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"Everyone's got their thing. Maybe it's a break up. A death. An accident. Whatever it is, you used to be one thing. Now, you're something else. We all have our own problems. Our own issues. Our own... demons."
―Eddie Brock

Venom is a 2018 superhero film, based on the Marvel Comics characters Eddie Brock and Venom. It is the first film in the Venom trilogy, as well as the fisrt installment in the Sony's Spider-Man Universe. The film was released on October 3, 2018 internationally and on October 5, 2018 in the United States.

The film was directed by Ruben Fleischer and stars Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock/Venom, Michelle Williams as Anne Weying, Riz Ahmed as Dr. Carlton Drake/Riot, Scott Haze as Security Chief Roland Treece, Reid Scott as Dr. Dan Lewis, Jenny Slate as Dr. Dora Skirth and Melora Walters as Maria.

The film spawned two sequels: Venom: Let There Be Carnage in 2021 and Venom: The Last Dance in 2024.

Synopsis[]

One of Marvel's greatest and most complex characters takes center stage as Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) becomes the host for the alien symbiote Venom. As a journalist, Eddie has been trying to take down the notorious founder of the Life Foundation, genius Carlton Drake (Riz Ahmed) – and that obsession ruined his career and his relationship with his girlfriend, Anne Weying (Michelle Williams). Upon investigating one of Drake's experiments, the alien Venom merges with Eddie's body, and he suddenly has incredible new superpowers, as well as the chance to do just about whatever he wants. Twisted, dark, unpredictable, and fueled by rage, Venom leaves Eddie wrestling to control dangerous abilities that he also finds empowering and intoxicating. As Eddie and Venom need each other to get what they're looking for, they become more and more intertwined — where does Eddie end and Venom begin?[1]

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Eddie interviews Drake

While exploring space for new habitable worlds, a probe belonging to the bio-engineering corporation Life Foundation discovers a comet covered in symbiotic lifeforms. The probe returns to Earth with four samples, but one escapes and causes the ship to crash in Malaysia. The Life Foundation recovers the other three and transports them to their research facility in San Francisco, California, where they discover that the symbiotes cannot survive without oxygen-breathing hosts, which often fatally reject the symbiosis. Investigative journalist Eddie Brock reads about these human trials in a classified document in the possession of his fiancée Anne Weying, an attorney preparing a lawsuit defense for the Life Foundation. Brock confronts Life Foundation CEO Carlton Drake about the trials, leading to both Brock and Weying losing their jobs. Consequently, Weying ends their relationship.

Eddie escaping from the Life Foundation

Six months later, Drake's symbiosis trials are closer to success, though one of his symbiotes dies due to carelessness. Brock is approached by Dora Skirth, one of Drake's scientists who disagrees with his methods and wants to expose him. She helps Brock break into the research facility to search for evidence, and he learns that an acquaintance of his, a homeless woman named Maria, is one of the test subjects. Brock attempts to rescue Maria, but the symbiote possessing her transfers to his body without him realizing, leaving her dead. Brock escapes and soon begins displaying strange symptoms. He reaches out to Weying for help, and her new boyfriend, Doctor Dan Lewis, discovers the symbiote on examining Brock. Drake exposes Skirth to the remaining captive symbiote, killing both. This leaves the symbiote inside Brock as the only known surviving specimen.

Eddie feeling pain from noises

Drake sends mercenaries to retrieve the symbiote from Brock, but it manifests around his body as a monstrous creature that fights off the attackers. It later introduces itself to Brock as Venom and explains that the comet is searching for planets where the symbiotes can possess and devour the inhabitants. Venom offers to spare Brock if he helps the symbiotes achieve their goal, and Brock comes to enjoy the superhuman attributes that the symbiote imbues him with. Brock breaks into his old workplace to turn in evidence of Drake's crimes but is surrounded by SWAT officers and is forced to transform to escape. Weying witnesses this transformation and takes Brock back to Lewis's office, where they explain that the symbiote is slowly rotting Brock's internal organs. Brock notes that the symbiote has two weaknesses: high-pitched noises and fire. Although Venom claims that the organ damage can be prevented, Weying uses an MRI machine to help Brock separate from the symbiote. Brock is then captured by Drake's men.

Venom vs Riot fight 2

Meanwhile, the fourth symbiote, Riot, makes its way from Malaysia to San Francisco by hopping from body to body. It bonds with Drake, who agrees to take Riot in a Life Foundation space probe to collect the rest of the symbiotes and bring them to Earth. Weying reluctantly bonds with Venom so they can free Brock. When Brock and Venom are bonded again, the latter states that he has been convinced to help protect the Earth from his kind through his interactions with Brock, and the pair attempt to stop Riot and Drake with Weying's help. Venom damages the probe as it takes off, causing it to explode and kill both Riot and Drake. Weying believes Brock is no longer bonded to Venom after this, and that Venom also died in the explosion. However, the pair remain secretly bonded and set out to protect San Francisco by killing criminals.

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Brock also returns to journalism, and in a mid-credits scene, he is invited to interview incarcerated serial killer Cletus Kasady, who promises carnage when he escapes.

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In March 2016, it was announced that Sony Pictures Entertainment was moving forward with a standalone film by hiring Dante Harper to write the script for the film with Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach producing. The film would have no connection to the Marvel Cinematic Universe version of Spider-Man and would be set in its own continuity.[2][3][4]

It was announced by Sony that the spin-off would be released on October 5, 2018 with Alex Kurtzman directing the film.[5][6]

On May 19, 2017, Sony announced that Tom Hardy would star as Eddie Brock and Ruben Fleischer would direct the film.[7][8]

Originally reported as its own continuity (along with Silver & Black starring Silver Sable and Black Cat) which would exclude Spider-Man called Sony's Marvel Universe.[9]

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  1. ↑ VENOM Wrap
  2. ↑ Spider-Man Spinoff Venom Revived at Sony (Exclusive)
  3. ↑ Tom Rothman on Spider-Man Spin-Off Movies and When We'll See the First Dark Tower Trailer
  4. ↑ Venom Isn't In the MCU, Confirms Infinity War Co-Director
  5. ↑ Venom Movie Lands 2018 Release Date at Sony
  6. ↑ Exhibitor Relations Co. on Twitter
  7. ↑ Sony Pictures on Twitter
  8. ↑ Tom Hardy to Star in Venom, Ruben Fleischer to Direct
  9. ↑ Venom movie described as "sci-fi horror", eyes an R-rating, and may kickstart its own Marvel Universe

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