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San Francisco locals in the northern parts of the city may have heard booms and motorcycle revving as a result of Marvel's "Venom" filming around town, but now residents have been catching glimpses of the film's stars up close.

The production has been running around North Beach, Nob Hill and the Tenderloin over the last couple weeks, but it appears that its marquee actors have only just arrived.

Some people, like one guy on the Embarcadero, saw Hardy on a quick film break and snapped a pic with him near Hi Dive Bar.

"Got the pic and then said, 'Really appreciate it and can't wait to see the film!'" the fan wrote of the moment on Reddit. "Proceeded to try and not geek out as I walked away lol I mean, he's a Batman and Spider-Man villain for god sake!"

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Others saw the production in action. One person saw the filming of an interesting scene where Hardy's character, Eddie Brock/Venom, appears to be attacked by something that will likely be CGI'd in later:

Another two showed a seemingly tense scene between Hardy's Eddie and Williams' Anne:

There were a number of instances where the stars were seen:

"Venom," out in October 2018, stars Hardy as Eddie Brock and Williams as his wife (and potential She-Venom), Anne Weying.

In the comic book stories, Brock, a journalist who grew up in San Francisco, becomes host to a Symbiote, a dangerous alien parasite that gives Brock superpowers. Riz Ahmed, Jenny Slate and Scott Haze are also reportedly in the cast.

Alyssa Pereira is an SFGATE staff writer. Email her at apereira@sfchronicle.com or find her on Twitter at @alyspereira.

