Tom Hardy writing of Venom 2?

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

Yesterday we finally got confirmation that, yes, MOGLI director and THE LORD OF THE RINGS actor Andy Serkis will be helming VENOM 2 starring Tom Hardy this fall. And today we're hearing from Serkis that Hardy has been "very involved" in the writing of the second film.

Serkis says:

Tom was very involved with the writing–with [screenwriter] Kelly Marcel–of the new story. So it's very much centered around their take.

He then talked about why he wanted to direct VENOM 2, saying:

The fact that it's Tom Hardy playing Venom is everything, really. You know, he's already created an extraordinary tension between himself and the character of Venom, and that's what we want to really mine in the next story. But I can't say too much about that.

How excited are YOU to hear that Andy Serkis is officially directing Tom Hardy in VENOM 2? Make sure to hit us up and let us know below! Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and for language, the original film followed the adventures of 

Eddie Brock, a broken man after he loses everything including his job and fiancee. Just when his life is at its lowest, he becomes host to an alien symbiote which results in extraordinary superpowers – transforming him into Venom. Will these powers be enough for this new lethal protector to defeat great evil forces, especially against the far stronger and more weaponized symbiote rival, Riot?

VENOM was directed by Ruben Fleischer (ZOMBIELAND) and features Tom Hardy (THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD), Michelle Williams (SPECIES), Riz Ahmed (ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY), Jenny Slate (HOTEL ARTEMIS), and Woody Harrelson (ZOMBIELAND, NATURAL BORN KILLERS). Jeff Pinkner & Scott Rosenberg and Kelly Marcel wrote the script, Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, and Amy Pascal produced.

VENOM is now available on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD. Buy it HERE.