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| Venom film series | |
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| Based on | Marvel Comics |
| Produced by |
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Production companies |
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| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
Release date | 2018–2024 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | Total (2 films): $226 million |
| Box office | Total (2 films): $1.3630 billion |
Venom is an American superhero film series based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. The series consists of three films: Venom, released in 2018, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, released in 2021 and Venom: The Last Dance, set to be released in 2024.
The films are produced by Columbia Pictures, Marvel Entertainment, Tencent Pictures, Arad Productions, Matt Tolmach Productions, Pascal Productions, Hutch Parker Entertainment and Hardy, Son & Baker, with Sony Pictures Releasing obtaining the rights for the films.
Films
[edit]| Films | U.S. release date | Director(s) | Screenwriter(s) | Story by | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venom | October 5, 2018 | Ruben Fleischer[1] | Jeff Pinkner, Scott Rosenberg & Kelly Marcel | Jeff Pinkner & Scott Rosenberg | Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach & Amy Pascal |
| Venom: Let There Be Carnage | October 1, 2021 | Andy Serkis | Kelly Marcel | Tom Hardy & Kelly Marcel | Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, Amy Pascal, Kelly Marcel, Tom Hardy & Hutch Parker |
| Venom: The Last Dance | October 25, 2024 | Kelly Marcel |
Venom (2018)
[edit]Venom is a 2018 American superhero film directed by Ruben Fleischer, featuring the Marvel Comics character of the same name. The film is produced by Columbia Pictures, in association with Tencent Pictures, Marvel, Arad Productions, Matt Tolmach Productions, and Pascal Pictures, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing.
The film introduces Venom, an alien symbiote and Eddie Brock, an investigative journalist and the host of Venom. Eddie is trying to take down Carlton Drake, the notorious and brilliant founder of the Life Foundation. While investigating one of Drake's experiments, Eddie's body merges with the alien Venom; leaving him with superhuman strength and power. Twisted, dark and fueled by rage, Venom tries to control the new and dangerous abilities that Eddie finds so intoxicating.
The film was released on October 5, 2018.
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
[edit]Venom: Let There Be Carnage, the second film, was released on October 1, 2021, taking place after the events of the first film. The film was directed by Andy Serkis.
After a failed public execution, deranged serial killer Cletus Kasady becomes the host to an alien symbiote, Carnage. In order to stop Cletus and Carnage from making a killing spree, Venom and Eddie must put aside their differences to stop their reign of terror.
Venom: The Last Dance (2024)
[edit]Venom: The Last Dance is the third and last film of the Venom film series. The film is directed by Kelly Marcel, who served as the screenplay writer for the first and second film.
The film is scheduled to be released on October 25, 2024.
Cast and characters
[edit]This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in more than two films in the series.
- An empty, dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
- V indicates a voice-only role.
- Y indicates a younger version of the character.
| Character | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Venom | Venom: Let There Be Carnage | Venom: The Last Dance | |
| Venom / Eddie Brock | Tom Hardy Brad VenableV | ||
| Anne Weying | Michelle Williams | ||
| Riot / Carlton Drake | Riz Ahmed | ||
| Roland Treece | Scott Haze | ||
| Dan Lewis | Reid Scott | ||
| Dora Skirth | Jenny Slate | ||
| Maria | Melora Walters | ||
| John Jameson | Chris O'Hara | ||
| Mrs. Chen | Peggy Lu | ||
| Carnage / Cletus Kasady | Woody Harrelson Jack BandeiraY |
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| Shriek / Frances Barrison | Naomie Harris Olumide OlorunfemiY |
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| Peter Parker / Spider-Man | Tom Holland (cameo) | ||
| J. Jonah Jameson | J. K. Simmons (cameo) | ||
| Toxin / Patrick Mulligan | Stephen Graham | ||
| TBA | Chiwetel Ejiofor | ||
| TBA | Juno Temple | ||
| TBA | Rhys Ifans | ||
| TBA | Alanna Ubach | ||
| TBA | Clark Backo | ||
Additional crew and production details
[edit]| Film | Detail | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composer | Editor | Production companies |
Distributor | Running time | |
| Venom | Ludwig Göransson | Maryann Brandon (c/o Alan Baumgarten first film, Stan Salfas second film) | Columbia Pictures, Marvel Entertainment, Tencent Pictures, Arad Productions, Matt Tolmach Productions & Pascal Pictures (c/o Hutch Parker Entertainment & Hardy, Son & Baker third film) | Sony Pictures Releasing | 1hr 52 mins (112 minutes) |
| Venom: Let There Be Carnage | Marco Beltrami | 1hr 37 mins (97 minutes) | |||
| Venom: The Last Dance | TBA | TBA | TBA | ||
Reception
[edit]Box office and financial performance
[edit]| Film | Release date | Box office revenue | Budget | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Foreign | Worldwide | ||||
| Venom | October 5, 2018 | $213,515,506 | $642,569,645 | $856,085,161 | $100–116 million | [2] |
| Venom: Let There Be Carnage | October 1, 2021 | $213,550,366 | $293,313,226 | $506,863,592 | $110 million | [3] |
| Venom: The Last Dance | October 25, 2024 | TBA | TBA | TBA | $110+ million | |
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Critical and public response
[edit]| Film | Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score |
Metacritic Metascore |
CinemaScore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venom | 30%[4] (362 reviews) |
35/100[5] (46 reviews) |
B+ |
| Venom: Let There Be Carnage | 57%[6] ( reviews) |
49/100[7] ( reviews) |
B+ |
| Venom: The Last Dance | % ( reviews) |
/100 ( reviews) |
References
[edit]- ^ Busch, Anita (May 19, 2017). "Tom Hardy Is 'Venom' In New Sony Marvel Film To Be Directed By Ruben Fleischer". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 20, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
- ^ "Venom (2018)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ "Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ "Venom". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ "Venom". Metacritic.
- ^ "Venom: Let There Be Carnage". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ "Venom: Let There Be Carnage". Metacritic.