Tom Hardy, star of the Venom movies (2018-2024), is best known to Marvel Comics fans as the titular dual-role antihero. The character is a parasitic alien who infects his human host, journalist Eddie Brock, and is forced to live a double life as a result. A form with superpowers.
And after headlining the first installment of Venom, which grossed $856 million worldwide and was one of the highest-grossing films of 2018, the 47-year-old British actor , decided to play the dual role of actor and co-screenwriter in this film. Sequels Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) and Venom: The Last Dance will be released in Singapore cinemas on October 24th.
Hardy has starred in action blockbusters such as The Dark Knight Rises (2012), in which he played the villain Bane, and intense dramas such as the Western film The Revenant (2015), for which he was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. be known.
However, Venom was the only feature film role he co-wrote, which allowed him to delve deeper into both storytelling and acting.
“It’s so immersive and so deep into the essence of the character that it’s even more fun to play that character,” he says.
Introducing the trailer for his third and final film at New York Comic Con last weekend, Hardy said: “I really loved playing Eddie and Venom.
“I’ll be sad to see them go because this was one of the best things in my life.”
For Hardy, who also appeared in the post-apocalyptic blockbuster Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) and the sci-fi drama Inception (2010), acting and scripted storytelling are different but complementary arts. It is.
“I’m a face-puller, so it’s not that difficult for me to pull a face. For me, acting is a kind of imitation art, a craft in itself.
“But storytelling is so important for so many different reasons, and if you’re a storyteller, you want to be able to do that,” says the performer, adding that writing partner Kelly Marcel brought his idea to life. I believe you helped me translate it. page.
Hardy also enjoyed exploring Marvel Comics’ Venom mythology, starting with the 1984 issue of The Amazing Spider-Man, which introduced Venom.
“With intellectual property and a character as wonderful and evil as Venom, you have the opportunity to play and deepen the challenges you face as an actor and understand them in the context of the vast lore within the comics.
“Not only do I have a great space to play in, but I feel like I can challenge myself on screen as well,” Hardy says. Hardy is married to British actress Charlotte Riley, 42, and they have three children, aged between five and 16, including one from a previous relationship.
Marcel, who also made his directorial debut with The Last Dance, says the story picks up where Eddie and Venom are left at the end of the second film.
“They were exposed to the outside world because of the big battle and are now on the run,” says the 50-year-old British screenwriter.
“So Venom: The Last Dance is kind of a road trip movie where you’re not only being chased by people in our world, but you’re also being chased by people in another world. The longer you’re together, the more they They come to realize that they are putting the whole world at risk.”
Hardy is asked how he juggles Eddie and Venom while other actors use visual effects to bring the movements to life. Hardy uses different voices for Eddie and Venom, sometimes in the same scene.
“The actual process is very technical. I could get very geeky and talk about it. But that’s a good thing. When I approach work in my own way, I know exactly what I want to do. “I rarely conflict with myself because I know so much,” Hardy jokes.
“I started talking to myself when I was a kid, and I still talk to myself.The good thing now is that I get paid to talk to myself, and I get to say big, cryptic things.
“And you can hide your inner machinations inside a giant visual effects monster,” he says.
