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Riz Ahmed is joining Tom Hardy in his upcoming flick Venom!

The co-stars took the stage to make the announcement during Comic-Con on Friday (July 20) in San Diego, Calif.

In addition to the news that Riz would be playing Riot, director Ruben Fleischer opened up about the flick.

“We’re definitely planning a huge world with this Venom story and we want to be able to satisfy our own desires and the desires of fans to explore all of the characters in the film,” Ruben explained.

He added, “There are other villains in the movie too – we’re definitely planning a big world with these characters.”

Venom hits theaters on October 5th.

The first image of Tom Hardy transformed as villain Venom is finally here!

The first look at the villain came in the brand new trailer, which just debuted during the CinemaCon 2018 Gala Opening Night Event on Monday (April 23) in Las Vegas.

Co-stars Tom, Riz Ahmed, and Michelle Williams were all on hand to screen the new trailer for the packed crowd. Check out the photos below!

Venom hits theaters on October 5, 2018. Be sure to check it out when it becomes available!

Watch the brand new trailer…

FYI: Tom is wearing a ’47 hat on the carpet.

Tom Hardy‘s Venom looks amazing!

The first footage from the movie is here in the form of the very first teaser trailer.

In the teaser, you get a glimpse of Tom, seemingly going through a transformation while undergoing a medical procedure. In addition, you see Michelle Williams and Riz Ahmed.

In the movie, Tom plays the role of Eddie Brock/Venom in the Spider-Man universe movie. If you don’t know, Venom is a Symbiote who needs to bond with a human for survival. When he bonds with Eddie, he becomes one of Spider-Man’s most infamous archenemies.

Venom hits theaters on October 5.

The Night Of‘s Riz Ahmed is showing his support for equality by wearing an ACLU ribbon on the red carpet at the 2017 Emmy Awards held at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday (September 17) in Los Angeles.

The 34-year-old actor was joined by his co-star John Turturro that night – they’re both nominated for their work on the HBO hit show! John and Riz are actually nominated in the same category, so stay tuned to see who wins!

Make sure to tune in for the Emmys, hosted by Stephen Colbert, TONIGHT at 8/7c on CBS.

FYI: Riz is wearing PradaTiffany & Co watch, Montblanc cuff links, and Christian Louboutin shoes.

Riz Ahmed made his return to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday evening (August 14) and took the opportunity to perform a special spoken word rendition of his song “Sour Times” in wake of the white supremacist rally that occurred over the weekend in Charlottesville.

The 34-year-old Star Wars star, who is also one-half of the hip-hop duo Swet Shop Boys with Heems, had more to say than just movie chit chat. At the end of his conversation with host Jimmy, Riz asked for a microphone, walked to the performance area, and delivered a three-minute a cappella.

“In light of all the current events that are going on, it just seems like we’re living in really, really divided times and it really hurts,” Riz said, noting that he wrote the “Sour Times” about 10 years ago and that every year he hopes it will become irrelevant, but it just keeps becoming more relevant. “It’s my attempt to get behind the headlines and work out where all this extremism is coming from.”

Watch Riz‘s moving performance below…

FYI: Riz is wearing Burberry.

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Riz Ahmed is in talks to play a popular Marvel Comics character in Sony’s upcoming movie Venom!

It is not yet known which character the 34-year-old Rogue One: A Star Wars Story actor would play, though he would not portray Venom or the villain Carnage, THR reports.

Ruben Fleischer is directing the film, and Tom Hardy will play the title character.

Sony has stated that Venom will not have a role in the Spider-Man universe but will rather stand on its own.

The character Venom (aka Eddie Brock) was introduced in 1988 and made his first big-screen appearance in Spider-Man 3, played by Topher Grace.

Venom is set to hit theaters on October 5, 2018!

It’s not every day we get to hear the Spice Girls‘ 1996 hit “Wannabe,” interpreted by some of your favorite actors!

Nicole Kidman, Millie Bobby Brown, Milo Ventimiglia, Alexander Skarsgard, James Franco, Riz Ahmed, Keri Russell, Claire Foy, Jodie Comer, Rupert Friend, Johnny Flynn, Sanaa Lathan, and Brit Marling all took part in the re-imagination of the song with the help of W magazine.

And in case you were wondering, Nicole admitted her favorite Spice Girl was Victoria Beckham and Alexander admitted his favorite was Baby Spice (Emma Bunton!)