Actor Tom Hardy is cast to play Venom in the character's spinoff film.

Big news, Spider-Man fans! The Venom film is being pushed forward and Sony has just announced that actor Tom Hardy has been cast as Eddie Brock / Venom! Ruben Fleisher (Zombieland) will be directing the film.

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

It is being reported that the n this film version, like the Marvel comics,

"Hardy’s Eddie Brock is able to converse and have a relationship with the symbiote, which culminates to him becoming Venom."

It is also important to note that this Venom film is going to be set outside of the Marvel Cinematic Universe which could mean that he may not interact with Tom Holland's Spider-Man which is a shame.

What do you think of Tom Hardy being cast as Eddie Brock / Venom?

Venom is set to be n theaters on October 5, 2018.

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Source: Deadline
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