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Tom Holland says Tom Hardy will bring “a lot of energy” to Venom role

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In addition to relaunching the Spider-Man franchise with Marvel Studios and Spider-Man: Homecoming, Sony is preparing to launch a series of spinoff movies, beginning with the R-rated Venom solo film, which will see Zombieland’s Ruben Fleischer directing Tom Hardy in the lead role. Fan reaction to Hardy nabbing the role has been mostly positive, and Peter […]

Sony’s Venom movie to begin production this September

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Having found a director and star last month in Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland) and Tom Hardy (The Dark Knight Rises), it seems that Sony is moving full steam ahead with its Spider-Verse launching Venom solo movie. According to Omega Underground, production on the solo film is set to get underway on September 1st, and will shoot in […]

Kevin Feige confirms that Sony’s Venom movie is not part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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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 is Venom, Resident Evil reboot, Terminator 6 in development and more – Weekend News Roundup

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HARDY VENOM Announced back in March, Sony are pushing forward with their R-rated Venom spin-off movie by revealing that Tom Hardy (The Dark Knight Rises) will be putting on the symbiote suit with Ruben Flischer (Zombieland) directing. The movie goes into production this Fall, and will not be a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. […]

Tom Hardy to play Venom for Sony, Ruben Fleischer to direct

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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 […]

George Miller believes the Mad Max: Fury Road sequels will happen

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George Miller has gone on record as saying that he believes that the sequels to Mad Max: Fury Road will happen. With the great success of the series’ return in 2015, both commercially and critically, the classic franchise was given a whole new lease of life and a whole new generation of fans to entertain. […]

Triple Frontier loses Tom Hardy, Channing Tatum, and Paramount

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It’s not been a good day for J.C. Chandor’s Triple Frontier which was supposed to start production next month. Deadline Hollywood has confirmed that the film is no longer with Paramount, and that stars Tom Hardy and Channing Tatum are out as well. The film – which at one time was meant to star Johnny Depp, […]

Ridley Scott and Tom Hardy teaming up for War Party

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Over the last couple of years Netflix has been furthering their original content and they are close to gaining a sought-after film in Hollywood. According to Deadline, the streaming service is close to a deal for War Party, a package pitch that from producer Ridley Scott and director Andrew Dominik that will see Tom Hardy in […]