Tony Todd, the voice of Spider-Man 2’s Venom amongst many different roles, has died at 69. Deadline was the primary to report the information.
Todd appeared in quite a few roles throughout an extended profession relationship again to the Nineteen Eighties, together with Platoon, Final Destination, and Star Trek: The Next Generation, the place he performed Worf’s misplaced brother, Kurn. Todd’s profession in horror, which included a title position in 1992’s Candyman, earned him a Lifetime Achieveement Award on the New York City Horror Film Festival.
More lately, Todd had a starring position in Insomniac’s Spider-Man 2, and we spoke to him about embodying the essence of Venom forward of final yr’s launch. Todd additionally hinted that Insomniac had solely used 10 p.c of his character’s dialogue, setting off hypothesis of a DLC that in the end by no means materialized.
Insomniac wrote in a press release launched shortly after Todd’s dying, “Insomniac Games is heartbroken by the passing of our pal Tony Todd. He introduced a lot pleasure to our studio in the course of the manufacturing of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 and to many followers around the globe together with his inimitable voice and presence. We are Venom… perpetually.”
— Insomniac Games (@insomniacgames) November 9, 2024
Other followers additionally paid tribute to Todd, calling him a “horror legend” in addition to a terrific character actor. Bloody Disgusting Editor in Chief John Squires wrote, “The lack of Tony Todd is a monumental loss for the horror world. One of the all-time greats. We say it lots. Horror icon. Horror legend. He embodied all of that. Made each film he was in higher. A staple of the conference scene. A real member of this horror household. Deeply unhappy.”
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