Tom Hardy comes to terms with his powerful new antihero identity in the latest trailer for the highly anticipated Spider-Man spinoff, Venom.
The 40-year-old actor debuted the clip — and a freshly shaved head — at CinemaCon on Monday in Las Vegas, alongside his Venom co-stars, Riz Ahmed and Michelle Williams.
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The trailer showcases Hardy acting as the hard-as-nails journalist Eddie Brock who is working to take down a seemingly criminally corrupt corporation. When his character gets intertwined with a ruthless killing machine — in the form of a gooey, alien-esque symbiote — all hell breaks loose. Fictional character Peter Parker also makes an appearance, though not as Spider-Man.
“What the hell are you?” asks a baffled Brock at the end of the trailer.
“We are venom,” replies the evil entity, just before overtaking his entire body.
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The official movie poster was also revealed on Monday, featuring a closeup of Hardy’s face, half overtaken by the savage symbiote.
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— Venom Movie (@VenomMovie) April 24, 2018
While Williams and Ahmed are new to the superhero realm, this isn’t Hardy’s first rodeo — the actor appeared as Bane in 2012’s The Dark Knight Rises.
The character of Venom was created in 1988 by Marvel Comics and made his big-screen debut — played by Topher Grace — in the 2007 film, Spider-Man 3.
Venom is scheduled for release on October 5, 2018. In the meantime, check out this other teaser:
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