Michael Jordan’s Netflix Project Makes Surprise Appearance in ‘Venom’ Star Tom Hardy’s Latest Announcement

The Chicago Bulls ended their 90s dynasty on such a high note that they’ve created a buzzword out of it. Even Hollywood franchises aspire to have a glorious curtain drop the way the Bulls won the 1998 championship. This time Tom Hardy is suiting up in his dark symbiote persona for a final time. He’s hoping to not only recreate the success of his past two movies but also exceed the box office success. He’s invoking that energy with which Michael Jordan aimed to secure a second three-peat.

After much anticipation, the third installment of the Venom franchise is finally in development. Tom Hardy is on the set to play the anti-hero and he had to let everyone know. In a lengthy Instagram post, he expressed his gratitude for the cast and crew behind the blockbuster franchise. This might be equal to his ’98 Bulls team because he might have invoked a connection to them.

“V3N0M 3. The Last Dance,” he opened the essay in the caption. That is possibly a reference to Michael Jordan’s popular docuseries, The Last Dance, worth $10 million, on Netflix. Some fans speculate if the emojis and The Last Dance have a reference to the title. But it’s likely just alluding to the fact that Venom 3 is largely billed as the third and final installment in the series.

Filming resumed this month after the SAG-AFTRA strike that went on for 118 days ended on November 8. Hardy shared pictures from the set but without his symbiote costume.

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While this will reportedly be the final Venom movie, fan buzz is that it won’t be the last time we see Hardy as Venom in the expanding Spiderman universe. A different route from Jordan, who retired a second time following the ’98 championship. He’d return to the NBA one last time but not with the Bulls. Yet his sixth championship left a lasting impact that resonated in 2020.

MJ revolutionized a genre

At the peak of the 2020 lockdown, Netflix was the main fix with a library of true crime and stereotypical holiday movies. Michael Jordan released The Last Dance, giving an unprecedented boost to the sports documentary genre.

Netflix has built an a la carte selection, including the Untold series and Bill Russell: The Legend based off The Last Dance fame. It even resulted in fallouts between Jordan and others like Scottie Pippen and Isiah Thomas about their portrayal.

It’s no wonder that title has become something of a trendy term for a dynamic team ending on a high note. How would you rate Hardy’s reference to The Last Dance?

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