Venom ( 2018 film ) - wikipedia Venom ( 2018 film ) Venom Theatrical release poster Directed by Ruben Fleischer Produced by Avi Arad Matt Tolmach Amy Pascal Screenplay by Scott Rosenberg Jeff Pinkner Kelly Marcel Will Beall Based on Venom by David Michelinie Todd McFarlane Starring Tom Hardy Michelle Williams Riz Ahmed Scott Haze Reid Scott Music by Ludwig Göransson Cinematography Matthew Libatique Production company Columbia Pictures Marvel Entertainment Arad Productions Matt Tolmach Productions Pascal Pictures Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing Release date October 5, 2018 ( 2018 - 10 - 05 ) ( United States ) Country United States Language English Venom is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Marvel and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. It is intended to be the first film in Sony 's Marvel Universe and not part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ). The film is directed by Ruben Fleischer from a screenplay by Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner, Kelly Marcel, and Will Beall, and stars Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock / Venom, alongside Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze, and Reid Scott. In Venom, journalist Brock is bound to an alien symbiote that gives him super-human abilities and a fearsome alter - ego : `` Venom ''. Development of a Venom film, a spin - off from the Spider - Man film franchise, first began with producer Avi Arad in 2007. After various iterations, work on a new version began in March 2017 to start a new shared universe featuring the Marvel characters to which Sony possessed the film rights, though Sony also intends for the film to share the world of Spider - Man : Homecoming, which is set in the MCU after a deal between Sony and Marvel Studios. Rosenberg and Pinkner were set to write, with Fleischer and Hardy added in May 2017. Principal photography began in October 2017, taking place in Atlanta, New York City, and San Francisco. Venom is set to be released in the United States on October 5, 2018. Contents 1 Premise 2 Cast 3 Production 3.1 Development 3.2 Pre-production 3.3 Filming 3.4 Post-production 4 Music 5 Release 5.1 Marketing 6 Future 7 Notes 8 References 9 External links Premise Following a scandal, journalist Eddie Brock attempts to revive his career by investigating the Life Foundation, but comes into contact with an alien symbiote that bonds with Brock, giving him super-powers and a hideous alter - ego, as long as they share the same body, while simultaneously affecting his personality for the worst. Cast Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock / Venom : An investigative journalist and the host of an alien symbiote that gives him `` incredible powers ''. Director Ruben Fleischer noted that unlike a werewolf or Jekyll and Hyde, the relationship between Brock and the symbiote is a `` hybrid '' with the two characters sharing a body and having to learn to work together. Hardy was drawn to this duality, and compared the two characters to Ren and Stimpy. He gave each a distinctive voice : an `` aw - shucks American accent '' for Brock ; and a James Brown `` lounge lizard '' - like voice for Venom. Hardy also did performance capture for the latter. Michelle Williams as Anne Weying : A district attorney and Eddie 's girlfriend. Riz Ahmed as Carlton Drake : Leader of the Life Foundation who is experimenting on the symbiote. Scott Haze Reid Scott Jenny Slate, Woody Harrelson, Sope Aluko, and Scott Deckert have also been cast in undisclosed roles. Production Development The Marvel Comics character Eddie Brock, a notable antagonist of Spider - Man, was first introduced in cinema in the 2007 film Spider - Man 3, with Topher Grace in the role. The character was initially intended to play only a minor role that did not explore his alter - ego Venom, but this was eventually changed to a major villain role for the latter because producer Avi Arad felt the series had relied too much on director Sam Raimi 's personal favorite Spider - Man villains and not characters that modern fans were more interested in. Raimi had been hesitant to explore the character due to his `` lack of humanity ''. Arad revealed plans for a spin - off film focused on Venom in July 2007. By July 2008, Sony Pictures was actively developing Venom alongside direct sequels to Spider - Man 3, hoping the character could `` add longevity '' to the franchise in a similar fashion to Wolverine in 20th Century Fox 's X-Men films. Jacob Estes had written a script for the film, but the studio was considering taking it in a different direction from that draft and was seeking new writers. Sony was also not yet convinced that Grace could `` carry '' the film. That September, Sony hired Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese to write a new script, while industry insiders suggested that Grace should return for the spin - off `` because the likeable actor could be a sympathetic evildoer '', in response to Venom co-creator Todd McFarlane suggesting that a Venom film could not do well with a villain as the central character. Wernick and Reese had pitched an original story idea for the film to Sony, which Reese described as `` realistic, grounded, a little more dark take on the character ''. The pair then worked on an outline with Sony and Marvel, who `` had specific rules about the villain and the backstory and stuff like that ''. They had completed a draft by April 2009, which included a role written specifically for Stan Lee, and featured a sequence where the Venom symbiote jumps `` from body to body ( through a city ), and each person that it inhabits ends up becoming really violent and striking someone