It’d be a crime not to star as Venom

Tom Hardy said he used his experiences of playing the Kray twins while preparing for the role of Marvel anti-hero Venom.

The British actor played the notor ious London gangsters in 2015’s Legend.

In Venom, Hardy is Eddie Brock, an investigative journalist who is taken over by an alien.

Speaking at San Diego Comic-Con in the US, Hardy said he was inspired by his previous role of having to portray two people.

He said he read the script and fell in love with Venom, adding that he was “a bit of a geek with acting”.

He described f i lming as a “slow and methodical recording experience” due to the competing personalities of Brock and the symbiotic alien.

Hardy was then asked why he wanted to play the anti-hero and said: “Venom is by far, for me, the coolest Marvel superhero there is. I like the way he looks, first and foremost.”

He added that his son is a big Venom fan and he really wanted to do something he could watch.

Hardy, 40, who has also starred in The Dark Knight Rises , Incept ion and Dunkirk, said Brock ’ s “ethical code is way off but he believes in doing the right thing – he means well”.

The director of Venom, Ruben Fleischer, said there was “no one more perfect” than Hardy to play the character. Venom will be released in October. The British & Irish Lions and Maori All Blacks engage during a match at Rotorua International Stadium in Rotorua, New Zealand.

The match was played in wet conditions and ended with a 10-32 win for the Lions.

All players in the All Blacks must have a confirmed Maori whakapapa or genealogy.