It blew my fucking mind.HOW THE HELL COULD THEY LET THIS CAN PLAY A BADA** LIKE VENON?! Tom Hardy playing it gives me so much hope. Him and Michael Fassbender are 10/10 awesome
Update: May 19, 2017
Tom Hardy to Star as Eddie Brock in Sony's VENOM with Ruben Fleischer to Direct
Sony has ensnared a star and director for its Spider-Man offshoot, Venom.
Tom Hardy, who was nominated for an Oscar for his work in The Revenant, is in final negotiations to star in Venom, while Ruben Fleischer, best known for directing Zombieland, is final negotiations to helm the movie project centering on one of Spider-Man’s signature villains.
The project is one of Sony’s top priorities and the studio is not wasting time as the movie is set to open Oct. 5, 2018.
Venom is to usher in a host of movies from Sony's Marvel and Spider-Man-based universe of characters. Sony is rebooting its Marvel-based slate with this summer’s Spider-Man: Homecoming and Venom is a key title in its slate. The studio is also developing a Silver Sable/Black Cat project among other characters from the Spider-Man stable.
Venom has been one of Marvel’s top villains and a Spider-Man fixture since he was introduced in 1988, created by writer David Michelinie and artists Todd McFarlane and Mike Zeck. The character is an alien symbiote that needs a human host to survive. In return, the alien vests its victim with incredible powers. He made his first big-screen appearance in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 3 and was portrayed by Topher Grace.
Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner, the latter of whom worked on 2014’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2, wrote the script for Venom. Plot details are being kept in the black but Hardy, who is said to be a Venom fan, will play Eddie Brock, the character who first became Venom.
Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach are producing, along with Amy Pascal.
After the news broke, Sony shared a photo of Hardy getting in the Venom spirit:
Tom Hardy to Star in 'Venom,' Ruben Fleischer to Direct
A part of me died watching Eric Foreman play Venom. I won't get my expectations up for this movie and expect the rest of me to die when this is released. Venom is my all time favorite comic book villain. I just have this gut feeling this will end bad. Especially without Marvel.
I just hope he gets in shape and is monstrous as he was in Warrior. I want an intimidating Venom and a physically imposing Brock.
I have no faith in Sony but some faith in Hardy. He gets into roles big time.
These are my thoughts of the separation. I dig the hell out of it
This movie is going to end up being logan level of goodness
I am feeling this as well but, I like Tom Hardy. He was a thug in DKR as Bane and just as boss in Lawless. He gets fucking JAcKed in these movies so, I can see him doing that here but, a role as Venom, the good bad guy would be an interesting role seeing he is not adverse to murder.
I think you are right Mr Mod Sir. If Marvel is out, this wont likely end well but, it cannot be botched anymore then Eric Foreman; the cuck being Venom.
Does that dude have any test what so ever? Venom is jacked not beta as fuck.
R rated super hero movies are really the only ones that peak my interest at this point, the rest are hot garbage.
I have no interest whatsoever in this movie. With Spider-man in good hands over at Marvel, Sony is bound to fuck this up.
It's unclear yet if there even will be a Spider-Man in this Sony's Marvel Universe (SCU). Some are speculating that since Peter Parker is currently in the MCU, Sony will be bringing in Miles Morales in the SCU.
Even without Spidey, I can still a few ways to introduce Venom. They could do the Spider-Man 3 route where a meteorite lands and the symbiote infects Eddie Brock. Or they could do the ASM2 route where the symbiote is created in a lab. Or they could officially make 'Life' (2017) a Venom prequel.
Kind of like how Idris Elba wouldn't be a good choice for Bond, having nothing to do with the color of his skin but that he's already 44.