Riz Ahmed allegedly in talks to join Tom Hardy in ‘Venom’ movie

Is... is he Carnage?

We know Sony is officially working on bringing a Venom movie to theaters in 2018 and that Tom Hardy will be Venom in the “Action/horror/sci-fi” that is expected to begin shooting this Fall. It looks like another name might get added to the cast list soon, and it might just be for Carnage.

According to Variety, Riz Ahmed is in talks to play a “major”, undisclosed, role in Venom – which is thought to be Carnage. The writer went on to state (on Twitter ) that Matt Smith, Pedro Pascal, and Mathias Schoenarts are Sony’s top choices for the role.

THR, on the other hand, has confirmed that Ahmed will not be playing Carnage. The Tracking Board detailed that one insider claimed Ahmen already has been cast as Carnage, but another insider cast “doubt on that information.”

Looks like we will have to wait and see, either way, Ahmed’s name is seemingly attached to the film in some way.

[io9]