Sony releases the Venom: Let There Be Carnage movie trailer. Officially announced in January 2019, Venom 2 will see the return of Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock, a down on his luck reporter who's fused with an alien symbiote, giving him super-human powers. After being introduced in the Venom post-credits scene, Cletus Kasady (Woody Harrelson) aka Carnage is expected to be the main villain of the sequel. Venom: Let There Be Carnage also sees the return of Michelle Williams as Eddie's ex-girlfriend Anne Weying and Reid Scott as Dan Lewis, Anne's new boyfriend. Joining the franchise is Naomie Harris as Shriek, who is Carnage's love interest in the Marvel Comics.
Though Ruben Fleischer directed Venom, Andy Serkis was recruited to helm Venom: Let There Be Carnage, with Kelly Marcel taking over sole scripting duties after co-writing the first film with Jeff Pinkner and Scott Rosenberg. Initially planned for an October 2020 release, the Venom: Let There Be Carnage release date was delayed a year to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It's currently slated to hit theaters Sept. 24, 2021. Now, the studio has unveiled the very first footage from the upcoming sequel.
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Today, Sony released the Venom: Let There Be Carnage movie trailer and poster, offering a first look at the followup film. The footage featured reveals Eddie and Venom have settled into a kind of normal routine, with the symbiote cooking him breakfast and the both of them visiting the bodega run by Mrs. Chen (Peggy Lu). There's also plenty of setup for the conflict between Venom and Carnage, with the trailer featuring Harrelson's Cletus talking to Eddie and then him being experimented upon at Ravencroft, before finally being revealed in his symbiote form. Check out the Venom 2 movie trailer below.
When the first Venom movie released in 2018, it was met by mixed-to-negative reviews from critics, with many criticizing the chaotic nature of the film, and some likening it to the superhero movies of the early 2000s. However, Venom was an undeniable hit with moviegoers, grossing $856.1 million on a budget of $100-$116 million, ensuring it turned a profit. As such, Sony moved ahead with Venom 2, following through on the promise of the post-credits scene and making Venom's most popular antagonist - Carnage - a central figure in the sequel. Now based on the Let There Be Carnage trailer, it seems Serkis and Marcel haven't taken Venom's negative reviews too much to heart, and have instead leaned into the chaos of the first film.
Considering how much of a success Venom was with casual moviegoers, that may be the right move. One element of the first film that many viewers enjoyed was Eddie and Venom's relationship, which is again on display in all its weirdness in the trailer. If their dynamic throughout the entirety of Venom: Let There Be Carnage is similar, then it seems the sequel will deliver more strange buddy cop antics. As for Carnage, Harrelson's awful red wig is gone, which improves his human design from the first film, and his symbiote form looks good and creepy for the few moments it's on screen. Altogether, the Venom 2 movie trailer teases a film that will entertain those who enjoyed the first, but those who didn't like Venom may not be won over. More will be revealed when the Venom: Let There Be Carnage release date gets closer.
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