‘Ted Lasso’s Juno Temple Lands Lead Role In Sony and Marvel’s ‘Venom 3’
With her hit Apple series Ted Lasso coming to a close, Emmy nominee Juno Temple looks to have found a major global franchise to follow it up with as sources tell Deadline she is in negotiations to co-star in Sony and Marvel’s Venom 3. Tom Hardy is set to return as the titular character with the franchise’s longtime writer Kelly Marcel taking over the directing reins.
Sony and Temple’s reps had no comment on the casting.
Marcel and Hardy also will produce, with Marcel writing the screenplay from a story she and Hardy wrote. Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, Amy Pascal and Hutch Parker also are producing.
Plot details are unknown other then Hardy is returning as the lethal protector Venom following the first two films grossing a combined $1.36 billion worldwide. It also is unknown who will be joining Hardy from previous films or whether any characters from the Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters will be joining the film.
Who Temple will be playing is being kept under wraps.
While Temple was known for roles in such projects as Vinyl, Killer Joe and Atonement, her role as the delightful Keeley Jones on Apple’s massive hit series Ted Lasso helped put her on the map of up-and-coming leading ladies, and landing this coveted role shows that she was the producers’ top choice for the part, as insiders say. Her performance on Ted Lasso has earned Emmy and SAG nominations for each of the seasons it has aired, and she is sure to be in the mix this Emmy season as well.
With the series coming to an end, Temple already has been busy setting up that future slate, starting with the hit FX anthology series Fargo. The fifth season is about to wrap shooting, and she is set to be front and center of Noah Hawley’s latest installment of the series.
She is repped by UTA, B-Side Management, Maison 2 and Lichter Grossman Nichols.
Source: Deadline
