Venom Tom Hardy transforms into an anti-hero

Tom Hardy becomes Marvel anti-hero Venom in the latest trailer for the upcoming film based on the Spider-Man character.

The clip, released during the CinemaCon convention in Las Vegas, features Hardy as reporter Eddie Brock, who is investigating Dr Carlton Drake (Riz Ahmed) because he is conducting scientific experiments on people using a black alien substance known as a symbiote.

The symbiote, with a mind of its own, joins with Hardy and gives the journalist extraordinary powers, including the use of powerful tentacles and super strength.

“We are Venom,” the symbiote says after completely taking over Hardy’s body to unveil the character’s signature comic book look, which includes sharp teeth and a long tongue. Venom, from director Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland), is set to arrive in theatres on October 5.

Jessica Williams as Professor Hicks in Fantastic Beasts 2

The Fantastic Beasts sequel will feature Jessica Williams as Professor Hicks.

The actress said in a video with Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling that she will portray Professor Eulalie ‘Lally’ Hicks in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, that opens in theatres November 16.

Williams and Rowling announced the news while attending the Broadway premiere of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. “We’ve decided to tell you the name of my character for Fantastic Beasts,” Williams said in the clip.

“Professor Lally Hicks,” Rowling confirmed the news on Twitter, adding Hicks hails from Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardy. The fictional school is located in Massachusetts. Rowling also said Hicks will feature more heavily in the third Fantastic Beasts movie.

The Fantastic Beasts films are based on Rowling’s book Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which takes place in the Harry Potter universe.

McGregor helps Pooh find his friends in Christopher Robin

Ewan McGregor travels to the Hundred Acre Wood with Winnie the Pooh to help him find the rest of his animal friends in the latest trailer for Christopher Robin.

The clip features McGregor as an adult Christopher Robin who begins to rediscover his childhood after he is visited by Pooh in the real world.

After the pair find and gather the likes of Piglet, Eeyore, Tigger, Kanga, Roo, Rabbit and Owl, Robin returns home where he has lost sight of what is important in life, including his family. Pooh then decides it’s up to him and his friends to help Robin see the error in his ways after he has to miss out on a family vacation due to his job.

Christopher Robin, from director Marc Forster, is set to arrive in theatres on August 3.

Published in Dawn, Young World, June 23rd, 2018