Aaron Taylor-Johnson
By March 2016, Sony was moving forward with the standalone "Venom" film with Dante Harper writing the script, Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach producing and Tom Hardy as Venom. The film was released on October 5, 2018 and was directed by Ruben Fleischer. A sequel, ', is scheduled to be released on September 24, 2021, with Hardy reprising the role and Andy Serkis replacing Fleischer as director, due to Fleischer directing '. "Morbius" is slated to be released on January 28, 2022, directed by Daniel Espinosa and starring Jared Leto as Morbius. In May 2021, it was confirmed that the film, "Kraven the Hunter", is in development and will be scheduled to be released on January 13, 2023, Aaron Taylor-Johnson will portray the character, and J. C. Chandor to direct the film.