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New Details On the ‘Venom’ Script

Written on April 9th, 2009 by Kofi Outlaw 
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New Details On the ‘Venom’ Script

Superhero Hype recently caught up with Rhett Resse and Paul Wernick, the two screenwriters who penned a first draft of the Venom spin-off for Sony Pictures. The resulting discussion yielded a few choice tidbits about how the screenwriters view Venom, and what Sony and Marvel may be envisioning for the project.

The big question I know is on Venom fans’ minds: will we be getting the crappy Spider-Man 3 Venom? Or will the spin-off finally get the character right?


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Creator Doesn’t Think Venom Can Carry A Movie

Written on September 5th, 2008 by Vic Holtreman 
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Creator Doesn’t Think Venom Can Carry A Movie

As part of the Spider-Man 4/5 story that just broke, Deadline Hollywood also reported that Sony is moving forward with a movie about Venom, one of the villains in Spider-Man 3. Without giving specifics, the word is that a pair of screenwriters have been hired to start work on the script.

The interesting thing is that Todd MacFarlane, one of the creators of the character, doesn’t think Venom can work very well as the “hero” of a movie.


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Finally, Some Venom Movie News

Written on July 30th, 2008 by Vic Holtreman 
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Finally, Some Venom Movie News

The Hollywood Reporter has floated news that there is finally some movement on the long awaited (by fanboys) Venom movie.

The last time there was any news of note was back in February of this year that Sony had met with some “A-list writers” to pen a Venom screenplay. It seems that the main guy on that list was Jacob Estes, who has wrtten Nearing Grace and Mean Creek.

Yeah, I haven’t heard of either of those either, but that’s ok, because he’s out and someone else will be coming in to write the script.


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Is Venom Really Getting His Own Movie?

Written on February 3rd, 2008 by Vic Holtreman 
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Is Venom Really Getting His Own Movie?

We haven’t mentioned the Venom movie since last August here at Screen Rant because frankly, there’s been nothing to say about it.

Back then we reported that Avi Arad said that things are coming along “awesome” regarding the Venom movie, but was tight-lipped regarding casting or any other details. I guess that with the writers’ strike things have been dead in the water, but with Marvel recently cutting a side deal with the WGA it seems that things may be moving forward with this film.


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Avi Arad Talks Spider-Man 4 And… Venom?

Written on August 6th, 2007 by Vic Holtreman 
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Avi Arad Talks Spider-Man 4 And… Venom?

[UPDATE: Is the Venom Movie Moving Finally Moving Forward?]

Avi Arad recently sat down with Garth of DarkHorizons.com to discuss his involvement in the upcoming movie Bratz (which no, I will NOT be covering here on Screen Rant!) and some Marvel projects came up in the discussion.

In particular it seems that things are moving forward, albeit at an early stage, for Spider-Man 4. At this point it’s just at the discussion level with Sony Pictures. What was a surprise for me was the fact that there is a Venom movie in development! I had not heard this previously.


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Final Spider-Man 3 Venom-centric Trailer

Written on March 23rd, 2007 by Vic Holtreman 
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Final Spider-Man 3 Venom-centric Trailer

So you’ve probably already heard that the new (and final) Spider-Man 3 trailer is online. Of course if you were one of the folks who’ve seen 300 then you’ve already seen this trailer on a big, giant screen.

This trailer concentrates a lot more on Venom than previous footage has and seems to show that Venom is indeed the main antagonist in the film. It seems like Harry and Sandman are more like the triggers for Venom gaining power than anything else.


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Looks Like Venom Is From Outer Space

Written on March 14th, 2007 by Vic Holtreman 
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Looks Like Venom Is From Outer Space

There are some new photos from Spider-Man 3 over at Joblo.com including the one above. If you ask me this image settles the question of whether in the movie Venom will be from outer space. That’s Peter Parker’s moped in the foreground (as if you didn’t know).

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Spider-Man 3: Venom Has Black Webbing

Written on March 13th, 2007 by Vic Holtreman 
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Spider-Man 3: Venom Has Black Webbing

So Venom has black webbing? Here’s a new pic showing Spiderman snagged by the long-tongued, big-fanged dude. Sadly I must admit that I have never read an issue of Spiderman that had Venom in it as a villain (I know! Can you believe it?). So can anyone tell me, does the uber-evil villain in black have black webbing in the comic book?

You can find the original image at the link below. I tweaked it for a clearer look at Venom.

Source: ComicBookMovie

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Big Honking Spiderman 3 Preview

Written on March 5th, 2007 by Vic Holtreman 
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Big Honking Spiderman 3 Preview

Update: You can now see the preview right here!

For the next 24 hours only you can go to NBC.com and catch a seven minute preview of Spiderman 3. Personally I fast forwarded through the first half because what I wanted to see was some ACTION.

