Venom: Tom Hardy Says UFC Fighter Conor McGregor Inspired His Eddie Brock

While a lot of discussion for Venom deals with how the symbiote is handled, we barely get talk on Tom Hardy's portrayal of Eddie Brock. As it turns out, Hardy drew inspiration from UFC Fighter Conor McGregor to play Venom's human host.

Talking to RTE Entertainment (via ComicBook), Hardy says:

"There were more elements of Eddie Brock which needed to be pinned on somebody who's incredibly handy physically. And, obviously, Conor is incredibly handy physically… There was an aspect the studio wanted somebody who could fight, which they always do in these sort of hero movies. They want somebody who can have a scrap. Conor obviously wants to have a scrap with everybody, so that's useful. But then, there were elements like the neuroses of Woody Allen. So, if you put that and Conor together, there was that too."

If you know Peter Parker's character, it would seem that Eddie Brock in this movie is kind of a dark mirror. For one, Brock is also a journalist, but instead of the nerdy Peter, he's a supposed hot head who has no qualms about getting into fights.

Of course, Tom Holland's Spider-Man is still far from landing his photographer job at the Daily Bugle, but it would be impressive if Sony managed to build up the Venom and Spider-Man eventually meeting each other. There's even a rumor coming out that Holland will have a small cameo in this movie as Peter Parker.

Will Venom be part of the established MCU? A lot of people are certainly hoping so.

Venom hits theaters Oct. 5.

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