THR is reporting Andy Serkis is officially stepping into Venom 's goo. The filmmaker has closed a deal to direct Venom 2 , Sony's sequel to the 2018 film that grossed $856 million at the global box office. The sequel, part of the company's stable of Spider-Man related and Marvel-centric characters, will once again star Tom Hardy as the journalist who joins with an alien symbiote. View this post on Instagram It’s actually happening. I can feel it, the Symbiote has found a host in me, and I’m ready for the ride...Can’t wait! Are you ready @tomhardy ? #venom #venom2 #marvel A post shared by Andy Serkis (@andyserkis) on Aug 5, 2019 at 2:22pm PDT Serkis flew to Los Angeles the week of July 22 to meet with Sony brass on the project and was one of several filmmakers in the mix for the job. This will be Serkis' third directorial effort, after the 2017 drama Breathe and last year's non-Disney take on the Rud