Tom Hardy LEAKED pics reveal Agent Venom plot? Will he LOSE both legs and wear a mask?
AVENGERS INFINITY WAR and Spider-Man spin-off Venom could see Peaky Blinders star Tom Hardy playing the alternate Flash Thompson Agent Venom storyline after fans spot these leaked pictures from the set.
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Could Tom Hardy be back in a mask again?
The actor famously spent two major blockbusters with masks muffling his voice in Mad Max: Fury Road and The Dark Knight Rises.
New leaked photographs from the Venom set have sent fans into a frenzy speculating that he might not just be playing the Eddie Brock version of the Marvel alien symbiote.
This new version of the story from the source comicbooks, would see the character losing both his legs.
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The Peaky Blinders star seems drawn to physically challenging roles and famously bulked up for movies like Legend and Bronson, as well as his notorious tuen as bane in The Dark Knight Rises.
His personal trainer already warned fans what to expect from Venom. He said: "What the world is going to see is one of the darkest, most powerful supervillains that Marvel has ever created. It’s going to be carnage.”
Could this incorporate the brutal Flash Thompson Agent Venom variation?
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Hardy is confirmed to be playing Eddie Brock, but MCU movies have constantly shown a willingness to lift and adapt elements from related comicbook versions of their core characters.
The new leaked images inclde a shot of Hardy in what could be military gear, leading fans to jump to the military Flash Thompson story.
There is considerable support for the Agent Venom storyline with one fan begging: “Please be Agent Venom it would be a cool spin-off, they already f***ked up Venom.”
With another agreeing: “So Eddie Brock goes from Venom to Agent Venom by the end of the movie? HYPES!!!”
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However, some other calm voices pointed out the picture can be interpreted in a totally different, and probably much more logical, way.
One said: “It’s just a harness dummies. You know since Venom does swing and have the super leap ability like Spider-Man. They already confirmed he would be a live action character, why would his suit be some cheap Ranger Joes knock-off?”
Another fan argued: “It's not going to be Agent Venom. And honestly, I'm not sure why anyone would want to see that over the original. Let's get the original Venom right first.”
There's still hope for another example of tardemark Hardy mask-work with a fan adding: “Maybe a little nod to Agent Venom? Like a tactical mask that resembles the Agent Venom face.”
Venom will be released in UK cinemas on October 5, 2018.