I hate to admit it, but although I found James Franco’s portrayal of Harry Osborne kind of weepy in the first couple of films, his scenes in the preview as (correct me if I’m wrong) Hobgoblin are really excellent. He seems absolutely ferocious and it works great. And gone is that silly Power Rangers version of the costume, replaced with a more Ninja-like outfit.

Here are a few more images from the preview:


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Spiderman 3: Clear Look At Venom!

Written on January 12th, 2007 by Vic Holtreman 
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Spiderman 3: Clear Look At Venom!

A while back I had a screen cap of what venom looked like from the Spiderman 3 trailer and I did my best to clean it up to make it clear. Well Sideshow Collectibles, which sells really quality movie-related toys and collectibles has for an articulated Venom figure from Spiderman 3.

If you don’t mind seeing what Venom is going to look like in clear detail (consider yourself warned!), go ahead and click on the thumbnails below for a much larger view.


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Brand New (Awesome!) Spiderman 3 Trailer

Written on November 14th, 2006 by Vic Holtreman 
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Brand New (Awesome!) Spiderman 3 Trailer

Ifilm is hosting a hot off the press, brand new Spiderman 3 trailer. It’s over 2 minutes long and is a genuine trailer (as opposed to a teaser).

Looks freakin’ excellent to me and right up there with the first two Spiderman movies. We get plenty of looks at Sandman (who was cast PERFECTLY) as well as more Venom background. I’m still concerned that they may be trying to squeeze in too much with three bad guys… well, actually it looks like the way they’re portraying Venom he’s not an actual character, but we’ll have to see.

On the flip side what I did like was seeing the Peter is finally going to tell Harry that he didn’t kill his father. Of course that doesn’t mean that Harry will believe it.
Click here to see it in a variety of video formats.

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Spiderman 3 Trailer

Written on June 27th, 2006 by Vic Holtreman 
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Spiderman 3 Trailer

Update: Click here for the new Spiderman 3 trailer released November 2006.

It’s out and it’s very cool and if there was any doubt Venom is in it, doubt no more.

Pretty sweet if you ask me, with the same level of integrity as the previous two films.

Click here for a variety of Quicktime formats.

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Spiderman 3: Juggling Too Many Characters?

Written on January 20th, 2006 by Vic Holtreman 
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Spiderman 3: Juggling Too Many Characters?

So how many characters can a superhero movie sustain and still give each enough screen time that we get to know and care about them? Based on recent news it’s looking like besides Spiderman we have:

- Mary Jane Watson
- The Sandman
- Venom
- Gwen Stacy
- Harry Osborne (Hobgoblin?)

Venom was confirmed a couple of days ago as was the addition of Gwen Stacy (to be played by Bryce Dallas Howard). I think it’s pretty cool that they’re finally putting the Gwen character in a Spidey movie but I’m wondering how they’ll be working her in?


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Ok, so it’s *not* Venom after all

Written on March 29th, 2005 by Vic Holtreman 
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Ok, so it’s *not* Venom after all

Call it wishful thinking about the whole “Venom is the villain in Spiderman 3” thing, but it looks like it ain’t gonna happen. According to AICN, there is artwork all over the production offices of the upcoming Spidey flick indicating that the villain will be Sandman.

Realistically, this makes more sense than Venom from a marketing and box office standpoint. There are some things that are just creepy in drawn or animated form that would be scary as hell in live action, and Venom is one of them. When I think of that character in a live action film, for some reason Spawn comes to mind.

Sandman, if done right (and I have no doubt he will be), will make for a visually interesting villain and is much less intimidating for the kiddies, upon whom much bank will be made.

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Spiderman 3 villain slip of the lip?

Written on March 22nd, 2005 by Vic Holtreman 
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Spiderman 3 villain slip of the lip?

Ok, so you already know that Thomas Hayden Church has been cast as a villain in Spiderman 3… but which villain? Now that is the question.

The following may be either an “oops” moment during an interview, or just misdirection, but the thing is that it actually makes sense.

Tim Phoenix is a special effects guy who did work on Spiderman 2, and is currently working on Where the Wild Things Are, and the Pirates of the Caribbean sequel. During an interview with a local paper in which he talked about how fortunate he feels with all the big projects he’s been fortunate to be involved in he apparently let slip that he was working on conceptual designs for the upcoming Spidey flick.

What designs?


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Survivor All-Stars Finale = Sensory Overload

Written on May 10th, 2004 by Vic Holtreman 
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Survivor All-Stars Finale = Sensory Overload

This had to be the wildest Survivor conclusion in the series entire run. It was obvious that even Jeff Probst (the host of the show) was caught off-balance.

The final on-island episode was a jaw-dropper. With a million dollars on the line, neither Rob nor Amber trusted each other enough to forfeit immunity. The closing remarks/questions by the jury had the most venom since the first season. Lex’s and Alicia’s speech had been percolating for a while, but Tom’s dissing of Rob at the end almost made me spill my drink.

The “after the vote” portion of the show could have gone on for another 30 minutes easily. There was just so much to process. The producers are going to have a heck of a time following up this latest run.

Let’s summarize:


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