I’m not sure who this scientist could be; the Spider-Man fictional universe is littered with scientists, of both the mad and non-mad varieties, who could serve a plot purpose in the film, either aiding Brock in his quest, or trying to take his symbiote away from him.
We’ll know who she plays almost exactly one year from now, when Venom opens in theaters on October 5, 2018.
Sources say Slate will play a scientist in the film.
Michelle Williams and Riz Ahmed are also on board with Ruben Fleischer directing.