Sony Rejected Spider-Man 3 Star Topher Grace's Idea to Appear In Venom 2 Trailer
Venom has been portrayed twice in live-action movies, with his first appearance coming from Topher Grace in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 3 . Grace made his Marvel debut as Eddie Brock in the 2007 film, where he went up against Tobey Maguire's hero. The threequel's portrayal of the villain was less than popular among fans and critics alike, which consequently put the plans for a solo project on hold. 11 years after Grace's appearance as the iconic Spider-Man villain, Tom Hardy took a crack at the symbiote antihero in 2018's Venom . Unlike Spider-Man 3 , the actor's portrayal in the character's solo adventure was an overall success, which ultimately lead to a sequel receiving the greenlight. ADVERTISEMENT With Spider-Man: No Way Home pushing the Multiverse to the forefront, this led to the question of how many alternate iterations of past characters could appear. While Raimi villains like Willem Dafoe's Green Goblin and Thomas ...