‘Venom’ Trailer: Not a Pretty Superhero This

‘Venom’ stars Tom Hardy in the lead role as journalist Eddie Brock.

Tom Hardy in and as Venom.

(Photo courtesy: Sony)

If you thought Avengers: Infinity War would be the pinnacle of your superhero obsession, well, think again. There’s a new superhero in town and Venom is every bit as scary as he is efficient.

Venom stars Tom Hardy as journalist Eddie Brock, who gets infected by an alien symbiote that turns him into a deadly power to reckon with. He takes on an evil corporation spearheaded by actor Riz Ahmed, even as he tries to make sense of the entity living within him.

Check out Venom’s trailer here:

For the uninitiated, in the comics, Spider-Man comes into contact with an alien symbiote, which gives him special powers along with aggravated aggression. When Spidey finally gets rid of the symbiote, it latches on to his rival Eddie Brock, who becomes Venom. This is the reason why Venom has some of Spider-Man’s powers.

“Being part of this movie is a dream come true. He’s (Venom) one of my favorite characters as well.”  

Tom Hardy, Actor

Venom incidentally, made his big-screen debut more than a decade ago in Spider-Man 3, with actor Topher Grace playing the role.

Venom is directed by Ruben Fleischer, who has also made Zombieland and Gangster Squad, and also stars Michelle Williams. The film hits theatres on 5 October.