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Quote from: Nightmare Asylum on Aug 05, 2019, 10:46:18 PMStill haven't seen the first one, despite liking the character and loving Hardy. This has me curious. Still wish Marvel had access to the character, though.
Quote from: Nightmare Asylum on Aug 05, 2019, 10:46:18 PMStill haven't seen the first one, despite liking the character and loving Hardy. This has me curious.
QuoteEXCLUSIVE: It looks like Carnage will have company in Sony's upcoming Venom sequel. The Marvel Comics character called Shriek has been incorporated into the plot of the Venom sequel (due in theaters on Oct. 2, 2020), according to two sources close to the project.A Sony spokesman declined comment, citing the early-days status of the project, which won't begin principle photography until early next year. The addition of Shriek is a logical choice considering the character's history in the pages of Marvel Comics as the sonic-powered accomplice and romantic interest of serial killer Cletus Kasaday, aka Carnage, the monstrous archenemy of Venom.The fan-favorite Carnage has been the presumptive primary villain for the Venom sequel since the first film arrived in theaters last October with a mid-credits preview scene that featured the uncredited Woody Harrelson as the menacing Kasaday.A drug dealer named Frances Barrison became the volatile Shriek after severe trauma allow her latent mutant powers to emerge. In the comics, those powers include sonic energy blasts, flight, and the ability to stir up dark and violent emotions in others.The casting process is underway but so far the field of candidates for the Shriek role has been expanding, not narrowing. "Right now the role is not filled, the net is cast wide toward many kinds of actresses," one source said, adding that the filmmakers are "looking mostly at unknowns right now."Venom, directed by Ruben Fleischer and starring Tom Hardy, was the surprise sensation among 2018's many superhero films. The $100 million production piled up $856 million in global box office, which includes the film's lush $111 million opening weekend in China, which now stands as the all-time strongest debut for a Sony release in the coveted market.Fleischer, director of Zombieland: Double Tap, has moved on from the franchise and Andy Serkis will helm the as-yet-untitled sequel after considerable competition.Hardy returns for the sequel in the role of Eddie Brock, an abrasive journalist who comes in contact with an extraterrestrial organism that melds to his body to create the toothy super-powered beast called Venom. In the comics, that same organism also gives Kasaday his Carnage abilities.
Quote'Venom 2': Naomie Harris Eyed to Play Villain Shriek Opposite Tom Hardy (EXCLUSIVE)Justin KrollOctober 18, 2019 11:30AM PDTNaomie Harris is in talks to play Spider-Man villain Shriek in Sony's "Venom 2," with Tom Hardy returning as the titular anti-hero.Andy Serkis is on board to direct, and Michelle Williams and Woody Harrelson are also reprising their roles.The original film was a huge hit for the studio when it premiered in 2018, grossing $213 million at the domestic box office and a massive $855 million worldwide. It followed Hardy as Eddie Brock, a journalist who becomes host to the alien entity known as Venom.Shriek is Carnage's romantic interest in the comics so she's bound to team with Harrelson in this movie to face off against Hardy's Venom.Sony recently dated an untitled Marvel sequel for October 2020, which superhero enthusiasts are speculating is "Venom 2," possibly giving it the same release date as its predecessor.Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach and Amy Pascal will return as producers, alongside Hutch Parker. Kelly Marcel is penning the script.Harris, who was nominated for an Academy Award for her role in "Moonlight," can next be seen in the Screen Gems thriller "Black and Blue," and is set to reprise her role as Eve Moneypenny in the new James Bond pic "No Time to Die." She is currently filming the HBO/Sky co-production "The Third Day" opposite Jude Law.Harris is repped by Untitled Entertainment, WME and Artists Partnership.Sony had no comment on the casting negotiations.
