Venom: The Last Dance has dropped a final trailer, teasing Spider-Man star Rhys Ifans’s character.

The star portrayed Dr Curt Connors/Lizard in The Amazing Spider-Man, though appears to be playing a different role in the next Venom instalment.

In the trailer, Ifans’s hippie-like character is seen in the back of a van alongside Tom Hardy’s Eddie Brock, the closed captions confirming his character is called Martin.

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“There comes a time in every man’s life where you have to make a sacrifice,” he tells Eddie.

The upcoming movie will continue the story of Eddie and the titular symbiote, with Venom and Venom: Let There Be Carnage screenwriter Kelly Marcel stepping up to direct the sequel.

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Back in May, it was confirmed by Sony Motion Pictures Group chairman Tom Rothman that The Last Dance will be the final movie in the series.

Teasing future plans for Sony’s Marvel universe, he said: "When the last of the Spider-Verse movies comes with Phil Lord and Chris Miller, it's going to be a significant event, as will the next Tom Holland Spider-Man film."

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venom the last dance
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He added that the "third and last Venom is going to be huge".

As well as a returning Hardy and new addition Ifans, the threequel will star Ted Lasso's Juno Temple and Doctor Strange's Chiwetel Ejiofor.

Temple previously opened up about working on the film, telling Variety: "It's been so much fun, and I got to work with such cool people.

"I've been so lucky in my career to just have the most incredible casts. I can't wait for it to get out into the world. I think it's going to be a good one."

Venom: The Last Dance is set for release on October 25.

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