<p class="title">Andy Serkis has officially signed on to direct "Venom" sequel, days after the actor-filmmaker confirmed he was in talks with Sony executives for the role.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Soon after The Hollywood Reporter broke the news, Serkis on Tuesday took to Instagram to share the news.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tom Hardy will reprise his role as journalist Eddie Brock who unites with an alien symbiote to form Venom.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"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," he wrote.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Serkis will direct the film from Kelly Marcel's script.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Ruben Fleischer helmed the first part, which also featured Michelle Williams and a last-minute cameo by Woody Harrelson as villain Cletus Kasady/ Carnage.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The project marks Serkis' third directorial, after 2017's "Breathe" and "Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle" (2018).</p>
<p class="title">Andy Serkis has officially signed on to direct "Venom" sequel, days after the actor-filmmaker confirmed he was in talks with Sony executives for the role.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Soon after The Hollywood Reporter broke the news, Serkis on Tuesday took to Instagram to share the news.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tom Hardy will reprise his role as journalist Eddie Brock who unites with an alien symbiote to form Venom.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"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," he wrote.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Serkis will direct the film from Kelly Marcel's script.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Ruben Fleischer helmed the first part, which also featured Michelle Williams and a last-minute cameo by Woody Harrelson as villain Cletus Kasady/ Carnage.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The project marks Serkis' third directorial, after 2017's "Breathe" and "Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle" (2018).</p>