EXCLUSIVE: After matching wits with Doctor Strange, Chiwetel Ejiofor has found a new superhero to face off against as sources tell Deadline Ejiofor has closed a deal to co-star opposite Tom Hardy in Sony and Marvel’s Venom 3.
Hardy is set to return as the titular character with the franchise’s longtime writer Kelly Marcel taking over the directing reins.
Juno Temple also is on board. Sony had no comment on Ejiofor’s casting. Marcel and Hardy also will produce, with Marcel writing the screenplay from a story she and Hardy wrote.
Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, Amy Pascal and Hutch Parker also are producing. Plot details are unknown other than Hardy is returning as the lethal protector Venom following the first two films grossing a combined $1.36 billion worldwide.
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