Sony Pictures boss Tom Rothman is enlisting the help of a longtime friend on one of the studio's biggest projects, as veteran X-Men producer Hutch Parker has joined the producing team of Venom 2, Collider has learned. Andy Serkis is directing from a script by Kelly Marcel, and the sequel is bringing back the original producing team of Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach and Amy Pascal. An industry source tells Collider that Parker is "a total pro" who came aboard Venom 2 a couple months ago due to his experience with Marvel movies, as well as his relationship with …

X-Men movie franchise producer Hutch Parker joins the Venom 2 creative team. Director Andy Serkis will begin production on the sequel in November.

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The mutant heroes and villains are about to enter a new era.