Tom Hardy got some demons. The first trailer for Venom dropped Thursday, giving fans the first look at him in action of the Marvel character. Hardy’s character originated in Spider-Man as a villain in the comics. He was a bitter journalist who bonded with an alien symbiote to become the entity known as Venom — an anti-hero who likes protecting the innocent, but hates Spider-Man. Tom Hardy is joined by Woody Harrelson, Riz Ahmed, Michelle Williams, Jenny Slate and Scott Haze, and the film is directed by Ruben Fleischer.
After Venom, Sony plans to launch a universe based on Spider-Man characters Silver Sable and Black Cat, slated for Feb. 8, 2019.Venom comes out Oct. 5.
