The movie rights for iconic
Marvel superhero character Spider-Man is a somewhat complicated issue. For the
moment, the live-action Spider-Man usage is shared between Sony Pictures the
rights-holders and Marvel Studios, allowing him to appear in the MCU film
franchise. Meanwhile, Sony retains the rights to make animated Spider-Man
movies and live-action films of other Marvel supporting characters closely linked
to the wall-crawler. This condition allowed them to produce the likes of “Spider-Man:
Into the Spider-Verse,” Best Animated Feature in the 91st Academy
Awards, and “Venom” starring Tom Hardy, which made bank despite pale reviews. Sequels
for both have been announced, and new info on the latter’s follow-up is known.
As Comic Book Resources tells it, Sony has begun to fill out the cast
for “Venom 2,” the sequel to the 2018 spinoff featuring one of Spider-Man’s
once-major enemy, and later-violent antihero from the original Marvel Comic
books. The first movie was tapped to begin the “Sony Marvel Universe”
side-franchise featuring Spidey-associated characters. With lead star Tom Hardy’s
acting considered the bright spot in many negative reviews, Sony feels
confident with pushing for the next installment. And a new character will be
portrayed there by a cast member from Netflix’s hit Scorsese original, “The
Irishman.”
British actor Stephen Graham, who
played Anthony "Tony Pro" Provenzano in the critically-acclaimed
Netflix original crime epic by Martin Scorsese, is joining the cast of “Venom 2”
in a yet to be identified role. His past film portfolio includes “Gangs of New
York” and “Rocketman.” He also has experience in SFX-heavy adventures such as
two “Pirates of the Caribbean” films, “On Stranger Tides” and “Dead Men Tell No
Tales.” He joins fellow new cast member Naomie Harris (Craig-era “James Bond”)
whose character has been confirmed as super-villainess Shriek, lover of the sequel’s
main bad guy.
Returning once again for “Venom 2”
is lead star Tom Hardy as investigative reporter Eddie Brock, who becomes a
bloodthirsty vigilante after bonding with a goo-like alien “symbiote” that turns
him into Venom, a monstrous humanoid spider-like superhuman. He is joined by
Michelle Williams as Brock’s former fiancée and ally Anne Weying. Also
returning from his post-credits cameo in the original movie is Woody Harrelson,
portraying the insane serial killer Cletus Cassidy, who will be the primary
antagonist of the upcoming movie as host of the deadlier symbiote called
Carnage. “Venom 2” is directed by Andy Serkis and will premiere next year on
October 2020.
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