Tom Hardy's Venom 3 finds its director

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Kelly Marcel is set to direct after writing the first two films

Tom Hardy in Venom
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Kelly Marcel is set to direct Marvel and Sony's Venom 3, starring Tom Hardy.

According to Deadline, Marcel and Hardy will produce, with Marcel penning the screenplay from a story by Marcel and Hardy.

Hardy stars as Eddie Brock, a reporter with terrible luck who gets his body taken over by an alien symbiote with a bad attitude. Venom 3 might be the end for Hardy's tenure as the fleshy anti-hero, with the actor previously posting a photo of the film's script with the caption, 'Here we go,' and a GIF that read 'LAST DANCE.'

Though no plot details have been revealed, the second movie ended with detective Patrick Mulligan (Stephen Graham) seemingly absorbing the super-sonic powers of supervillain Shriek (Naomie Harris). There was also a post-credit scene which saw Eddie and Venom get transported to a universe where Tom Holland's Spider-Man exists, and could lead into the upcoming movie. Venom 2 took in over $506 million at the global box office, which Sony bosses Sanford Panitch and Josh Greenstein said led to the successful release of Top Gun: Maverick.

Lauren Milici
Lauren Milici
Senior Entertainment Writer

Lauren Milici is a Senior Entertainment Writer for GamesRadar+ based in New York City. She previously reported on breaking news for The Independent's Indy100 and created TV and film listicles for Ranker. Her work has been published in Fandom, Nerdist, Paste Magazine, Vulture, PopSugar, Fangoria, and more.