else and then it jumps to ( them ). '' `` He was a journalist. He had the wrong story, he got in trouble for it... the whole essence to us for the Marvel characters : stay close to the bible, stay close to the emotional story, and the rest is fun. '' -- Producer Matt Tolmach on staying true to the character 's comic origins when developing Venom. Wernick and Reese had turned in a second draft by September 2009, and Reese said that Sony was `` pushing forward in whatever ways they push forward ''. A month later, Gary Ross, who was re-writing the script for Spider - Man 4 at the time, was hired to also re-write the Venom script, as well as direct, and produce alongside Arad. Grace was `` not considered likely '' to return to the role then, with the film starting `` from the drawing board '' and looking to make the villain `` an antihero who becomes a defender of the innocent. '' In January 2010, Sony announced that the Spider - Man franchise would be rebooted after Raimi decided to no longer pursue direct sequels to Spider - Man 3. By March 2012, Sony was still interested in a Venom film, now looking to capitalize on the release of the first reboot film, The Amazing Spider - Man. The studio was in negotiations with Josh Trank to replace Ross after the latter had left the project to direct The Hunger Games. That June, Arad and fellow producer Matt Tolmach discussed Venom connecting to The Amazing Spider - Man, after comparisons to the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) films crossing over in The Avengers. Arad called it `` an Eddie Brock story '' only, but Tolmach added, `` Hopefully all these worlds will live together in peace someday. '' In June 2013, Sony revealed plans to use The Amazing Spider - Man 2 to establish their own expanded universe based on the Marvel properties the studio had the film rights to, including Venom. Arad and Tolmach would produce the films as part of a franchise brain trust, with Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, and Ed Solomon set to write the screenplay for Venom, which Kurtzman would direct. In April 2014, Arad and Tolmach said Venom would be released after The Amazing Spider - Man 3 -- which was set for release on May 27, 2016 -- but before The Amazing Spider - Man 4. However, The Amazing Spider - Man 2 under - performed, and, with Sony `` under tremendous pressure to perform ( that had them taking ) a hard look at their most important franchise '', the direction of the shared universe was rethought. The Amazing Spider - Man 3 was pushed back to 2018, and the Venom film, now known as Venom Carnage, was moved up to 2017. Kurtzman was still attached to direct, and write alongside Solomon. In February 2015, Sony and Marvel Studios announced a new partnership that would see Marvel produce the next Spider - Man film for Sony, and integrate the character into their MCU. Sony still planned to produce the spin - off films without Marvel 's involvement, but by November they were believed to have been `` scrapped '' so Sony could focus on its new reboot with Marvel. Venom was again revived by Sony in March 2016, with Arad and Tolmach producing, and Dante Harper writing a new screenplay. The project was envisioned as a standalone film, unrelated to Sony and Marvel 's new Spider - Man films, which would launch its own franchise. A year later, Sony gave the film an October 5, 2018, release date, and explained that Kurtzman was not involved with the new project, and no new director had been signed, while the screenplay was now being written by Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner. Venom was expected to not only begin a new franchise, but also a new shared universe independent of the MCU, and was aiming for an R - rating on a smaller budget, inspired by 20th Century Fox 's success doing so with X-Men films Deadpool and Logan. Sony 's director shortlist for the film was believed to include Adi Shankar, known for his dark, R - rated takes `` on the properties he grew up on '', and Adam Wingard. In May, Sony announced that Tom Hardy would star as Eddie Brock / Venom in Venom, to be directed by Ruben Fleischer and officially begin `` Sony 's Marvel Universe ''. Venom is not considered a spin - off of any other film. Fleischer was chosen after a long search by Sony, while the casting of Hardy, a `` huge fan '' of Venom, happened very quickly after he left director J.C. Chandor 's Triple Frontier in April and Sony `` saw an opportunity to court an in - demand talent. '' Pre-production `` You 're Eddie Brock. I 'm the symbiote. Together we are Venom. '' -- Director Ruben Fleischer was inspired by this comic quote for the film 's depiction of the title character In June 2017, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige confirmed that the film was solely a Sony project and Marvel had no plans to connect it with the MCU. However, producer Amy Pascal soon clarified that Sony intended to have their MU films take place in `` the same world '' as the new MCU films starting with Spider - Man : Homecoming, describing them as `` adjunct '' to that world. She said that Venom would connect to the next planned film in Sony 's MU, Silver & Black, and that there was potential for Tom Holland 's Spider - Man to appear in either. The character Carnage was also expected to appear in Venom at that point. In July, Columbia Pictures president Sanford Panitch explained that Sony was not interested in producing `` conventional comic - book movies '' and was looking to give each film in their MU a distinct style. Venom was considered `` a spin on a horror film '', inspired by the works of John Carpenter and David Cronenberg but with `` more pop and fun ''. Fleischer said he has `` always