Venom may not have been a critical success, but it was a box office smash. Starring Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, and Riz Ahmed, the Sony vehicle took a worldwide gross of £671 million ($855m). The anti-hero movie held the biggest opening for any October, as well as the second highest gross for any autumnal weekend.
Though it was never really in doubt, nothing had been confirmed until recently.
Venom producer Amy Pascal revealed to American ticketing site Fandango that Tom Hardy will return to play Eddie Brock, aka Venom.
She said: “I can say that Tom Hardy will be back, magnificently playing that character as no one else can.
“When you think of Venom, you’ll never be able to think of anyone but Tom Hardy sitting in that bathtub of lobsters.
Veom: Tom Hardy has officially been confirmed as reprising his role in Venom 2 (Image: Sony)
“And once you saw Tom Hardy do this character, that’s all you needed to know.
Despite the positive words from Pascal, the sequel has an uphill battle with
