Updated On: 14 August, 2021 09:45 AM IST | Washington | ANI
The `Venom` sequel, which has been delayed several times amid the pandemic, was set to open on September 24 in the US and will now premiere on October 15

Tom Hardy. Picture/AFP
The release of Tom Hardy`s upcoming outing `Venom: Let There Be Carnage` has been delayed amid a surge in Covid-19 cases due in large part to the Delta variant. As per Variety, Sony Pictures has announced plans to delay the theatrical release of `Venom: Let There Be Carnage`, the studio`s upcoming comic book adventure. The `Venom` sequel, which has been delayed several times amid the pandemic, was set to open on September 24 in the US and will now premiere on October 15. The delay comes as Covid-19 cases are rising in the US due to the highly contagious Delta variant.
`Venom 2` once again stars Hardy as Eddie Brock, a journalist who has an alien symbiote living within him. Together, they are Venom. This time around, Woody Harrelson also stars after the actor portrayed serial killer Cletus Kasady in the post-credits scene for the first `Venom`, released in 2018.