MOVIES: Venom 2 - News Roundup *Updated 26th July 2019*

Ruben Fleischer helmed the 2018 movie is not returning. Andy Serkis flew to Los Angeles for meetings set by Sony brass earlier this week. He is one of several filmmakers in the mix, sources say, as Sony carefully weighs who will direct the follow-up to a movie that made $856 million at the global box office.

Sony wants the project before cameras in November.

Following box office smash “Venom,” Sony Pictures is putting the wheels in motion for a sequel to the antihero adventure. The studio has tapped Kelly Marcel, one of the screenwriters from the first movie, to pen to script.

Sources close to the negotiation tell Variety that, although an exact amount couldn’t be unveiled, Marcel’s deal was a significant one. She will also executive produce the follow-up, which will see Tom Hardy return as the eponymous symbiote.

In an interview with Discussing Film, Jeff Pinker was asked about the possibility of a Venom sequel, saying "I can’t say anything other than that it is happening.” When asked if he would be writing the film, he replied “I am not. As of right now, I am not."