Venom (film)

Venom is a spin-off in the Amazing Spider-Man series was announced by Sony and this along with Silver & Black will be set after The Amazing Spider-Man 3. It is the fourth installment in Sony's Marvel Universe. It will be released on October 5, 2018.

Cast

 * Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock/Venom
 * Michelle Williams
 * Riz Ahmed

Production history
In June 2013, Sony revealed plans to use The Amazing Spider-Man 2 to establish their own expanded universe based on the Marvel properties the studio had the film rights to, including Venom. Arad and Tolmach would produce the films as part of a franchise brain trust, with Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, and Ed Solomon set to write the screenplay for Venom, which Kurtzman would direct. In April 2014, Arad and Tolmach said Venom would be released after The Amazing Spider-Man 3—which was set for release on May 27, 2016—but before The Amazing Spider-Man 4. However, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 under-performed and, with Sony "under tremendous pressure to perform [that has them taking] a hard look at their most important franchise", the direction of the shared universe was rethought. The Amazing Spider-Man 3 was pushed back to 2018, and the Venom film, now known as Venom: Carnage, was moved up to 2017. Kurtzman was still attached to direct, and write alongside Solomon.

In March 2016, it was announced that Sony would produce a standalone Venom film, with Dante Harper working on a script, with Avi Arad, Matthew Tolmach and Amy Pascal producing, having no relation to the previous Spider-Man universe or the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The following year, on March 16, 2017, announced a release date of October 5, 2018, with Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner working on a rewrite of the script. The film is expected to be rated R. Two months later, Tom Hardy was announced to star as the title character, with production beginning in the fall. As of October 2017, Michelle Williams and Riz Ahmed had joined the cast in undisclosed roles. Kelly Marcel was also reported to be helping write the script. Principal photography began on October 23, 2017.