Following a spate of postponements and delays by film and television studios across the world mainly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as per a report, Sony Pictures has further pushed back by a week, the release of Tom Hardy’s upcoming super-antihero venture ‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ to September 24, 2021.
The decision was possibly made in the wake of Marvel Studios’ announcement to postpone the expected release of its upcoming American superhero film ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ to September 3, 2021 – to perhaps widen the release gap.
The 2018 film ‘Venom’ was about a disgraced reporter (played by the dashing actor Tom Hardy), who after accidentally becoming host to an alien entity, gains superhero powers, and becomes Venom. Grossing over $855 million against a modest budget of $100 million, the film was directed by ‘Zombieland’ director Ruben Fleischer and featured Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, and Woody Harrelson (in a cameo), besides Tom Hardy.
London-born Tom Hardy’s initial big break was in the World War-II multi-starrer mini-series ‘Band of Brothers’ but his role in Christopher Nolan’s mind-bending thriller ‘Inception’ started getting him more recognition. He went on to work with Nolan in his subsequent films such as ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ and ‘Dunkirk’. His act was also praised for his tough-guy role in the mixed martial arts action-drama ‘Warrior’ and as the antagonist in the highly-rated survival-thriller ‘The Revenant’ (also starring Leonardo Di Caprio).
While the precise plot details of the Venom’s sequel are presently not known, the film will see Tom Hardy reprising the anti-hero titular role and Woody Harrelson is speculated to be seen as the film’s principal antagonist.
The Emmy Award-winning actor Woody Harrelson is an honest performer, who had previously been part of popular films such as ‘Zombieland’ (co-starring Jesse Eisenberg), heist movie ‘Now You See Me’ (co-starring Jesse Eisenberg and Mark Ruffalo) and the classy police procedural television show ‘True Detective’ (co-starring Matthew McConaughey).
‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ is being helmed by actor-director Andy Serkis, who had earlier directed ‘Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle’ in the year 2018.