ATLANTA — Tom Hardy is putting in work for his role as the title character in Venom, Sony's new comic book movie based on the Spider-Man supervillain <br /> <br />The character was previously a villain in 2007's Spider-Man 3 where he was portrayed by Topher Grace. <br /> <br />Going by a new viral video from Hardy's trainers, it sounds like his take on the character is is going to be bigger, meaner and badder. <br /> <br />Reportedly, the Bane actor is training to become an 8 ft 4 beast with five MMA and kickboxing sessions per week. <br /> <br />The film won't feature Spider-Man, but may contain another villain from the web slinger's rogue gallery. <br /> <br />One of Hardy's trainers mentions the word Carnage in the video and that could hint at the Marvel bad guy of the same name. <br /> <br />The film is currently in production in Atlanta and is scheduled on October 18, 2018.
