Michelle Williams explains how her role in Marvel's Venom helps her grow as an actress.
Michelle Williams explains why she thinks Venom movies are important to her career. The actress first achieved major recognition for the lead role of herself in the teen drama The WB. on Dawson's Creek from 1998 to 2003. Williams then ventured into film and his breakthrough, Brokeback Mountain came in 2005. One of his most memorable performances in recent years was Manchester by the Sea in which he provided a beautiful portrayal. and heartbreaking for a grieving mother coping with the loss of her three young children.
While Williams has mostly starred in indie films with dark or tragic themes throughout her career, she is also known for her role in the Venom films as Anne Weying, a lawyer and ex-fiancée of investigative journalist Eddie Brock ( Tom Hardy). As Eddie's estranged girlfriend, Anne frequently assists him and Venom, even briefly hosting the alien symbiote at one point. This is a nod to Anne's future in the comics, as the character eventually becomes She-Venom, though she doesn't seem to have any plans for a standalone version. she-venom film in Sony's Spider-Man Universe.
In a recent profile for Variety's Williams, she reflected on many of her previous roles, including her recent franchise fees as Venom. During the interview, Williams offered her perspective on how her role as Anne Weying (a significant departure from many of her emotionally challenged characters) still challenges her as a performer and encourages her to grow, specifically in the scene in Venom: Let There Be Carnage. in which she is possessed by the symbiote. Read what Williams had to say below:
Pretending that a monster is getting into your body and then taking over and walking out of your body, that's hard. I want to keep growing and Venom is an important step in my growth.
Academy Award-caliber actors like Williams, who accept roles in franchises or other big-budget entertainment, have been commonly accused of taking easy paydays in between their more "serious" performances. So it's refreshing to hear a real perspective from an accomplished actor like Williams. Based on her comments, it seems that she takes her role in Venom as seriously as anyone else and sees it as a valuable opportunity to grow as an actor, despite the Venom movies being maligned by critics.
As Williams mentions, pretending that an alien symbiote is taking over your body in Venom can be as difficult for an actor as playing a grieving mother in Manchester by the sea, for example, questioning whether the dichotomy between the two types of performances should exist. While nothing has been confirmed yet, Williams will likely return as Anne Weying for the recently announced Venom 3 in which she could potentially take on the mantle of She-Venom more permanently, allowing Williams to further grow as an actress.
