Hip-hop star Eminem dropped a surprise album this week, Kamikaze, which also happens to feature a track entitled ‘Venom’ – a tie-in to the upcoming Venom movie from Sony Pictures. You can check out the song via Spotify here… Meanwhile, as the film’s October release draws closer, director Ruben Fleischer has been talking to Total Film […]
Venom director on the film’s marketing campaign and negative reaction to the teaser trailer
After a shaky start with a teaser trailer that didn’t feature so much as a single shot of the fan-favourite character, the Tom Hardy-headlined Venom movie seems to have turned things around with its promotional efforts in the build up to its release this October. The main trailer attracted more views on YouTube than any […]
This is Us’ Ron Cephas Jones joins Venom
Though it is just a couple of months until its release, Venom has added This is Us and Luke Cage actor Ron Cephas Jones to its cast. His role hasn’t been revealed yet. This will mark Jones’ first foray into the superhero genre on the big screen. He was originally going to play The Wizard in Shazam!, but had to drop out […]
Watch the Venom Comic-Con panel featuring Tom Hardy, Riz Ahmed and Ruben Fleischer, footage description revealed
Sony Pictures took to Hall H of the San Diego Comic-Con yesterday to showcase its upcoming Spider-Man spinoff Venom, with the studio showcasing some footage from the movie which was said to have greatly impressed the audience in attendance. Unfortunately, the footage isn’t going to be released online, but the folks at ComicBook have a […]
Kevin Feige confirms that Sony’s Venom movie is not part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Despite striking a deal with Marvel Studios for Spider-Man: Homecoming (and its subsequent sequels), Sony Pictures is looking to put its Spidey rights to further use, having announced the spinoff movies Venom and Silver & Black, the latter featuring the characters of Silver Sable and Black Cat. Given that Tom Holland’s wall-crawler exists within the […]
Tom Hardy to play Venom for Sony, Ruben Fleischer to direct
Welcome back to the world of comic book movies, Tom Hardy! Variety has reported that the Dunkirk actor has signed on to star as the titular anti-hero/villain in Sony’s Venom, a standalone film built around the character. Additionally, Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer will helm the project, marking his first feature-length directorial gig since 2013’s Gangster Squad. Soon […]
Ruben Fleischer to direct Valiant comic book adaptation Archer & Armstrong
Valiant Entertainment has tapped Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer to direct an adaptation of its comic book series Archer & Armstrong, with Terry Rossio (Pirates of the Caribbean) penning the script. The series, created by Jim Shooter, Barry Windsor-Smith and Bob Layton, launched in 1992 and “centers around the unlikely friendship between Armstrong, an immortal warrior […]
Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer boards Jekyll starring Chris Evans
Chris Evans has been attached to play Tom Jackson in the feature film adaptation of the BBC’s Steven Moffat-penned 6-part 2007 miniseries, Jekyll, since late July now, and while few updates on the project have been given since then, Deadline reports that Lionsgate has pegged Zombieland and Gangster Squad director Ruben Fleischer to helm the project. Between Jekyll and […]
Michelle Williams in talks for Sony’s Venom film
Sony and director Ruben Fleischer’s Venom film may be getting another high-profile addition to its cast, with Variety reporting that Manchester By The Sea’s Michelle Williams has entered talks to join the movie opposite Tom Hardy. Williams is said to be up for the role of a district attorney who is possibly Hardy’s romantic interest. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’s Riz Ahmed […]
Miles Teller and Ruben Fleischer to team for The Life and Times of the Stopwatch Gang
Variety has revealed that Miles Teller (Insurgent, Fantastic Four) is set to star in The Life and Times of the Stopwatch Gang for director Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland, Gangster Squad). Universal Pictures is in the final stages of negotiating a deal to secure the rights to a Stopwatch Gang article published by Atavist and written by […]
