It looks like Venom has someone new caught in their web. Marvel alumChiwetel Ejioforis joining the cast ofVenom 3opposite the film’s leadTom Hardy, according to a report fromDeadline. It is expected that the film will premiere in 2024, however, no premiere date has yet been set for the hotly anticipatedthird installment of theVenomfranchise.
So far, Ejiofor’s role is being kept secret. Previously, Ejiofor played in the 2022 filmDoctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness. In that film, he played Karl Mordo, an adversary to Doctor Strange. His new role inVenom 3extends his work on Marvel properties, though Sony Pictures rather than Disney distributesVenomseparating the movie from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However,Venomhas overlapped with Marvel and DisneySpider-Manprojects in the past—Venom was included in a post-credits scene onSpider-Man: No Way Home.
Ejiofor will be starring alongside Hardy, who plays the titular Venom in the film. Ejiofor previously starred in the 201312 Years a Slave. He was nominated for an Oscar for his work on the project, in which he played a free Black man forced into slavery for 12 years on a Southern plantation.Juno Templeis also confirmed to be joining the project, whose casting was announced in April. Like, Ejiofor, Temple’s role is being kept under wraps. The plot for the upcoming film is similarly hazy. However, there is certainly excitement about the possibilities surrounding the third installment especially considering Venom’s brief overlap with the Marvel Cinematic Universe inSpider-Man: No Way Home. Who knows what the third film will have in store?
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When WillVenomBegin Filming?
Production on the film is set to begin next month. However, as Collider’sDiego Peraltahas reported,production may be stalleddue to the ongoingWriters Guild of America strike. This is because, though a script exists, on-set rewrites would not be able to take place on-set. There is also the fact that many actors and filmmakers have decided to stall their work in support of striking writers. And according to Peralta, the Directors Guild of America may be joining the strike soon as well, because they are soon to negotiate their own contracts.
Venom 3is set to bedirected byKelly Marcel. Marcel and Hardy are set to produce the film. The third film in the franchise was written by Marcel. Marcel’s script is based on a story written by her and Hardy. In addition to Hardy andMarcel,Avi Arad,Matt Tolmach,Amy Pascal, andHutch Parkerwill also be producing.
While we wait for more news onVenom 3, you can watch the trailer forVenom: Let There Be Carnagedown below.
