Summary
Tom Hardy’s “Venom” films have become incredibly popular, with “Venom” grossing $856 million worldwide. A new species of spider discovered in Australia has been named Venomius tomhardyi after Tom Hardy and his Marvel character Venom. Hardy’s performance as Venom had a lasting impact on Marvel films, as he is the founding character of Sony’s Spider-Man universe and paved the way for future films and TV series.
Tom Hardy’s “Venom” films became so popular that the new spider was called “Venom Hardy.” While Spider-Man was famously absent from Sony’s Spider-Man universe, Hardy’s Venom films served as the franchise’s main creative force. According to box office tracking site Box Office Mojo, 2018’s “Venom” finished its worldwide run with a budget of $856 million, and although the $506.8 million grossed by “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” was less than that from the original, Hardy’s “Venom” turned out to be very popular among viewers.
In the journal Evolutionary Systematics, the name Venomius tomhardyi was given to a spider recently discovered in Australia, in honor of Hardy and Venom.
MSc scientists Julia Rossi, Dr. Pedro Castanheira, Dr. Volker Rammenau and Dr. Renner Baptista thought the two black spots on the spider’s abdomen resembled Venom’s head, prompting them to give the Australian spider the name Hardy and an anti-Marvel name. hero. However, there is a humorous element to this discovery, as the spider is actually not as venomous as its name suggests.
Hardy’s legacy in Marvel films, despite Venom not being part of the MCU, although he did appear in the Marvel Studios universe in brief cameos during the post-credits scenes of Venom: Let There Be Carnage and Spider-Man: No way home.” While the actor may return in a future film during the MCU’s multiverse saga to finally interact with Tom Holland’s Spider-Man, Hardy’s legacy in Marvel films remains secure even if that doesn’t happen.
Hardy’s Venom represents the founding character of an entire cinematic universe, and Sony’s Spider-Man Universe uses his Eddie Brock in the same role that the MCU gave Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man. He’s currently all over the two Venom movies. The actor’s performance as the tormented Eddie Brock is compelling and pairs brilliantly with Hardy’s voice acting as Venom to create one of the most compelling relationships in a superhero movie.
With Venom 3 set to release in 2024, Hardy may be coming to the end of his time as a Marvel character. If that’s the case, then Hardy has left his mark on Marvel films. Sony’s Spider-Man universe strangely focuses on Spider-Man’s villains as anti-heroes, a trend that was made possible in Hardy’s Venom. SSU would continue to expand over the years, producing films such as Kraven the Hunter and series such as Silk: Spider Society and Spider-Man Noir. If it weren’t for Hardy’s performance as Venom, SSU’s plans would not have been possible.
Source: Evolutionary Systematics.
Key release dates:
– Madame Web: February 14, 2024
– Venom 3: July 12, 2024
– Kraven the Hunter: August 30, 2024