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'Venom' not part of Marvel Cinematic Universe, confirms Joe Russo

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"Avengers: Infinity War" co-director Joe Russo has confirmed that Tom Hardy's Venom, one of the most popular Marvel Comics antihero, is not part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Speaking to school students at Iowa City High, the filmmaker was asked whether "Venom" would become a part of the MCU, to which he replied, "No, that's a Sony property."

The Sony project also features Riz Ahmed, Michelle Williams and Jenny Slate, reported Reddit.

Directed by Ruben Fleischer, it is scheduled to release on October 5.

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First Published: May 07 2018 | 9:40 AM IST

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