Tom Hardy Splits Into Two Very Opposite Personalities In New Venom Trailer

Tom Hardy is rapidly spiraling into a dark place in the new Venom trailer.


While the opening trailer clued us in to the general plot of the movie, the second dives deeper into the anti-hero's origin and the emotional tug-of-war between the human Eddie Brock and his alien symbiote. With each other, they form Venom, a "higher life form," as Dr. Carlton Drake (Riz Ahmed), clear antagonist, describes.


Meanwhile, it remains fully unclear why this human/symbiote combo is better than just plain human beings, since it seems impulse control is a massive problem as Eddie repeatedly tries and fails to subdue his body's aggressive urges.


Plus, Eddie doesn't seem particularly happy in his so-called evolved state. The reporter describes his experience as having been "taken" and the stress is visible in his more and more shadowy face. "We cannot just hurt people," Eddie attempts to command, while his second-half deems, "We can do whichever we want."


The action-packed trailer isn't without some lightness. Eddie casually describing his alter-ego as a "parasite" in the last moments of the three-minute clip is hilariously mild, distributing a glimmer of the comedic relief Venom will weave through its thrilling narrative.


Check out the second trailer above. Venom hits theaters October 5.