We met Tom Hardy in London with his dogs “Hi i’m Tom”

We met Tom hardy and Andy Serkis in London for Venom Let There Be Carnage. We tell you.

We are expected on the 3rd floor of the Corinthia Hotel near the Thames in central London. Some fans hang out in front of the entrance of this luxury hotel, hoping to see the star. We are told that Tom is late. But bowls and baskets for his dogs have been installed in the waiting room reserved for journalists. “Tom never travels without his dogs“we are told.

For Tommy Boy’s doggies.

We were also warned that Tom was not always easy. It is therefore a little with a lump in the stomach that we wait. The waiting room of a junket is a bit like that of a doctor. One after the other, the journalists are invited to pass in “la consultation room“Except that there, we are only two to wait, the rest of the invited media having preferred to opt for the remote zoom and not to tread the United Kingdom.

Tom finally arrives and surprise, Tom is in a great mood. “We have rarely seen him so playful“announces the Sony UK office. This is reassuring. Obviously, the actor is keen to defend his franchise, especially since he has contributed to the script for this sequel.

As we enter the famous interview room, the duo started their day with a series of zooms. But the two Englishmen seem as happy as we are to meet a real person.

“Hello, i’m Tom“send us Tom hardy, barefoot, in sports shorts ready for ju-jitsu, arms behind head, stretching. Total relaxation mode for the star of the film who displays the build of a bulldozer. It must be said that Tom Hardy is training for Havoc, action film by Gareth Evans (The Raid) that he shoots for Netflix in the wake of Tyler Rake. “This is the most physical shoot of my life“said ex Bane from DC.


Andy Serkis he opted for the Hawaiian shirt. The complicity between the two is obvious. When we point them out, Andy Serkis explains: “It was Tom who picked me up for Let There Be Carnage. I was surprised and truly honored. I consider him to be one of the best actors of his generation. He told me that he thought of me because of my past acting experience (Need we remember that Andy Serkis was Gollum in The Lord of the Rings and Caesar in The Planet of the Apes? – Ed). He wanted someone who could push him to his limits and properly showcase this schizophrenic Eddie Brock / Venom duality.“.

The interview is officially launched. 6m stopwatch. It’s short. We decide to start directly with a question to Tom. And to talk to him about his dogs, just to break the ice.

Smiling, available, happy to defend this film that he co-produced and whose story he initiated, Tom Hardy is a volunteer. The thing is, the London actor mumbles as much in reality as in his films. We remember the Anglo-Saxon spectators complaining of not understanding what he was saying under his Bane mask. Without a mask, it is sometimes the same. Tom is in his alternate universe alongside a sneering and fun Andy Serkis imitating Venom when asked what would happen if Venom met Gollum.



Junkets, by their lightning duration and their repetitive and mind-numbing nature for talent, are often frustrating. But when we have had the feeling that an exchange, however brief, is taking place, we ask for more. This is what Tom Hardy and Andy Serkis offered us that day.

We will ignore the arrival of a dog of Tom Hardy at the end of the interview and the journalist of Filmsactu launching as if he were Thomas VBD “his name is not Françoise isn’t it?“. What the person replied a little surprised ‘Françoise who?“.

What happens in the junkets in London sometimes deserves to remain in the junkets in London.

Venom Let There Be Carnage, currently in theaters