Tom Hardy to star as Venom in Spider-Man spin-off movie
Some fans are disappointed that the film won't cross over with the already established Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The "Venom" is spreading. On Friday, Sony Pictures confirmed that Tom Hardy (Bane in "The Dark Knight Rises," "Taboo") will play Eddie Brock/Venom in the 2018 film about the fan favorite supervillain with the terrible teeth.
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
Fans on Twitter seemed pretty psyched about the casting.
@SonyPictures Tom Hardy as R-rated Venom? pic.twitter.com/tlBx1xMUV8
— Hasdi Bravo 📎 (@HasdiBravo) May 19, 2017
@SonyPictures All aboard the hype train! #Venom pic.twitter.com/aaLknSHNLK
— Lukas Jack Jaro (@__SubZero__) May 19, 2017
@SonyPictures I am in shock...Tom Hardy is an amazing actor pic.twitter.com/gMfVZpSMjY
— BGM_FinalKnight (@bertm1975) May 19, 2017
Others were disappointed -- not by Hardy's casting, but because Sony's "Venom" is not a joint production with Marvel Studios, and Tom Holland, who stars in the upcoming "Spider-Man: Homecoming," won't appear in it.
@SonyPictures Too bad it's not connected to the MCU so it'll probably fail.
— Tony (@T0nyo8) May 19, 2017
@SonyPictures Just stop. Spider-man universe movies without Spider-man or being in the MCU is just a BAD BAD idea.
— Dr. Omega (@Doctor_Omega) May 20, 2017
Still, some were just happy Topher Grace wouldn't be back in the role he played in 2007's "Spider-Man 3."
@SonyPictures One of the greatest upgrades of all time.#Venom #TomHardy pic.twitter.com/MxMaaoGseb
— Sous (@davesousa) May 19, 2017
Mark your calendars for Oct. 5, 2018, to see Hardy's alien symbiote take over theaters.