Trailer and poster for Venom: Let There Be Carnage

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[thanekos]

I'm kind of surprised that it's not Venom: Maximum Carnage.

[cyberghostface]

Yeah "Let there be Carnage" is such a clunky title. 'Maximum Carnage' would have been a lot better.

[icon_uk]

They're saving that for a potential sequel, or possibly a Carnage spin-off?

[tinygaylaura]

It looks fun though :)

[cypherfdp]

I know that this is simply the way things are now, but all the hawking of potential sequels and spin-offs makes my head spin

[iamrman]

Ow, the edge!

[icon_uk]

But at least it's leavened by the delightfully chaotic Eddie/Venom "double" act! :)

I have little interest in the comic Venom, and you KNOW this isn't my favourite Marvel alien/human gestalt, but if this is as much fun as the first Venom movie, I'll be happy.

[iamrman]

Yes, I suppose the Eddie/Venom shenanigans from the first movie were quitefun.

Was it me, or did Venom's voice sound kind of like Schwarzenegger?

[tinygaylaura]

Me too!

I really loved how the first movie portrayed Venom and Eddie and I'm looking forward to more of that from this film as well :)

[stubbleupdate]

I saw those people referred to as pizza cutters the other day. All edge, no point

[lordultimus]

Gotta admit, Carnage looks pretty sick.

[mazway_75]

So they're putting in Shriek too? And maybe Toxin? Interesting but the first film was surprisingly fun so this could be too.

[lizard_of_aus]

Somehow I doubt it. While it could be cool, I don't trust the studio to think that far outside the box. Which is saying something, because Shriek really ought to be in said box to begin with.

EDIT: I sit corrected, Wikipedia says those two characters are in fact going to be in the film. Time will tell if either or both of them get to show off their comics powers.

[icon_uk]

There's not much point in having Shriek if she's not going to have her sonic abilities, especially since it ties in to a weakness the Symbiiotes have.

[lizard_of_aus]

True, but I wouldn't put it past the studio to have the female character around just as a personalityless prop, arm candy for the designated Big Bad.

[cainofdreaming]

Will Harrelson do the whole song? That'd be worth the whole movie in itself.

[silverhammerman]

Very excited for this one, the first Venom movie's weird "superhero movie circa 2003" vibes really worked for me, coming as such a contrast to what we usually see now.

I think there could be a lot of fun to be had by having Venom/Carnage's homicidally antagonistic parent/child relationship run through the "chaotic" weirdo energy that Tom Hardy brought the Eddie Brock/Venom and which will hopefully be matched by Harrelson's Cletus Kasady/Carnage. Really hoping that Harrelson gets to do a ridiculous monster voice to match Hardy's.

[bravest_spinja]

I wasn't a fan of the first Venom movie. It was basically all he beats of a typical MCU movie, but with a grimier aesthetic

Upgrade, which came around the same time, and even featured a similar looking lead (But one that doesn't have that whole Johnny Depp-esque "Why did you make me so good-looking, God?" thing), and had the more appealing aspects of the movie, whole truly taking it to dark and interesting places. (though not leaving much room for a sequel)

[silverhammerman]

Oh I really liked Upgrade. It was a great grimy, low-fi science fiction action movie.

[mastermahan]

Upgrade was excellent. I particularly appreciated the action scenes, which were cool while emphasizing that the main character wasn't the one moving his body and what sort of entity the one moving it was.

Would definitely pick it over Venom.

[rainspirit]

Harrelson is an inspired pick. He's good at playing characters that give me the willies.

[tinygaylaura]

Anyone who has seen him in Natural Born Killers knows that he is the perfect choice to play Cletus Kassady

[lizard_of_aus]

One point no one else anywhere seems to be mentioning: Harrelson's hair looks a damn sight better here than in the post-credits scene from last time. Though I suppose it would have to.

[mastermahan]

Plus he dropped the horrible fake accent!

[tripodeca113]

Ah, set up for the Toxin film.

[bradygirl_12]

Not interested in the movie but the trailer's pretty cool.

[angelophile]

Not a huge fan of either character, but Harrelson as Cletus is perfect casting and will make this worth the price of admission.

[icon_uk]

My apathy for comics Venom is boundless, so my expectations for the first movie were zero, but it managed to impress me a whole lot more than I ever expected.