Tom Hardy cast as 'Venom' for 'Zombieland' director, Ruben Fleischer

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By Darian Scalamoni

            Sony announced only a couple of months ago that they would be making a Venom movie to be released in 2018 and now, we have a star and director attached. According to Deadline, Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland, Gangster Squad) will direct the R-rated comic book movie with Oscar-nominee, Tom Hardy portraying Eddie Brock.

            This is a huge get for Sony as they jumpstart their own new Marvel Universe from their catalogue of characters. The lead character of Eddie Brock is able to converse and have a relationship with a symbiote which latches to him becoming the villainous, Venom. Hardy is one of the best actors working in Hollywood today and is also a massive Venom fan. He was originally cast as Rick Flagg in DC’s Suicide Squad but had to drop out of the production due to The Revenant filming schedule going over its original end date. I think Hardy will due a tremendous job and though I believe that Fleischer’s Gangster Squad is atrocious, Zombieland is one of my favorite comedies of the 2000s and includes great moments of action as well.

            Hardy can be seen next in Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk and also has a ton of other projects in development like Mad Max: The Wasteland, Josh Trank’s Fonzo and Splinter Cell. Venom begins production this Fall and has a release date of October 5^th, 2018.