Little by little, the cast additions for Venom (2018), one of the most awaited superhero movies of the last times, are seeing the light. To the already long known name of Tom Hardy to play the main character, the most surprising and interesting one that has been announced to date to join the production is Woody Harrelson.
This movie adaptation of Venom (2018) is written by Jeff Pinkner and Kelly Marcel and will be directed by Ruben Fleischer, who already had Woody Harrelson as the star of his debut feature, the amazing Zombieland (2009). Filming is currently taking place in Atlanta and New York City. Filmmakers have stated that the plot of the movie is primarily based on the Venom: Lethal Protector and Planet of the Symbiotes comic book miniseries.
Venom (2018) is a spin-off from the Spider-Man film franchise. After going through various iterations, an R-rated standalone film was confirmed in March 2017. The intention was to begin a new shared universe featuring the Marvel characters to which Sony Pictures possessed the film rights, though Sony also intends for the film to share the world of Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), which is set in the MCU thanks to a special deal between Sony and Marvel Studios.
Venom Symbiote is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with Spider-Man. Venom made his first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #300 (May 1988). He was originally conceived as a supervillain but has since become more of an antihero. Venom is a Symbiote, a sentient alien, with a gooey, almost liquid-like form. As with real-world symbiotes, it requires a host, usually human, to bond with for its survival. After bonding, the Symbiote endows its enhanced powers upon the host. When the Venom Symbiote bonds with a human, that new dual-life form refers to itself as Venom.
Besides the already mentioned Tom Hardy and Woody Harrelson, the movie is also starred by Michelle Williams in the role of Anne Weying among others. Venom (2018) is set to be released in the United States on October 5, 2018.
