The upcoming Spider-Man spin-off which is scheduled for 2018 release has officially found its male lead and director.
- May 20, 2017
AceShowbiz - "Venom (2018)" has found its lead actor and director. Tom Hardy ("The Dark Knight Rises", "Mad Max: Fury Road") is announced to lead the Spider-Man spin-off. Ruben Fleischer ("Zombieland", "Gangster Squad") is attached to direct the antihero pic.
"Tom Hardy is Eddie Brock in #Venom, the upcoming film from Sony's Marvel Universe releasing October 5, 2018 - production starts this fall," Sony Pictures broke the casting news on Twitter. The movie will follow the Spidey relaunch "Spider-Man: Homecoming" which is due July 7.
Eddie Brock was previously played by Topher Grace in Sam Raimi's 2007 pic "Spider-Man 3" which starred Tobey Maguire. He's a freelance photographer who held a grudge on Peter Parker after he's exposed of using a fake Spider-Man photo. He came into contact with the alien Symbiote and teamed up with Sandman in an attempt to kill Spidey.
Tom Hardy is Eddie Brock in #Venom, the upcoming film from Sonyâs Marvel Universe releasing October 5, 2018 â production starts this fall. pic.twitter.com/OZQqDEvoum
â Sony Pictures (@SonyPictures) May 19, 2017
