Los Angeles May 20 (IANS) Actor Tom Hardy has been roped in to star in the upcoming superhero film Venom a spin-off to the Spider-Man franchise.
The Sony Pictures-backed project will be directed by Zombieland fame Ruben Fleischer reports theguardian.com.
According to sources Hardy is a huge fan of Venom. His only film in the superhero genre was 2012 s The Dark Knight Rises in which he played Bane.
Hardy will play Eddie Brock a freelance photographer who becomes infected by an alien life form that needs a host in order to survive.
Meanwhile actor Tom Holland will next be seen playing Spider-Man in the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe project Spider-Man: Homecoming which is slated to release on July 7 in US.
Venom is set to hit theaters on October 5 2018.
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Tom Hardy to star in Venom
