Sope Aluco
Nigerian-born actress Sope Aluco, who was part of Black Panther, has inked a deal to join the cast of Marvel’s Venom, Sony’s Spiderman spinoff starring Tom Hardy in the title role.
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Aluko, who played the spiritual leader, Shaman in Black Panther, joins Michelle Williams and Riz Ahmed in the stand-alone film, which is expected to be unrelated to the Spider-Man cinematic universe.
Details of the film, and Aluko’s role in it are sketchy beyond the teaser trailer released a while back, but Marvel’s Venom is billed to land in theatres, October 5 this year. Produced by Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, and Amy Pascal, Marvel’s Venom is expected to launch another profitable franchise for Sony.
Source: G Entertainment
