Andy Serkis to Direct Tom Hardy in 'Venom 2'

Andy Serkis has signed on to direct the upcoming movie Venom 2, according to THR!

The 55-year-old actor and filmmaker rose to fame for his motion capture performance as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. He reprised the role in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and also got directing experience by serving as the second unit director for all three films.

Andy also had memorable roles in the movies 13 Going on 30 and Black Panther. He made his directorial debut on the 2017 movie Breathe and most recently directed Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle for Netflix.

The first Venom movie, starring Tom Hardy and Michelle Williams, grossed an incredible $856 million at the box office despite a Rotten Tomatoes score of just 29%.

Tom is returning for the sequel, which was written by Kelly Marcel. The movie currently has an October 2, 2020 release date.