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Kelly Marcel will reportedly direct Venom 3

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Venom

Deadline is reporting that Kelly Marcel is set to direct Venom 3 which has Tom Hardy returning to the role.

Marcel wrote and produced the first two films and now she’ll be getting into the director’s chair.

Marcel and Hardy will produce the film with Marvel from a screenplay written by Marcel based on a story by Marcel and Hardy. Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, Amy Pascal, and Hutch Parker are also producing.

The plot is unknown but the first two Venom films grossed $1.36 billion worldwide.

This will be the first time Marcel has directed a film. She has two in pre-production, Venom 3 and Ferryman.

Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson will direct the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Sequel

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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

A trio of directors will tackle the sequel to the hit Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Sony Pictures Animation has tapped Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson for the difficult task.

Dos Santos had been previously reported as directing the film but all three have been working on the project from the start.

Phil Lord, Chris Miller, Amy Pascal, Avi Arad and Christina Steinberg are returning to produce the project. Alonzo Ruvalcaba co-producing. “Spider-Verse” director Peter Ramsey will executive produce, along with Aditya Sood.

David Callaham, Lord, and Miller are all credited as screenwriters.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was a hit earning $373.5 million worldwide and won an Oscar for the best-animated feature. The film focused on Miles Morales bringing together various Spider-Man from around the multiverse. The sequel is expected to repeat that with even more added.

The film is scheduled to come to theaters on October 7, 2022.

(via Variety)