Tom Hardy is on the run in trailer for 'Venom: The Last Dance'

This will be the third and final film in the "Venom" franchise.

June 3, 2024, 1:15 PM

The third installment of the hit "Venom" franchise officially has a trailer, and once again, Tom Hardy and his ever-starving symbiote companion are trying to get along while doing good -- in a bad way.

"In 'Venom: The Last Dance,' Tom Hardy returns as Venom, one of Marvel's greatest and most complex characters, for the final film in the trilogy," a description attached to the trailer reads. "Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie's last dance."

The film is produced by Sony Pictures with a screenplay by Kelly Marcel.

The trailer shows Hardy's twitchy journalist Eddie Brock questioning -- and with Venom's help, devouring – a team of armed antagonists, after which bigger issues are afoot.

The upcoming film will also feature "Ted Lasso" star Juno Temple as a scientist studying alien phenomena.

"We always knew it was impossible that we were alone in the universe. And it's our job to see that remains a secret," Temple's character, Dr. Payne, tells a soldier played by Chiwetel Ejiofor in the trailer.

The military is then shown hunting the twosome down to give humanity a chance against an alien invasion.

"Eddie, my home has found us," Venom tells his better half -- meaning more of his fellow parasitic shapeshifters are coming.

Their army "cannot be beaten," Ejiofor's character says.

To that end, we see Venom tangling with a massive alien on top of an airliner mid-flight.

"We may not make it out of this alive, buddy," Hardy warns Venom, as a title card reads, "'Til Death Do They Part."

"Venom: The Last Dance" also stars Peggy Lu, Alanna Ubach and Stephen Graham. It is scheduled to be released in theaters this October.

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