VENOM: THE LAST DANCE - Chiwetel Ejiofor's Role Has Been Revealed (And He's NOT Who We Expected)

VENOM: THE LAST DANCE - Chiwetel Ejiofor's Role Has Been Revealed (And He's NOT Who We Expected)

While we were pretty sure that Chiwetel Ejiofor had been cast as the villainous General Orwell Taylor in Venom: The Last Dance, it's now been confirmed that the actor is playing some else entirely...

By JoshWilding - Oct 20, 2024 02:10 AM EST
Filed Under: Venom
Source: @TheVenomSite

Ever since Doctor Strange star Chiwetel Ejiofor joined the cast of Venom: The Last Dance, there's been a lot of speculation online about who the actor is playing in the Sony Pictures threequel. 

One of the wildest theories has been that he might be a Mordo Variant. However, General Orwell Taylor, a classic Venom villain who took charge of the Jury, has always been the most likely possibility.

Well, we now have confirmation of Ejiofor's second Marvel role and it's definitely not who we expected. 

A tie-in comic released on social media by Sony Pictures Korea and yesterday's Venom: The Last Dance New York Comic Con panel have confirmed that the actor is Rex Strickland.

In the comics, Rex served as a soldier in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and, following a Viet Cong attack, was given the opportunity by S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Nick Fury to become a super-soldier by bonding with a mysterious alien symbiote.

As "Tyrannosaurus," Rex was part of a platoon of "Sym-Soldiers" who ended up losing control of their new alien suits. He eventually died a hero and his mind was stored in Symbiote Hive-Mind as a Codex (allowing the alien costume to later take his form). Rex eventually led the charge in the fight against Knull, so perhaps we shouldn't be surprised by his inclusion in this movie.

Of course, how much - if any - of this will be touched on in Venom: The Last Dance remains to be seen. We're sure his presence in a movie with Knull can't be a coincidence but this is Sony, and planning ahead isn't exactly the studio's strong suit with its Marvel movies.

A new Venom: The Last Dance TV spot - featuring Knull's voice - has also been released in its entirety. You can watch that below. 

In Venom: The Last Dance, Tom Hardy returns as Venom, one of Marvel's greatest and most complex characters, for the final film in the trilogy. Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie's last dance.

The movie stars Tom Hardy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Peggy Lu, Alanna Ubach, Stephen Graham, and Rhys Ifans. Kelly Marcel directs from a screenplay she wrote, based on a story by Hardy and Marcel. The film is produced by Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, Amy Pascal, Kelly Marcel, Tom Hardy and Hutch Parker.

Venom: The Last Dance will be released in theaters on October 25.

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DocSpock
DocSpock - 10/20/2024, 2:23 AM

Hot stinking garbage.
dragon316
dragon316 - 10/20/2024, 8:49 AM
@DocSpock - all depends who you talk to everyone like different stuff for entertainment movies , tv shows , music, games , ?si=zcW2doRKNweQrw14

Toxin2480
Toxin2480 - 10/20/2024, 3:05 AM
Go to bed right now!!!
99OPTIMISTPRIME
99OPTIMISTPRIME - 10/20/2024, 3:07 AM
I'm not hating on him for taking the paycheck. But if you're making a Sony/Marvel movie, why not cast actors that haven't been in the MCU? This multiverse stuff makes it confusing, for even comic book nerds.🤣
thundershocked
thundershocked - 10/20/2024, 4:08 AM
@99OPTIMISTPRIME - Probably thought, "if Brolin and RDJ can do it, so can I".
BritishMonkey
BritishMonkey - 10/20/2024, 9:44 AM
So he's some generic military guy.
That is exactly who I expected him to be.
Batmangina
Batmangina - 10/20/2024, 9:47 AM
He's MARON BORDO and he hosts the WTF Podcast in Kamar-Taj
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 10/20/2024, 10:49 AM
Classic Josh headline.
Biggums
Biggums - 10/20/2024, 1:26 PM
What they do to Baron Mordo???
Slotherin
Slotherin - 10/20/2024, 6:22 PM
I feel like if true then this is a big spoiler.
Why are you such a douche?
BlackSpiderman
BlackSpiderman - 10/21/2024, 11:47 AM
Doesn't his character contain the 616 Symbiote as well? This is going to be interesting to see what Sony has cooked up. Not interesting enough to pay to see it but still interesting.

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