Tom Hardy expresses no regrets in bringing Eddie Brock’s story to a close with Venom: The Last Dance.
Venom: The Last Dance, from the title itself, will serve as the character’s Marvel swan song. Set to hit cinemas on Friday, October 25, the upcoming feature will see the return of Hardy as both Eddie and the titular symbiote.
It also marks the feature directorial debut of Kelly Marcel, who also wrote screenplays for 2018’s Venom and 2021’s Venom: Let There Be Carnage.
What did Tom Hardy say about ending Eddie Brock’s story with Venom: The Last Dance?
The Mad Max: Fury Road actor stated in an interview with ScreenRant that they put so much effort into Venom: The Last Dance that no additional follow-ups are necessary.
“Everything in the kitchen sink that we wanted [to give] time allocated [is] in this movie. This is the purest version of Kelly and I together, like giving [an] offering, a harvest of optionality within the wheelhouse of a character, and the aperture that we chose to come through in the tone we chose to set and to build on. We’re encouraging ourselves to continue down that pathway because you can always tone something down, but it’s very hard to come in big and show, ‘Okay, let’s take some risks here.’ It’s easier to say, ‘Let’s [do] less of that,’ than it is to say, ‘Can you bring it up?’” said Hardy.
He continued, “In that aspect, and everything that you see in The Last Dance is from Kelly’s imagination, and mine too. But there’s nothing left out. It’s surgically chosen and delivered, like right down to the shots. It’s a full reflection of the internal process of somebody who deeply cares about the work. And let me also stress that this is her first movie [that she directed], and at this level, your first job, the first day, technically, symbolically speaking, it’s mind-blowing. So I’m really proud of you [to Kelly Marcel.]”
In addition to Hardy, the third Venom feature also stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Rhys Ifans, Peggy Lu, Alanna Ubach, and Stephen Graham.
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“Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie’s last dance,” the synopsis reads.
Venom: The Last Dance hits theaters on October 25.
