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The Sony Pictures-backed project will be directed by Zombieland fame Ruben Fleischer, reports theguardian.com. According to sources, Hardy is a huge fan of Venom. His only film in the superhero genre was 2012's The Dark Knight Rises, in which he played Bane.
Hardy will play Eddie Brock, a freelance photographer who becomes infected by an alien life form that needs a host in order to survive.
Venom is set to hit theaters on October 5, 2018.
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