ODEON Magazine Issue 104 - May/June 2018 | Page 32

Tom Hardy is an alien in New York. Inside view Watch the trailer Get excited for… Tom Hardy as Venom! Tell us about your job... I’m ODEON’s Social Media Content Exec so I create a lot of the posts/photos you see across our social media accounts. I’m also the person behind the camera phone at all the red carpet events. What was the last film you saw at ODEON? Avengers: Infinity War. It completely lived up to my expectations and I can’t wait for Part II. Venom is one of Marvel’s most enigmatic creations. If anyone can do the alien symbiote justice, it’s Tom Hardy Voted 33rd in Empire’s ‘50 Greatest Comic Book Characters’, Venom is one of the most intriguing players in the Marvel universe. Making its first full appearance in issue #300 of The Amazing Spider- Man, the amorphous alien symbiote became one of Spidey’s most nefarious foes, bonding with several human hosts. Over the years, though, the character has become a Deadpool-style anti-hero. With so much back story to play with, we literally jumped for joy when we heard that the symbiote was getting its own adults-only, big- screen movie (the first film in Sony’s Marvel Universe). And that joy turned to grateful ugly crying when we found out that Tom Hardy had been cast in the role of Eddie Brock (Venom’s original human host). Following stellar turns in the likes of Dunkirk and The Revenant, it’s hard to think of a more in-demand actor right now than Hardy and, if the teaser trailer for the film is anything to go by, he’s going to blow our minds as Brock/Venom. But don’t just take our word for it... “It’s like a masterclass watching Tom act every day,” said Venom producer Matthew Tolmach recently. Told ya! Venom is unleashed on 5 Oct • Fasten your seatbelts, Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan are reteaming for Rush Hour 4 32 odeon.co.uk What’s your must-see list like right now? Top of my list, at the moment, are Solo: A Star Wars Story, Damien Chazelle’s First Man and Hereditary, which looks incredible. Watch all the films you want as often as you like for one low monthly fee. Visit odeon.co.uk/limitless to find out more. SOPHIE ATHAWES ODEON, LONDON