Tom Hardy to Star as Venom in R-Rated Spider-Man Spin-off

Tom Hardy (Mad Max: Fury Road", "The Dark Knight Rises") is ready to board another big-screen comic book franchise. The actor has been chosen to star as Eddie Brock aka the villain Venom in the upcoming "Spider-Man" spin-off from Sony. Ruben Fleischer ("Zombieland", "Gangster Squad") has been hired to direct from a script by Dante Harper ("Alien: Covenant"). Production is expected to