Venom will be joining their slate!
Sony made the announcement, along with this epic photo of Tom, on Twitter:
Tom Hardy is Eddie Brock in #Venom, the upcoming film from Sony’s Marvel Universe releasing October 5, 2018 – production starts this fall. pic.twitter.com/OZQqDEvoum
— Sony Pictures (@SonyPictures) May 19, 2017
We’ve seen the character of Venom before — in Spider-Man 3, Topher Grace played the character, but now Hardy will have a shot. He’ll play Eddie Brock, the first Venom and one of Spider-Man’s greatest foes. There’s no news yet on what the plot of the film will be, but we have high hopes!
And apparently, Twitter does too. Most of the reactions seem pretty positive thus far:
So this happening? Well @SonyPictures you have my attention #Venom pic.twitter.com/DiSZCX0aMS
— Black Girl Nerds (@BlackGirlNerds) May 19, 2017
Tom Hardy is playing #Venom.
In related news: I'm seeing a Venom movie https://t.co/ZjhAkENq6B
— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) May 19, 2017
In regards to the news today, this pic is very surreal. #Venom #TomHardy pic.twitter.com/p6cxLEk6vp
— GOAT Movies 🎥 (@GOATMoviePod) May 19, 2017
Venom is a priority for the studio and will be out in theaters pretty quickly. The film will be directed by Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer and the release date is currently set for October 5, 2018. Basically, we’ll have this Venom movie before you know it, so get excited!
