Woody Harrelson’s Carnage Confirmed For Tom Hardy’s ‘Venom’ Sequel

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Venom 2 cinematographer Robert Richardson confirmed Woody Harrelson will appear as Carnage opposite Tom Hardy in the sequel.

In the post-credits scene of Sony’s Venom, Tom Hardy’s Eddie Brock visited Woody Harrelson’s Cletus Kasady in prison for an interview, setting the up the character’s return for a sequel as the villainous Carnage. However, until now there is has been little to no official word on what role Woody Harrelson’s Carnage will play in the upcoming sequel to Venom, if any.

During an interview with Collider, cinematographer Robert Richardson discussed why he decided to join Venom 2 and what he was looking forward to with the Tom Hardy sequel. In his comment, Richardson mentioned the introduction of Woody Harrelson’s Carnage as one of the more exciting aspects of Tom Hardy’s Venom 2:

“I was looking forward to entering into that arena with Batman years ago with Ben [Affleck]. I thought, ‘Well this is something I haven’t done that I would love to try to do.’ And then Andy Serkis, who I worked with on Breathe, gave me a call a month ago and said that he was up for this and would I be willing. I’d seen the film. I watched it again, then they sent me a script and I felt like, yeah, I would say yes anyway to Andy just because I would say yes to Andy, but I also think it’s a great… I think it’s unexplored yet, and it’s going to explode, and this film, I think, will help it explode, because you have a remarkable central character with Venom, but now you’ve got Woody Harrelson, who’s going to obviously make his own little entrance here, and we’ll see what else comes in with the Sony Marvel collaboration. I look forward to it. It’s a massive change for me, but I’m excited. I think Hardy is one of our best. He never misses. I so look forward to sitting with him and watching him perform.”

Are you excited to see Woody Harrelson’s take on the fan-favorite villain Carnage in Venom 2? Let us know below!

Directed by Andy Serkis from a script written by Kelly Marcel, Venom 2 stars Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock, Michelle Williams as Anne Weying, and Woody Harrelson as Carnage. Here is the official synopsis for the first film:

The evolution story of Marvel’s most enigmatic, complex and badass character – Venom! Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) is a broken man after he loses everything including his job and fiancée. Just when his life is at its lowest, he becomes host to an alien symbiote which results in extraordinary superpowers – transforming him into Venom. Will these powers be enough for this new lethal protector to defeat great evil forces, especially against the far stronger and more weaponized symbiote rival, Riot?

Directed by Ruben Fleischer from a script written by Jeff Pinkner & Scott Rosenberg and Kelly Marcel, Venom stars Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze, Reid Scott, Jenny Slate, Ron Cephas Jones, and Woody Harrelson.

Venom is now available on Digital HD, 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack, and DVD.

Source: Collider

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