Michelle Williams is starring alongside Tom Hardy in Venom, and it's all but confirmed that she'll be taking on the role of She-Venom.

According to ScreenRant, Michelle revealed she'll be playing Ann Weying in Sony's Spider-Man spinoff.

In the comics, Weying is Eddie Brock's (Tom Hardy) ex-wife and a successful lawyer. She eventually becomes She-Venom, aka The Bride of Venom.

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When asked by ScreenRant what she could say about her role, Michelle replied: "I've done one other movie where I was asked to track a tennis ball with my eyes and pretend it was a giant creature thing.

"Not my favourite thing in the world to do, but it is a skill set and I'm trying to learn it. And uh, she's, geez, what can I tell you? Not too much right now."

It was previously reported that Venom – which also stars Jenny Slate and Riz Ahmed – would feature a female version in the shape of Ann Weying.

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Zombieland's Ruben Fleischer will direct the project, while Fifty Shades of Grey scriptwriter Kelly Marcel, Scott Rosenberg (Jumanji) and Jeff Pinkner are signed up for writing duties.

Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach are producing the movie, along with former Sony Chairperson Amy Pascal, who oversaw the first Sony/Marvel film Spider-Man: Homecoming.

Venom opens in cinemas on October 5, 2018.

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