Andy Serkis is officially signed to direct the Venom 2, the sequel to Sony’s 2018 film Venom. Andy was chosen from the shortlist of directors including Travis Knight, who directed Bumblebee, and Rupert Wyatt, who directed Captive State.
Motion capture master Andy Serkis has signed on to direct Venom 2 for Sony Pictures. Venom 2 will be the third movie for Serkis as a director, following Breathe and Mowgli: Legend Of The Jungle.
Andy Serkis is best known for his performance capture roles comprising motion capture acting such as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Caesar in Planet of the Apes reboot series, Supreme leader Snoke in Star Wars: The Last Jedi and The Force Awakens and Baloo in self directed film Mowgli: Legend Of The Jungle. He is also known recently for the role of one-armed Ulysses Klaw, one of the villains in Black Panther.
Serkis announced the news in his Instagram page posting
‘It’s actually happening. I can feel it, the Symbiote has found a host in me, and I’m ready for the ride...Can’t wait! Are you ready.’
Tom Hardy will reprise his role as journalist Eddie Brock and his symbiote alter-ego, Venom. Woody Harrelson will be back to play the villain Carnage in Venom 2. Kelly Marcel is once again returning to write the script.
The first movie which featured one of Spider-Man’s most notorious villains, went on to collect more than $850 million at the worldwide box office although critics panned the film across the board.
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