The movie will see Hardy returning as journalist Eddie Brock aka anti-hero Venom. 

According to the makers, ''Venom: Let There Be Carnage'' will open in Maharashtra on October 22, the day the state government has allowed cinema halls to resume operations. 

The film has been helmed by actor-filmmaker Andy Serkis, who took over the director's chair from Ruben Fleischer. 

It will feature actor Woody Harrelson as the antagonist Cletus Kasady aka Carnage, who made a last-minute cameo in ''Venom''.