been drawn to the more antihero superheroes. There 's a dark element to ( Venom ) and a wit that has always appealed to me. '' He said the film would explore Venom 's origins and the `` Jekyll and Hyde '' relationship that Brock has with the symbiote. Riz Ahmed was in talks to join the film in August, with Matt Smith, Pedro Pascal, and Matthias Schoenaerts also up for the same role. In September, Michelle Williams entered talks to join the film as a district attorney and Brock 's love interest. By October, Jenny Slate, Reid Scott, and Scott Haze were in negotiations to join the film, with Slate up for a role as a scientist. Kelly Marcel was writing the latest draft of the film 's script. Filming Principal photography began on October 23, 2017, with filming set to take place in Atlanta and New York City. Marvel 's Iron Man cinematographer Matthew Libatique returned in that role for the film, while Oliver Scholl served as production designer after also doing so for Spider - Man : Homecoming. Williams was confirmed to have joined the film in November, with Sony organizing her filming schedule to ensure her availability for concurrent, unexpected reshoots on the film All the Money in the World. In December, Fleischer and Hardy said that the film was `` important to the Marvel universe '', and that it was primarily based on the Venom : Lethal Protector and Planet of the Symbiotes miniseries. Hardy added that, like the former comic, the film would be set in San Francisco. At that point, Woody Harrelson was in talks to portray a henchman in the film, and Williams was revealed to be portraying Anne Weying. Additional filming took place in San Francisco from January 16 to 26, 2018. Locations included Russian Hill, North Beach, Chinatown, and the Financial District. Hardy wrapped filming on January 27. Post-production Ahmed and Scott were confirmed to appear in the film in February 2018, and Will Beall was revealed as an additional screenwriter. In the following months, Sope Aluko and Scott Deckert were revealed to be cast in the film, Haze and Harrelson were confirmed to appear, and Ahmed 's role was confirmed to be that of Carlton Drake. Harrelson, who previously worked with Fleischer on Zombieland ( 2009 ), explained that he signed on to the film for a small role -- he described himself as being `` in a little fraction of this movie '' -- knowing that he would have a bigger part in a potential sequel. Music Ludwig Göransson signed on to compose the score for Venom in March 2018, reuniting with Fleischer after the pair worked together on the 2011 film 30 Minutes or Less. Having composed the music for Marvel 's Black Panther, Göransson said that he was interested in continuing to explore music for superhero films because `` as a young film composer that is one of the things you dream of... superhero themes really resonate with audiences. '' Release Venom is scheduled to be released in the United States on October 5, 2018. Marketing For the Sony Pictures panel at Comic Con Experience 2017, Fleischer and Hardy appeared in a video from the film 's set to promote it. A teaser for the film was released in February 2018, which Dani Di Placido called `` comically underwhelming '' for Forbes. He felt this was a major misstep by Sony given the teaser was meant to win over uninterested Spider - Man fans, particularly after the character 's portrayal in Spider - Man 3. The fact that the teaser did not include the title character was a common criticism by commentators. Sony chairman Tom Rothman later acknowledged this, explaining that the intention had been to `` heighten anticipation '' for the film. Rothman presented new footage of the film at CinemaCon 2018, and noted that it revealed the film 's version of Venom by saying, `` See, we did n't forget to put Venom in the movie ! '' Placido was more positive of this trailer, praising the appearance of and visuals for Venom, but stating that the dialogue in the trailer raised concerns regarding the film 's writing. During the trailer, actress Jenny Slate pronounces the word symbiote as SIM - bye - oht rather than SIM - bee - oht as many commentators believed it should be pronounced. This led to widespread criticism of the film, as well as a 35,700 percent increase in searches for `` symbiote pronunciation '' according to dictionary Merriam - Webster. The dictionary noted that both pronunciations are technically considered to be acceptable. It was also noted that the trailer reused music that was heard in a major trailer for the Marvel film Avengers : Infinity War not long before, with Hannah Shaw - Williams of Screen Rant questioning whether this was a coincidence or if Sony was `` deliberately trying to tie Venom to the MCU in the minds of audiences. Whatever the reason, Venom will need more than just a familiar piece of trailer music in order to win over audiences ''. According to Fizziology, an analytics company that takes many different social media platforms into account, the second trailer was watched 64.3 million times within 24 hours which was a 72 percent increase over the first trailer. The company said that it was rare for a second trailer to get more views than the first, and also noted that general positive responses were up 46 percent to be comparable to those towards the second trailer for Spider - Man : Homecoming. The majority of positive responses were directed towards the appearance and design of Venom. Future Sony plans for Venom to launch its own franchise. In July 2017, Panitch indicated that future Venom films could crossover more with the Spider - Man films. 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Question: who plays the voice of venom in the new movie
Answer: Tom Hardy