As the days count down to “The Notorious” Conor McGregor’s return to the Octagon, it was recently revealed that the UFC superstar played a key role in bringing to life Tom Hardy’s character in the upcoming film ‘Venom‘.
Speaking to RTE Entertainment, Hardy said McGregor was a “key note” to getting the character right because the former two-division mixed martial arts champion “wants to have a scrap with everybody.” Hardy will be playing the dual roles of Eddie Brock and Venom in the movie that is scheduled to be released Oct. 5 in the United States.
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“I don’t think he’d be bothered, really,” Hardy said to RTE Entertainment. “Conor doesn’t strike me as the type of person who might be that bothered!
“It was not Venom: he was not based on him. There were more elements of Eddie Brock which needed to be pinned on somebody who’s incredibly handy physically. And, obviously, Conor is incredibly handy physically.
Unfortunately, the Oscar-nominated actor noted fans probably won’t recognize McGregor’s mannerismson the screen because it “was more of an interior choice.” That means if you were hoping to see Hardy imitate McGregor’s distinctive strut with his arms swinging in the film, don’t reserve your seat.
Venom is an alien symbiote who needs a human host to survive and Hardy plays the anti-hero and investigative journalist Eddie Brock, the character who first becomes Venom, in the new Spider-Man spin-off.
Hardy, who is no stranger to superhero franchises having played Bane in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises in 2012, said he drew on a mix of inspirations for the Venom movie, and that McGregor was a “key note”.
