Tom Hardy Becomes Venom in Film’s Latest Trailer

Sony’s long-gestating Venom movie has received its first full-length trailer ahead of the film’s release later this year.

Directed by Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland), the film stars Tom Hardy in the titular role, along with Michelle Williams, Jenny Slate, Riz Ahmed, and Woody Harrelson. Based on the trailer, it appears Fleischer and co. have attempted to stick close to Venom’s comic book roots while changing everything else about him.

There are little tweaks, like making Hardy’s Eddie Brock a reporter instead of a photographer. And then there are bigger ones, like having Brock break into the Life Foundation to be attacked by a symbiote-infected patient instead of gaining the Venom suit as Spider-Man’s runoff. Considering Spidey will not appear in the film, it’s hard to say if Hardy’s portrayal of Brock and a deep, growling inner dialogue are enough to make a movie about Spidey’s greatest villain convincing, but at least the last few seconds of the trailer reveal that this film will have Venom looking the part.