Venom 3 Unveils Official Title and Revised Release Date

Sony Pictures has announced that "Venom: The Last Dance," the third movie in the Tom Hardy-led Venom series, will be released earlier than originally scheduled, now premiering on October 25, 2024. This update comes after the film's initial release date was pushed back from June 2024 to November, due to a pause in production caused by the SAG-AFTRA actors’ strike. Speculation about the film's plot has been sparked by a costume revealed in a set photo posted by Tom Hardy, prompting fans to wonder if the sequel will continue directly from where "Spider-Man: No Way Home" left off. Alongside Hardy, the movie stars Juno Temple and Chiwetel Ejiofor, with Kelly Marcel at the helm as both writer and director. This marks Marcel's directorial debut, following her involvement in writing the original "Venom" and its sequel "Venom: Let There Be Carnage."

"Venom: The Last Dance" is set to hit theaters on October 25, 2024. It stars Tom Hardy, with Juno Temple and Chiwetel Ejiofor also featured. The film is directed by Kelly Marcel, who also wrote the previous Venom films. Although specifics of the plot remain under wraps, there is speculation that the movie could follow the events of "Spider-Man: No Way Home" based on a costume hint from Tom Hardy.

Background: The Venom movie franchise, inspired by the Marvel Comics character of the same name, launched in 2018 with the film "Venom," starring Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock, a journalist who becomes the host of an alien symbiote named Venom. The film was a commercial success despite mixed reviews and led to the 2021 sequel "Venom: Let There Be Carnage," which introduced the character Carnage, played by Woody Harrelson. "Venom: The Last Dance" is anticipated to expand on the universe established in the previous films and potentially tie-in more closely with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, especially after Venom's cameo in the mid-credits scene of "Spider-Man: No Way Home."