“VENOM” |
October 5, 2018 |
Ruben Fleischer |
Official Synopsis: Following a scandal, journalist Eddie Brock attempts to revive his career by investigating the Life Foundation, but comes into contact with an alien symbiote that bonds with him, giving him superpowers as long as they share the same body.
Starring: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze, and Reid Scott
| Screenplay By: | Scott Rosenberg |
| Jeff Pinkner | |
| Kelly Marcel | |
| Will Beall | |
| Based On: | “Venom” by David Michelinie & Todd McFarlane |
| Cinematography By: | Matthew Libatique |
| Music By: | Ludwig Göransson |
| Edited By: | n/a |
| Production Company: | Columbia Pictures |
| Marvel Entertainment | |
| Distributor: | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| Budget: | $160 million |
Also on
OCTOBER 5, 2018
| “A Star Is Born” | Warner Bros. |
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CAST
TOM HARDY
“Eddie Brock / Venom”
Hammersmith, London, England || Age: 40
Years Active: 2001
Character Description: An investigative journalist who becomes the host of an alien symbiote that imbues him with super-human abilities and a horrific alter-ego: “Venom”. The relationship between Brock and the symbiote is a “hybrid” with the two characters sharing a body and having to learn to work together.
| Academy Awards |
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| 2016 (88th) | “The Revenant” (2015) | NOMINATED | Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| Notable Work | |||
| “Band Of Brothers” (2001) |
“Inception” (2010) |
“The Dark Knight Rises” (2012) |
“Mad Max: Fury Road” (2015) |
MICHELLE WILLIAMS
“Anne Weying”
Kalispell, Montana || Age: 37
Years Active: 1993
Character Description: A district attorney and Eddie’s girlfriend.
| Academy Awards |
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| 2006 (78th) | “Brokeback Mountain” (2005) | NOMINATED | Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
| 2011 (83rd) | “Blue Valentine” (2010) | NOMINATED | Best Actress in a Leading Role |
| 2012 (84th) | “My Week With Marilyn” (2011) | NOMINATED | Best Actress in a Leading Role |
| 2017 (89th) | “Manchester By The Sea” (2016) | NOMINATED | Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
| Notable Work | |||
| “Dawson’s Creek” (1998-2003) |
“Dick” (1999) |
“Shutter Island” (2010) |
“All the Money in the World” (2017) |
RIZ AHMED
“Carlton Drake / Riot”
Wembley, London, England || Age: 35
Years Active: 2006
Character Description: A genius inventor and leader of the Life Foundation experimenting on the symbiote. Drake is “trying to envision what the future of life looks like because the human race is almost done” and is “trying to do right by humanity and save the future” when he discovers the symbiote.
| Notable Work | |||
| “Four Lions” (2010) |
“Nightcrawler” (2014) |
“The Night Of” (2016) |
“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” (2016) |
JENNY SLATE
Milton, Massachusetts || Age: 36
Years Active: 2005
Character Description: N/A
| Notable Work | |||
| “Obvious Child” (2014) |
“Zootopia” (2016) |
“The Secret Life Of Pets” (2016) |
“Hotel Artemis” (2018) |
WOODY HARRELSON
Midland, Texas || Age: 57
Years Active: 1978
Character Description: Rumored to be cameo-ing as Carnage.
| Academy Awards |
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| 1997 (69th) | “The People Vs. Larry Flynt” (1996) | NOMINATED | Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| 2010 (82nd) | “The Messenger” (2009) | NOMINATED | Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| 2018 (90th) | “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” (2017) | NOMINATED | Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| Notable Work | |||
| “Natural Born Killers” (1994) |
“Zombieland” (2009) |
“War for the Planet of the Apes” (2017) |
“Solo: A Star Wars Story” (2018) |
SCOTT HAZE
Dallas Texas || Age: 35
Years Active: 2005
Character Description: N/A
| Notable Work | |||
| “Child Of God” (2013) |
“Midnight Special” (2016) |
“Thank You for Your Service” (2017) |
“Only The Brave” (2017) |
REID SCOTT
“Patrick Mulligan / Toxin”
Albany, New York || Age: 40
Years Active: 2002
Character Description: N/A
| Notable Work | |||
| “My Boys” (2006-2010) |
“The Big C” (2010-2011) |
“Veep” (2012-2017) |
“Dean” (2016) |
SOPE ALUKO
“Dr. Rosie Collins”
Nigeria || Age: 43
Years Active: 2009
Character Description: N/A
| Notable Work | |||
| “Up In The Air” (2009) |
“Identity Thief” (2013) |
“Pitch Perfect 2” (2015) |
“Black Panther” (2018) |
MICHELLE LEE
“Donna Diego”
Years Active: 2004
Character Description: N/A
| Notable Work | |||
| “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” (2007) |
“The Girl from the Naked Eye” (2012) |
“Mortal Kombat: Legacy” (2013) |
“Altered Carbon” (2018) |
SCOTT DECKERT
Years Active: 2009
Character Description: N/A
| Notable Work | |||
| “The Last Ship” (2015) |
“Workaholics” (2016-2017) |
“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (2017) |
“The Walking Dead” (2018) |
PRODUCTION
RUBEN FLEISCHER
Director
Washington, D.C. || Age: 43
Years Active: 2000
| Notable Work | |||
| “Zombieland” (2009) |
“30 Minutes or Less” (2011) |
“Gangster Squad” (2013) |
“Santa Clarita Diet” (2017) |
MATTHEW LIBATIQUE
Cinematographer
Elmhurst, Queens, New York || Age: 50
Years Active: 1991
| Academy Awards |
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| 2011 (83rd) | “Black Swan” (2010) | NOMINATED | Best Cinematography |
| Notable Work | |||
| “Requiem for a Dream” (2000) |
“Iron Man” (2008) |
“Noah” (2014) |
“mother!” (2017) |
LUDWIG GORANSSON
Composer
Linköping, Sweden || Age: 33
Years Active: 2007
| Notable Work | |||
| “30 Minutes or Less” (2011) |
“New Girl” (2011-2018) |
“Creed” (2015) |
“Black Panther” (2018) |
SCOTT ROSENBERG
Writer
Needham, Massachusetts || Age: 55
Years Active: 1992
| Notable Work | |||
| “Con Air” (1997) |
“High Fidelity” (2000) |
“Gone In 60 Seconds” (2000) |
“Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” (2017) |
JEFF PINKNER
Writer
Baltimore, Maryland || Age: 52
Years Active: 1996
| Notable Work | |||
| “Fringe” (2009 – 2011) |
“The Amazing Spider-Man 2” (2014) |
“The Dark Tower ” (2017) |
“Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle ” (2017) |
KELLY MARCEL
Writer
London, England, United Kingdom || Age: 44
Years Active: 1989
| Notable Work | |||
| “Terra Nova” (2011) |
“Saving Mr. Banks” (2013) |
“Fifty Shades of Grey” (2013) |
“Cruella” (2020) |
WILL BEALL
Writer
Years Active:
| Notable Work | |||
| “Castle” (2009-2011) |
“Gangster Squad” (2013) |
“Training Day” (2017) |
“Venom” (2018) |
COLUMBIA PICTURES
Production Company
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