Michelle Williams could be the next big-name star to join the growing cast list for the putative Spider-Man spin-off movie Venom, alongside Tom Hardy.
Variety reported on Wednesday (September 27th) that the 37 year old actress is currently in talks with Sony for a role in the superhero spin-off. According to initial reports, Williams would play a district attorney and Hardy’s potential love interest. Sony has not commented on the rumours at the time of writing.
In the Marvel comics, Venom is a frequent arch-nemesis for Spider-Man / Peter Parker, who, according to the origin myth, tries using the alien symbiote as a costume before rejecting it because of its potential for corrupting its user. At this point, it fuses with Eddie Brock (Hardy’s character).
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