Venom is gearing up for another round at Sony, just not the way you might think. The next outing is animated rather than live-action, and Tom Hardy is expected to be involved in some capacity. Eddie Brock on screen? Not this time.
Animated Venom is the play
Sony is leaning into the part of its Marvel stable that consistently works. The broader villain-verse stumbled, but Hardy's Venom movies pulled real numbers, and the studio's crown jewels remain the Spider-Verse films. An animated Venom feature fits that strategy like a glove.
Who is making it
Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, the duo behind Final Destination: Bloodlines, are set to direct and produce. On the producing side, expect familiar names from the live-action trilogy to circle back: Amy Pascal, Avi Arad, and Matt Tolmach are likely to return to shepherd this one too.
Where Hardy fits
Hardy is understood to have a hand in the project, but his exact role is under wraps. Could be voicing the symbiote, could be a behind-the-scenes position. The point is, he is in the mix.
Status check
- Format: a feature-length animated Venom movie
- Directors/Producers: Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein
- Producing team: Amy Pascal, Avi Arad, and Matt Tolmach are expected to return
- Tom Hardy: involved in some capacity; specifics to be determined
- Writing: a writers room is being assembled; individual writers are TBA
- Live-action: this project is animated, not a continuation of the Eddie Brock live-action films
The read
This is a smart recalibration. Venom remains one of Sony's most bankable Marvel swings outside the Spider-Verse, and moving the character into animation lets the studio chase the flavor of its biggest creative wins. Also a fun little wrinkle: the directors are locked in while the studio opens a writers room. Early days, but the intent is clear.