Marvel has teased another addition to the Venom franchise, Venom 3, starring veteran actor Tom Hardy. After the commercial successes of both Venom and Venom: Let There Be Carnage, the Kelly Marcel-led film shall be the third and final installment of the anti-hero film series. Emotional on concluding his Marvel escapade, the English actor shared a heartfelt post on social media.
On the other hand, Venom fans are grieving that they did not get to see a face-off between the true hero and anti-hero of the Spider-Man-verse. They chipped in their piece of mind under a post on Twitter that shared Hardy’s note for Venom 3. However, fans hope their expectations shall be met in the final sequel if Spider-Man gets to battle Venom.
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Tom Hardy gets misty-eyed for his last Marvel movie
The first installment of the Venom film series was released in 2018, with much applause from the audience. Directed by Ruben Fleischer, the movie did quite well at the box office, collecting $856 million, per ScreenRant. The grand success gave way to the sequel Venom: Let There Be Carnage. Released amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Andy Serkis-led sequel didn’t do as expected. Nevertheless, Tom Hardy’s recent Instagram post feels like an assurance to Venom fans.
The 46-year-old English actor announced the making of Venom 3 and his appreciation for the great team he’s got to work with all these years. Pretty enthusiastic about Venom 3, Hardy wrote on Instagram,
“V3N0M 3 The Last dance – thankfully we are back to shooting; and I want to take a moment just to thank all the teams thus far on the ride from V1 to here all our fantastic Cast and crew- good friends and family – we’ve come a long way – it’s been and continues to be a lot of fun this journey”
Apart from all the thrill and excitement for Venom 3, it is also Hardy’s last probable movie for the MCU. Although, we can’t really say. Hardy who plays Eddie Brock and the titular Venom, might pop up in the Spider-Verse sometime later. Until then it seems like his Marvel stint has come to a close. A snippet of the heartfelt note was shared on Twitter by Discussing Film. The caption read,
“Tom Hardy shares a statement about restarting filming on ‘VENOM 3’. ‘The last dance.’”
Tom Hardy shares a statement about restarting filming on ‘VENOM 3’.
“The last dance.” pic.twitter.com/NsPPPE5lR5
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) November 24, 2023
Stumbling upon the post, even Venom fans had a lot to say. The fans are primarily irked by the slip of production which is being labeled as an ‘injustice’ to Venom’s existence.
Venom Fans voice their demands
While the spotlight on Venom is about to switch, fans are not satisfied by the fact that none of the Venom movies got a signature Venom versus Spider-Man battle. Venom and Venom 2 followed a solo anti-hero storyline, with little to no signs of Spider-Man. Thus, fans demand their wish be fulfilled in the third sequel.
Here are some of the reactions from the fans:
I can't believe that we're getting the final film of this trilogy and STILL no guarantee that Venom will go up against Spider-Man, or even get the iconic white spider insignia. What. A. Waste. 😮💨
Sony really doesn't have a clue what they're doing. Do they?
— Collin the Gamer (@TheGamerCollin) November 24, 2023
There has to be a Spider-Man in this movie Tom Hardy has been wanting it for so long and it would be horrible to see him go off without having his Spider-Man fight
— DP18 (@InsiderPoke) November 24, 2023
I hope we get to see a spiderman and venom fight scene in this movie 😎😎😎
— EL-MAGNIFICO (@Royalprinceness) November 24, 2023
If he doesn’t get any Spider powers, then the whole trilogy will be a miss pic.twitter.com/lNeTf8u2LH
— Chombe (@Chombe1080) November 24, 2023
Really interesting for him to you the phrase “the last dance” cause based on the setup it really seems like he will be in the multiverse
— CinemaBums (@Cinema_Bums) November 24, 2023
Nonetheless, it is hard to believe that Venom 3 would mark the end of the anti-hero in the MCU. As teased in Tom Holland‘s No Way Home and Across the Spiderverse, the Spider-verse has the potential to bring back Spidey’s greatest enemies, and that would include Venom for sure. Do you think it might be the end of the Venom?
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