Tom Hardy Reveals Which Comic Book Series Has Most Influenced VENOM And Teases The Movie's Tone

Tom Hardy Reveals Which Comic Book Series Has Most Influenced VENOM And Teases The Movie's Tone

Tom Hardy has shed further light on what we should expect from Venom, revealing where the movie takes place and which comic book has influenced it. He also weighs in on what he plans to bring to the role.

By JoshWilding - Dec 09, 2017 12:12 PM EST
Filed Under: Venom
Source: ComicBook.com
Well, it looks like Tom Hardy's Venom is officially going to be a "Lethal Protector" as the actor confirmed in a video package at Comic Con Experience 2017 in Sao Paulo, Brazil that the comic book of the same name will heavily influence the movie from Sony Pictures. Published in 1993, the series saw Eddie Brock move to San Francisco after making a truce with Spider-Man but he was soon hunted down by the Life Foundation, a group ultimately transformed into a deadly new group of symbiotes! 

Venom also served as a vigilante of sorts, dispensing brutal justice to those who did wrong to innocents. During the video, Hardy also confirmed that the movie takes place in San Francisco.

That gives Venom yet another tie to "Lethal Protector" and the actor proceeded to tell fans that he'll do the character justice and plans to bring plenty of action and dark humour to the role. Hardy also stated that the movie will be important to the Marvel Universe but it's safe to say he probably wasn't referring to the Marvel Cinematic Universe! After all, this isn't expected to take place in that world.

What do you think about these new details? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.
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CaptainElrond
CaptainElrond - 12/9/2017, 12:52 PM
I trust in hardy.
Asturgis
Asturgis - 12/9/2017, 1:16 PM
@Krampus - I wanted to post a Harvey Dent "I trust in Harvey Dent" GIF for you, typed in "I trust in GIF" in Google search and ended up with an entire page of Jesus GIFs lol Sorry, I tried.
NoobNoob
NoobNoob - 12/9/2017, 12:56 PM
still not a big fan of the idea of having the symbiote without spiderman
Sephiroth
Sephiroth - 12/9/2017, 12:58 PM
This movie has my interest, so far.
JoJo1982
JoJo1982 - 12/9/2017, 1:04 PM
I’m more interested in this film then xmen Dark Phoenix, but I’m just curious how this film is going to look.

Tom Hardy is one of my favorite actors of the past 10 yrs, so I have faith he’lol do the character justice.
Also with The xmen and Fantastic Fournier joining the MCU, very soon is it safe for Sony to do a Non Spidey marvel universe?
DeadWade213
DeadWade213 - 12/9/2017, 1:04 PM
In bet we will get a teaser trailer in March. Then again we just got that Mile Morales movie trailer today and that movie comes out a year from now.
DetectiveCinema
DetectiveCinema - 12/9/2017, 1:19 PM
This has potential, my only concern is that they’ll try too hard to build a Universe ala the MCU and it’ll go the way of The Mummy.

Just focus on making a GOOD movie first, then worry about future projects. Pls don’t waste the gift that is Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock.
COPineapple
COPineapple - 12/9/2017, 1:43 PM
@DetectiveCinema - I agree just make a solid movie first, that stands on its own. If you want to tease anything do it in a post credit scene.
AlabamaMan2
AlabamaMan2 - 12/9/2017, 1:37 PM
I feel like this movie will be in the same universe as the MCU, it will be mildly connected so they don't have to come up with a way to acknowledge or reference Venom in any of the MCU movies.
StormXmen123
StormXmen123 - 12/9/2017, 5:03 PM
@AlabamaMan2 - I think it will be planned and filmed so that it MCU presence is ambiguous (nothing connecting it and nothing disqualifying it from being connected) with ultimately it critical and financial performance determining it being set in the MCU.

If it does well, they will say it is part of the MCU, thus if Venom appears in a letter Avengers/Hoemcoming films it will be this version played by Tom Hardy.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 12/9/2017, 1:43 PM
So Spidey or no Spidey...
thunderforce
thunderforce - 12/9/2017, 1:54 PM
There should be a special corner in the MCU for adult , or R rated horror , sci fi , fantasy . Guys like Blade , the Punnisher , Ghost Rider and Venom should live there .
DarthGrizzly
DarthGrizzly - 12/9/2017, 2:07 PM
Im excited. I will be one of the few as it seems who are gonna be excited for this. I feel it could bring something fresh. But who knows. Im still stoked for it.
TheJester187
TheJester187 - 12/9/2017, 2:15 PM
They hype everything and say all the right things to get us hyped up! I’ll wait til I see a trailer before my hopes go up! Cause his Bane was terrible and he and Warner Bros hype it up and was a complete let down!
Vigor
Vigor - 12/9/2017, 2:23 PM
@TheJester187 - you're the only person I know who said bane was bad
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