Venom 3 delays its release date

The highly anticipated third installment of the superhero franchise Venom It will no longer hit the big screen next winter.

The untitled movie sony and Marvel was initially scheduled to be released in theaters on July 12, 2024, but delayed until November 8, 2024Sony announced Wednesday night.

The change came just hours after SAG-AFTRA, the studios and streaming platforms reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract following the 118-day actors’ strike.

Production on the Venom sequel had begun in late June in Spain, but it was one of the films that was halted the following month due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, which began on July 14. Pushing the release date back to November and giving the film more time to finish filming and complete post-production work provides a certain amount of protection. In addition, Sony has secured a niche in Imax and premium format screens.

Venom 3 with Tom Hardy

In the third installment of the series, Tom Hardy returns as the deadly protector Venom. She is directed by Kelly Marcelwho also wrote the script with the story of Marcel and Hardy. Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, Amy Pascal, Kelly Marcel, Tom Hardy and Hutch Parker they are producing.

Newcomers to the franchise Juno Temple and Chiwetel Ejiofor They will also star in the film. As for the plot, most of the details have been kept under wraps.

Venom 3 joins a long list of movies whose release dates have been pushed back due to months-long writer and actor strikes, and there are sure to be more changes in the days and weeks to come.

Other Sony movies affected include Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, which was due to premiere on March 29, 2024, but has since been removed from the schedule for now. The studio also relocated Kraven the Hunter of Aaron Taylor-Johnson from October 6 of this year to August 30, 2024.