From sorcerer to symbiote. Doctor Strange star Chiwetel Ejiofor has reportedly been cast in Sony’s upcoming Venom 3, according to Deadline.
- Ejiofor is set to co-star alongside Tom Hardy, who will reprise his role as the titular alien and superhero.
- Sony has not commented on Ejiofor’s casting and details on both his character and the film are yet unknown.
- Ejiofor portrayed Baron Mordo, Doctor Strange’s friend-turned-nemesis, in both Doctor Strange and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
- In addition to Hardy, Ejiofor joins Ted Lasso star Juno Temple who also recently joined the cast of the film.
- Kelly Marcel, who wrote the previous two films, will take up the reins as director for the third, in addition to writing.
- Marcel and Hardy will also produce the film alongside Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, Amy Pascal and Hutch Parker.
- Despite a less than favorable critical reception for Let There Be Carnage, the first two Venom films grossed a combined $1.36 billion worldwide.
- The sequel and a brief appearance for Venom in Spider-Man: No Way Home, made connections to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which has fans excited for the future of the character.
- While it’s unclear if those connections will persist, with MCU characters like Spider-Man potentially appearing in this third film, the idea has certainly been planted.
- Of course, that would then mean Ejiofor would be playing two different characters in the same cinematic multiverse (assuming he is not simply reprising his role as Mordo).