Tom Hardy and Riz Ahmed on their new comic book movie, Venom PLUS TRAILER
Tom Hardy's son must think he has a pretty cool dad.
After all, the 41-year-old is the latest actor to play a superhero - and no ordinary superhero either.
Londoner Hardy takes on the role of Eddie Brock, who becomes the host for an alien symbiote Venom, in the film of the same name.
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Hide AdAnd he says one appeal of the character was the fact that his 10-year-old, Louis, would be able to watch him on screen.
"My son was telling me all about him - he loves Venom.
"He's is a great character to play because Venom is ruthless and, basically, there are no rules. He's so complex."
So, has Louis (whose mum is Hardy's ex, Rachael Speed) seen clips of his dad as the terrifying-looking Venom yet?
"He's seen all of it actually, before it got its rating," says the Peaky Blinders star, before adding with a gentle chuckle: "So that was, in hindsight, probably a bit neglectful."