VENOM THE LAST DANCE Chiwetel Ejiofor's Mystery role Revealed

Many have speculated online about Chiwetel Ejiofor's role in Venom: The Last Dance since he joined the Sony Pictures threequel.

He may be a Mordo Variant, a wild theory. General Orwell Taylor, a classic Venom villain who led the Jury, has always been the most likely candidate. We now know Ejiofor's second Marvel role, and it's not who we expected.

Sony Pictures Korea's social media tie-in comic and yesterday's Venom: The Last Dance New York Comic Con panel confirmed Rex Strickland as the actor. Rex was a U.S. Army soldier in the Vietnam War when S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Nick Fury gave him the chance to become a super-soldier by bonding with a mysterious alien symbiote.

As "Tyrannosaurus," Rex was one of the "Sym-Soldiers" who lost control of their alien suits. He died a hero and his mind was stored in Symbiote Hive-Mind as a Codex, allowing the alien costume to take his form. Since Rex led the fight against Knull, his inclusion in this movie may not be surprising.