With more than $855 in the coffers, Venom overcame critical drubbing to successfully launch a new franchise. We'd already heard that the sequel is in the works, but producer Amy pascal has confirmed that Tom Hardy will be returning to play Eddie Brock.
Of course, you'd figure he was already contractually obliged to return, but you never quite know with Hardy. Still, according to Pascal, "I can say that Tom Hardy will be back, magnificently playing that character as no one else can."
There's no word on whether director Ruben Fleischer will also be back, so there may well be someone else around to oversee Hardy sitting in tanks of things. As for whether the live-action Peter Parker, Tom Holland, might one day show up to crossover with Hardy's Brock? "We have big plans for Tom Holland to be a part of everything," Pascal says. We just hope they don't trust him to keep the secret.
In related Spider-verse news (specifically Into The Spider-Verse, which won the Oscar this year), Pascal also confirms future plans for not just animated outings starring Miles Morales and more, but the potential for another iteration. I don't think you should exclude Miles from a live-action movie," Pascal tells Fandango. "I think you should assume there is nothing to exclude."
Spider-Man: Far From Home is the latest Spider-movie arriving, and will be out in the UK on 2 July.
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