One of the best performers in the business is Topher Grace, best known for his roles as Eric Forman on the Fox sitcoms That ’70s Show and That ’90s Show. He also appeared in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3, which debuted in 2007 and stars Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst as the primary characters, like Eddie Brock, a.k.a. Venom.

When the actor opted to leave the show in the seventh season but returned for the final episode, the ratings began to struggle and decline for the actor who played Eric Forman on That ’70s Show. Topher Grace was reportedly being considered for a huge superhero role, but sadly, it did not work out and he was offered a different part. Let’s find out more.

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Topher Grace

Topher Grace didn’t know why he was offered to play Venom in Spider-Man 3 

The actor who gained recognition and appreciation by appearing in That ‘70s Show, Topher Grace, portrayed the character of Eddie Brock a.k.a. Venom in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man shared during an interview with CinemaBlend in 2018 that

“I was a huge fan of the character of Venom when I was a kid, when Todd McFarlane brought him into the comic. I was a huge fan of it. And I was surprised and a little bit like ‘Huh?’ when they wanted me to play it.”

Topher Grace
Topher Grace as Venom in Spider-Man 3

Talking about the movie which premiered in 2007, the actor said to The Hollywood Reporter that he knows that the movie did well for Sony. A lot of people were not happy but said that the director, Sam Raimi, is very talented. He further said in the interview,

“I remember one time I was in ninth unit. (Laughs.) Ninth unit? It’s like he’s running a small country. This summer, there was a movie like that, where people are just slamming a big studio movie. I would love to see anyone who’s slamming one of those movies try to fit in Sam Raimi’s position. He was like the president of a small country — by the way, it had the gross national income of a small country, too. I have huge respect for him. I think, on the whole, he did such a fantastic job [on that trilogy].”

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Was Topher Grace supposed to play Peter Parker?

A recent tweet from an insider of the industry gained attention with the fact that Topher Grace was a better choice to play Peter Parker a.k.a., Spider-Man, rather than Tobey Maguire, who starred in the movie as the title character.

The tweet in no time gained a lot of replies from fans across the world with a user stating, “I’ve always said Topher Grace was born to play Peter Parker/Spider-Man and it’s a shame he never got a chance.”  A second user wrote, “I think that was the point of casting him as Venom in Spider-Man 3. He was supposed to be the darker version of Peter Parker.” 

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People believe Topher Grace would have made a better Peter Parker

A user online wrote, “Considering Raimi’s Eddie is a reflection of Peter, you ain’t far off.” The Twitter user shared, “It’s so strange to me they went with Topher Grace as Eddie Brock. I feel like he would’ve been better suited as Peter tbh.” 

Some of them wrote that Sam Raimi’s Eddie Brock is simply a dark version of Spider-Man, which makes sense for the director to hire Topher Grace as Venom. They said, “Yes, but that’s the point of their version. They were trying to make Eddie Brock in Spider-Man 3 be a dark reflection of Peter Parker. Interesting concept, needed better execution.” 

There have been no reports that Topher Grace was being considered for the part of Peter Parker, but people were impressed with his Eddie Brock portrayal and appreciated him.

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Topher Grace on Tom Hardy playing Venom

Topher Grace appeared as Venom in the third part of Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man and the movie received mixed to poor reviews because of the baggage of the villains that were involved in the story.

Eleven years later, Tom Hardy took over the reins and played Eddie Brock a.k.a. Venom in Venom, which premiered in 2018 Grace said on the Inside You podcast, “So when I look at it now, at the movie that’s coming out, I go, ‘That’s the guy’. In terms of how I think the guy should be played and who should play it.”

Topher Grace believes Tom Hardy was meant to play Venom
Topher Grace believes Tom Hardy was meant to play Venom

In his conversation with Inverse in 2018, he said, “To me — I truly mean this — I think Tom is the guy to play that role. I’m thrilled to watch it as a fan. I really mean that. I think he’s just the best dude. He’s proven he can make comic book villains amazing.”

Tom Hardy’s Venom was highly appreciated by the audience and the critics.

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