Tom Hardy Is Signed for Three Venom Movies Tom Hardy has confirmed he is signed on to play Eddie Brock from Sony’s 'Venom' in a total of three films. Tom Hardy, via Total Film Magazine Sony’s tentatively-named 'Spider-Verse' is beginning to take shape. Following Venom‘s release in October, the animated feature 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' will hit cinemas in December. In theaters Oct. 5, Ruben Fleischer’s 'Venom' stars Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock/Venom,