The solo Venom movie will be clawing into cinemas later this year, and we’ve finally got our first proper still from the film. No, it’s not Tom Hardy in full Venom mode, but it is Tom Hardy.
IGN debuted the first image from the movie, featuring Tom Hardy’s Eddie Brock in reporter mode. He’s also got a bracelet and some tattoos…and that really is about it. However, the site also have a couple of quotes from Hardy and director Ruben Fleischer, with the latter confirming that the film will draw on the Lethal Protector and the Planet Of The Symbiotes storylines.
Hardy told the crowd at Brazil Comic Con Experience that “I just wanted to say that I give you my word of honour that I’m going to do everything that I can to deliver the best Venom that I possibly can muster.”
The excellent cast includes Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed (possibly as Carnage) and Jenny Slate, with Kelly Marcel writing the latest draft of the script.
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BRYAN FULLER WORKING ON ANNE RICE’S LESTAT TV SERIES, SOMETIMES THINGS MAKE SENSE
Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles TV series has brought Bryan Fuller on board, so we’re thrilled
By Jonathan Hatfull 11-01-18
It’s been a good long while since we heard anything about the potential TV series based on Anne Rice’s beloved Vampire Chronicles novels, but a wonderfully exciting piece of news has emerged concerning one of our favourites.
In an interview with THR (via io9), Paramount TV head Amy Powell said that Bryan Fuller, of American Gods and Hannibal, is helping to bring Lestat and company to the small screen. Eeeee.
There’s not a huge amount of info here, but here’s the quote in full:
“We bought 11 novels as part of the Vampire Chronicles initiative. Bryan Fuller is working with Anne Rice and [her son] Chris, who are writing the pilot. We are hoping he chooses to stay on and potentially showrun.”
Fuller recently departed American Gods along with his co-showrunner Michael Green over budgetary disagreements, so he could potentially have some room in his schedule. He’s also working on developing a reboot of Steven Spielberg’s Amazing Stories, and at some point we have faith that he’ll find a way to bring Hannibal back. We believe.
The Vampire Chronicles have been teetering on the brink of a new life on film and/or TV for some time now, with Josh Boone attached at one point. With such a wealth of material to work from and so many great characters, a TV series definitely makes sense, and it’s hard to think of a showrunner who’d enjoy the lush Gothic excess of the novels as much as Fuller. We’ve got our fingers crossed.
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