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Riz Ahmed-starrer Venom among most anticipated films of 2018

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Fri, 08, 18

Avengers: Infinity War, the all-star Marvel film is behind us but superhero films certainly are not. Of all such films coming out this fall season, it looks like Venom, starring Tom Hardy in the titular role alongside actor Riz Ahmed (also known as Riz MC) is among the top three most anticipated films of the year 2018.

Sony’s Venom, a spin-off of the Spider-Man universe, sees Tom Hardy battle Riz Ahmed’s Dr. Carlton Drake aka Riot, an evil scientist who proves to be a much stronger symbiote than Hardy’s Eddie Brock aka Venom. The film also stars Michelle Williams.

Apart from Venom, the film that is most anticipated this season is the sequel to Fantastic Beasts, titled Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. In addition to the original cast returning for this J.K Rowling (writer) and David Yates (director) rumble, the film will feature Johnny Depp essaying Gellert Grindelwald. Think Harry Potter and the Prisoner Azkaban in America and you get the drift.

The second most anticipated film of the year is Bohemian Rhapsody, starring Mr. Robot star Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury. Given Rami’s killer impersonation of the late Queen singer/front-man and Mercury’s enduring story the film aims to tell, it is not surprising to find it on the second spot.