Deadline is reporting that English actor Stephen Graham has joined the cast of Sony Pictures' upcoming
Venom sequel, which has Andy Serkis (
Breathe;
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle) set to direct and Tom Hardy returning to star as the titular antihero.
Further details on his role are currently being kept under wraps.
Graham joins a cast that, in addition to being headlined by Hardy as Eddie Brock/Venom, will also feature Michelle Williams (
Fosse/Verdon) as Anne Weying, Woody Harrelson (
Zombieland: Double Tap) as Cletus Kasady/Carnage and Naomie Harris (
No Time to Die) as Shriek.
Serkis is directing with a screenplay from Kelly Marcel, who also penned the script for the original. Pre-poduction has seemingly gotten underway, which likely means filming should begin in the not so distant future, presumably at the top of 2020.
Graham's past credits include
This is England,
Snatch , Gangs of New York,
Boardwalk Empire,
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,
Tinker Tailer Soldier Spy,
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,
Hellboy,
Rocketman and most recently,
The Irishman.