A majorVenom: The Last Dancerumor has been debunked, shooting down a theory that connected the movie toThe Amazing Spider-Manfranchise. Tom Hardy returns to leadVenom: The Last Dance’s ambitious story, marking what is said to be the final Venom movie in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe. After the film’s trailers showed that a star fromThe Amazing Spider-Manwas in the film, theories started to mount about whether that meant Andrew Garfield’sMarvelfranchise would connect withVenom: The Last Dancein some way. Those theories have now been addressed.
Speaking withIGN,Venom: The Last Dancedirector Kelly Marcel revealed that Rhys Ifans is not playingThe Amazing Spider-Man’sDr. Curt Connors/The Lizard, but a new character. Ifans' Lizard was the main villain of Garfield’sThe Amazing Spider-Man, returning years later in the MCU’sSpider-Man: No Way Homealongside multiverse villains. WithKnull confirmed forVenom: The Last Dance, as well as other symbiotes and Xenophages, there is no need to add the Lizard as a villain. According to Marcel, Ifans' character is fun and important to the movie. Check out the full quote below:
It’s not uncommon for actors to be cast as different Marvel characters across various films and this is no different. The best actors for the roles were cast and Rhys is no exception. He plays a new and different character in a really fun and important role, and I am so excited for people’s reaction to his wonderful performance.
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It would not make a lot of sense to include a very different version of Rhys Ifans' Curt Connors inVenom: The Last Dance. From the little that has been shown of hisVenom 3character, it is possible to see that he is more light-hearted and loose than the serious Curt Connors/The Lizard that Ifans played inThe Amazing Spider-Manand inSpider-Man: No Way Home. The upcoming SSU movie is also filled with villains already — with Knull and more — so there is no need for Ifans' Lizard to be added to the count.
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While confirming that Ifans is not playing the Lizard inVenom: The Last Dance, the SSU movie’s director teased what kind of role his new character has in the film. Ifans' character is described as fun and important. While the actor has played some high-profile dramatic roles, like his Dr. Connors fromThe Amazing Spider-Manand, more recently, Otto Hightower in HBO’sHouse of the Dragon, Ifans has impeccable comedic timing. If the actor’sVenom: The Last Dancecharacter is as fun as Ifans' role in movies likeNotting Hill, then the audience will surely love him.
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Ifans has shown his acting skills time and again, to the point that whenever he is up on the screen, anything can happen. I have enjoyed his comedic roles in the past, so I’m sure that his funVenom: The Last Dancecharacter will be exciting to watch. As for Marcel saying that he plays an important role in the film, there is a theory that the little boy Ifans' character was seen with in the trailer could be a young Peter Parker. If Ifans' mysterious character is protecting Peter Parker, that explains his importance inVenom: The Last Dance.
Venom: The Last Dance
Cast
Venom: The Last Dance is a film directed by an undisclosed director, featuring the character Venom in a thrilling narrative. The movie explores the alien symbiote’s latest challenges and transformations as it navigates through a world full of danger and new adversaries.
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man follows high school student Peter Parker as he uncovers the mysteries of his parents' disappearance. As Peter discovers new aspects of his father’s past and faces the dangerous Lizard, he must make significant decisions about his identity and role as the superhero Spider-Man.
