‘Venom 3’: Juno Temple in Talks to Join Tom Hardy

Ted Lasso standout Juno Temple seems to be trading soccer stars for comic-book antiheroes, as the actor is in negotiations for a lead role in Sony and Marvels Venom 3.

The new movie stars Tom Hardy as the titular lethal protector Venom (and its human host Eddie Brock), one of Sonys slate of Marvel characters, and will be directed by Kelly Marcel in her feature debut. Character details for Temple are begin kept under wraps.

While Temple is perhaps best known for her Emmy and SAG Award-nominated performance as Keely Jones on the hit Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso which may or may not be ending soon the actor has delivered memorable work in Atonement, Killer Joe, Vinyl, The Offer and Dirty John. Shes next set to star in FXs Fargo, leading the Season 5 cast 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 handling the screenplay. The duo, who also wrote and produced the first two Venom installments, return to produce the film alongside Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, Amy Pascal and Hutch Parker.

The first two films (2018s Venom, directed by Ruben Fleischer and the 2021 sequel Let There Be Carnage, helmed by Andy Serkis) earned a combined $1.3 billion at the box office and, last April, Sony announced that a third film was in the works during their CinemaCon presentation. Hardys Eddie Brock and Venom last appeared in a credits sequence in 2021s Spider-Man: No Way Home, but its unclear which of Sonys Universe of Marvel Characters which also includes baddies like Morbius, as well as Kraven the Hunter and Madame Web with standalone movies on the horizon might show up in Venom 3.

Deadline was first to report news of the actors potential involvement in the project. Reps for Sony and Temple did not immediately respond to request for comment.