Great VENOM Trailer Experience the new VENOM trailer! The film, directed by Ruben Fleischer (Gangster Squad, 30 Minutes or Less), stars Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Jenny Slate, Riz Ahmed, and Woody Harrelson. VENOM will be released in theaters on October 5. When Eddie Brock acquires the powers of a symbiote, he will have to release his alter-ego “Venom” to save his life.