ORit’s official: actor Chiwetel Ejiofor will be one of the protagonists of venom 3the new sequel to the films with Tom Hardy, film adaptation of Marvel comics.
It is the third installment of the saga with Tom Hardy
For the few who don’t know him, the saga of Venom is the film adaptation of the marvel comics created by David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane. The main character is right Venom, one of Spider-Man’s antagonists. The two films already released (the first, in 2018, and the second, Carnage’s Fury, in 2021) are not directly part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Indeed, are the first installments of Sony’s Spider-Man Universe franchise.
The story is a mix of science fiction and thriller and, in the second chapter of the saga, the protagonist Eddie Brock (played by Tom Hardy) is forced to struggle to adapt to life as a host of the alien symbiote Venom. But at the same time serial killer Cletus Kasady (played by Woody Harrelson) escapes from prison after becoming the host of Carnage, the son of Venom.
These two films have brought home a great result, grossing over $1.36 billion worldwide. Now, however, everything is ready for the third story. For the third exciting chapter of this saga. Well yes: the presence of Chiwetel Ejiofor has been confirmed.
Chiwetel Ejiofor on 20 June 2022 in London for the launch of Paramount+ UK. Credit: Mike Marsland/WireImage
The role of Chiwetel Ejiofor is not yet known
If it is certain the arrival of Chiwetel Ejiofor in the cast of the third film of Venom, the role he will play is not yet known. The script of venom 3 will be signed by Kelly Marcel, who will also be the director. In the production team, however, you can read the names of Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, Amy Pascal and Hutch Parker. Also among the new arrivals in the cast is Juno Temple.
This is not the first time that Chiwetel Ejiofor, nominated for an Oscar for his role in 12 years a slave, confronts the world of comics. In fact she recently reprized the role of the Baron Mordo in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. But there are also other projects for the actor. Indeed he recently starred opposite Emilia Clarke in the film which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival The Pod Generation.
Finally, we will be able to see it in Rob Peacebased on the book by Jeff Hobbs The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League, of which he will also be director and screenwriter: the film will host names like Jay Will, Mary J. Blige and Camila Cabello. But also in The Old Guard 2a film that will be released on Netflix and which also boasts the presence of Charlize Theron.
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