VENOM: Oscar Nominated Actress Michelle Williams In Talks To Join Tom Hardy In Key Role
The already impressive cast of Venom just got even better as Michelle Williams (Manchester by the Sea) has joined the Marvel movie in a key role. Who's she playing? You can find that out after the jump!
Exciting news for Sony's long-delayed Venom movie has once again found its way online today as it's been revealed that Michelle Williams (Oz the Great and Powerful) is in talks to join Tom Hardy (Mad Max: Fury Road) in the Marvel movie. She also joins Riz Ahmed (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), a character many fans believe could be playing Carnage. That hasn't been confirmed yet, though!
As for Williams, Variety notes that the plan is for her to star as a district attorney and possibly Hardy's love interest. Chances are that's Anne Weying, Eddie Brock's wife in the comics (where she was portrayed as a successful lawyer). She also bonds with the Venom symbiote but ultimately took her life.
Ruben Fleischer is directing Venom and the director has reportedly met with a number of actresses over the past month before production begins in October. Scott Rosenberg (Jumanji) and Jeff Pinkner (The Dark Tower) wrote the script and a release date of October 5th, 2018 has been set. How do you guys feel about this casting news? Let us know your thoughts on that in the comments section.
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