The cast of Venom 2 might include JK Simmons.
UK cinema chain Vue lists the actor as part of the cast in their page for Venom: Let There Be Carnage. Simmons played Daily Bugle boss J Jonah Jameson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy and reprised the role in the MCU's Spider-Man: Far From Home. His involvement in Venom 2 hasn't been officially confirmed, and the listing also includes Tom Hollander (no, not Tom Holland), who also isn't officially part of the cast – so it's possible these names are a mistake.
If Jameson does show up in the symbiote's second outing, though, then it seems the multiverse speculation has been getting it right all along. Already, the Daily Bugle newspaper has been spotted in the Venom 2 trailer, and the logo is the same as the one in Raimi's movies – so if Jameson is still in the editor's chair, it's not a stretch to assume there's a link.
Venom 2 director Andy Serkis has poured water over shared-universe theorizing, however, commenting: "But in this, we're treating this very much as it's his own world. The Venom story is his own world."
Simmons' addition to Venom 2 is just one more thread in the ever-growing web of apparent Marvel multiversal connections. Are we about to see a live-action Spider-Verse come into play? We'll probably find out more when Venom: Let There Be Carnage arrives this October 15, after a slight delay from September.
In the meantime, check out our roundup of all of 2021's upcoming major movie release dates.
