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  • ‘Venom 3’ in the works at Sony Pictures

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Sony Pictures is developing a third instalment in the Tom Hardy-led “Venom” franchise.

    The film comes following the back-to-back box office successes of 2021’s “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” and 2018’s “Venom”.

    The movie franchise features Hardy as journalist Eddie Brock and his unwitting sidekick and parasite Venom, the otherworldly lethal protector in Sony’s universe of Marvel characters.

    According to Variety, the studio is also planning one more film in the ‘Ghostbusters’ movie series.

    The film will be a follow-up to 2021’s reboot “Ghostbusters: Afterlife”.

    Sony announced both the projects at CinemaCon, the annual trade show for theater owners.

    Details of either of the projects were not shared at the event.

  • It’s a joy to play two different parts of a psyche in ‘Venom’, says Tom Hardy 

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Actor Tom Hardy, who has reprised his role as Eddie Brock/ Venom in the upcoming film “Venom: Let There Be Carnage”, said it’s fun to explore two different sides of a psyche in the anti-hero franchise.

    In the sequel to the 2018 original film “Venom”, Hardy returns as journalist Eddie Brock, who unites with an alien symbiote to form Venom.

    Hardy, the star of films such as “The Dark Knight Rises”, “Dunkirk” and “This Means War”, also praised screenplay writer Kelly Marcel, who developed the story that she wrote with the actor in this film.

    “It’s a joy to play two different parts of a psyche because Venom and Eddie are one for me, they are just differentiated by the fact that one is the monster and one is Eddie but they are always contained within one individual,” said Hardy.

    “It’s entirely orchestrated by the script and the script has been created by a writer who has been in the driving seat from the get-go so it’s great fun and I just want to keep challenging it and pushing it and seeing what else I can do with it,” the actor added.

    “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” is directed by Andy Serkis and also features Woody Harrelson, Michelle Williams and Naomie Harris.

    Harrelson stars as the antagonist Cletus Kasady aka Carnage, who made a last-minute cameo in “Venom”.

  • ‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ to release in India on October 14, to arrive in Maharashtra a week later

    By PTI

    MUMBAI: Tom Hardy-starrer “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” is set to be released in Indian theatres on October 14, the makers announced on Wednesday.

    A sequel to the 2018 hit “Venom”, the film will be released by Sony Pictures Entertainment India in Hindi, English, Tamil, and Telugu.

    The movie will see Hardy returning as journalist Eddie Brock aka anti-hero Venom.

    According to the makers, “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” will open in Maharashtra on October 22, the day the state government has allowed cinema halls to resume operations.

    The film has been helmed by actor-filmmaker Andy Serkis, who took over the director’s chair from Ruben Fleischer.

    It will feature actor Woody Harrelson as the antagonist Cletus Kasady aka Carnage, who made a last-minute cameo in “Venom”.

    Michelle Williams, Naomie Harris, Reid Scott, and Stephen Graham star in supporting roles.

    “Venom: Let there be Carnage” will also be released in 3D, IMAX and 4DX.

  • Tom Hardy’s ‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ to hit theatres in October

    By ANI

    WASHINGTON: Sony Pictures’ much-awaited superhero film ‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ starring Tom Hardy is set to debut in theatres on October 1, earlier than expected.

    As per Variety, the sequel to Marvel’s superhero film was scheduled to premiere in October 2020 but, due to the pandemic, was pushed to June 2021, then late September, and, most recently, October 15.

    Now, shortly after Disney reported a bigger-than-anticipated opening weekend for ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ in theaters, Sony announced October 1 as the new theatrical release date for ‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’.

    The well-acclaimed ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ starring Canadian actor Simu Liu and Awkwafina, broke Labour Day weekend records recently, according to Variety. Hence, it was a green light to all the studios and movie theatre owners alike that audiences would visit their local multiplex for the right movie, despite the fear of the delta variant of COVID-19.

    ‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ once again stars Hardy as Eddie Brock, a journalist who has an alien symbiote living within him. Together, they are Venom. This time around, Woody Harrelson also stars after the actor portrayed serial killer Cletus Kasady in the post-credits scene for the first ‘Venom’, released in 2018.

    The new movie will see Harrelson’s Kasady transform into Carnage, a villain known as Venom’s chief antagonist in the comics.

    Andy Serkis has directed ‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’. The Columbia Pictures film (in association with Marvel and Tencent Pictures) also stars Michelle Williams, Reid Scott, and Naomie Harris as the comic book villain Shriek.

    The film is produced by Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, Amy Pascal, and Hutch Parker.

    The original ‘Venom’, directed by Ruben Fleischer, was a surprise smash hit, earning USD 856 million globally. It is one of the multiple movies set in Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel characters.

  • Sony Pictures delays ‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ release as COVID-19 cases rise in US

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: The theatrical release of comic book adventure movie “Venom: Let There Be Carnage”, starring Tom Hardy as the titular anti-hero, has been pushed by Sony Pictures amid the surge in the COVID-19 cases in the US.

    The “Venom” sequel, which was scheduled to open on September 24 in the US, will now premiere on October 15.

    According to Deadline, the delay comes as the coronavirus cases are skyrocketing in the US due to the delta variant.

    The film will see Hardy return as journalist Eddie Brock, who unites with an alien symbiote to form Venom.

    Actor-filmmaker Andy Serkis has directed the movie from a script written by Kelly Marcel.

    “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” features Woody Harrelson as the main antagonist Cletus Kasady aka Carnage, a character that was introduced in a last-minute cameo in 2018’s “Venom”.

    Actors Michelle Williams, Reid Scott and Naomie Harris are also part of the cast. 

  • ‘Venom 2’ release delayed to September

    By PTI
    LOS ANGELES: The release of “Venom: Let There Be Carnage”, starring Tom Hardy and Woody Harrelson, has pushed been back to September 17.

    The sequel to the 2018 anti-hero film saw Hardy in the role of journalist Eddie Brock, who unites with an alien symbiote to form Venom.

    Sony’s Columbia Pictures had set “Venom 2” for debut in theatres on June 25, 2021 after COVID-19 led to the shutdown of cinema halls forcing the makers to skip its earlier date of October 1, 2020.

    It stars Hardy in the titular role, with Harrelson starring as the antagonist Cletus Kasady aka Carnage, who made a last-minute cameo in “Venom”.

    Actor-director Andy Serkis is directing the follow-up to the sleeper hit, which earned more than USD 856 million globally.

    Kelly Marcel has written the script.

    The studio on Wednesday also pulled action movie “Man From Toronto” from its September 17 booking.

    The movie, starring Harrelson and Kevin Hart, is yet to receive a new release date.