“Ted Lasso” standout Juno Temple appears to be buying and selling soccer stars for comic-book antiheroes, because the actor is in negotiations for a lead position in Sony and Marvel’s “Venom 3.”
The new film stars Tom Hardy because the titular deadly protector Venom (and its human host Eddie Brock), one in every of Sony’s slate of Marvel characters, and shall be directed by Kelly Marcel in her characteristic debut. Character particulars for Temple are start stored below wraps.
While Temple is maybe greatest identified for her Emmy and SAG Award-nominated efficiency as Keely Jones on the hit Apple TV+ sequence “Ted Lasso” — which can or will not be ending quickly — the actor has delivered memorable work in “Atonement,” “Killer Joe,” “Vinyl,” “The Offer” and “Dirty John.” She’s subsequent set to star in FX’s “Fargo,” main the Season 5 solid alongside Jon Hamm and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Temple is represented by UTA, B-Side Management, Maison 2 and Lichter Grossman Nichols.
Marcel and Hardy developed the story for “Venom 3,” with Marcel dealing with the screenplay. The duo, who additionally wrote and produced the primary two “Venom” installments, return to supply the movie alongside Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, Amy Pascal and Hutch Parker.
The first two movies (2018’s “Venom,” directed by Ruben Fleischer and the 2021 sequel “Let There Be Carnage,” helmed by Andy Serkis) earned a mixed $1.3 billion on the field workplace and, final April, Sony introduced {that a} third movie was within the works throughout their CinemaCon presentation. Hardy’s Eddie Brock and Venom final appeared in a credit sequence in 2021’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” however it’s unclear which of Sony’s Universe of Marvel Characters — which additionally contains baddies like Morbius, in addition to Kraven the Hunter and Madame Web with standalone films on the horizon — may present up in “Venom 3.”
Deadline was first to report information of the actor’s potential involvement within the mission. Reps for Sony and Temple didn’t instantly reply to request for remark.
