Tom Hardy reveals Venom 3 is now in pre-production. Details inside

English actor Tom Hardy has revealed that the third film in Sony's Venom franchise has entered pre-production. He shared a video on his Instagram account to make the announcement. The video is a deleted scene from the first Venom that ended on the cutting room floor. "Whilst working on V3 pre prep @lelping @sonypictures @sony @venommovie this throwback came up #cuttingroomfloor #byetom👋🏼 #thankstom," he wrote in the caption. Venom 3 is being directed by Kelly Marcel, who scripted the second film, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, and co-scripted the first film with Jeff Pinkner and Scott Rosenberg. These films star Hardy as Eddie Brock, a journalist who becomes the host of an alien symbiote called Venom, granting him superhuman abilities.

The first film was released in 2018 and directed by Ruben Fleischer. It follows Eddie Brock as he investigates the Life Foundation, a company led by Riz Ahmed's Carlton Drake that has been conducting illegal experiments with alien symbiotes. Eddie is infected by the Venom symbiote, which gives him incredible powers, but also causes him to struggle with his newfound violent urges. The film also starred Michelle Williams and Jenny Slate.

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Let There Be Carnage was released in 2021 and was directed by Andy Serkis. The film sees Eddie Brock dealing with the aftermath of the first film and facing off against the villainous Carnage, another symbiote that bonds with serial killer Cletus Kasady, played by Woody Harrelson. The film also stars Williams, Naomie Harris, and Stephen Graham.

Both films have been commercially successful, despite mixed reviews from critics. The film grossed $856.1 million worldwide. The sequel fared a little worse due to pandemic-affected release, with $506.9 million in global box office returns.

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