Tom Hardy’s ‘Venom’ looms large in new image

The superhero world is filled with iconic duos — Batman and Robin, Cap and Bucky, Rocket and Groot — but rarely are a pair as close as Eddie Brock and Venom. And when we say close, we mean literally: Eddie (Tom Hardy) is a scandal-plagued journalist, and Venom is the alien symbiote who’s invaded his body.

Together, they form one antihero, pairing Eddie’s investigative acumen and Venom’s penchant for biting off heads.