It was a huge night for Sony Pictures at the ongoing CinemaCon where the studio not only revealed plans for a fifth Ghostbusters, but also officially firmed up plans for a third Venom.
The Spider-Man spinoff continued in last year’s Venom: Let There Be Carnage, this time directed by Andy Serkis, which had Tom Hardy returning as Eddie Brock, who is of course also the alien symbiote known as Venom.
Woody Harrelson, who popped up as Cletus Kasady in the first film’s post-credits scene, ultimately becomes Carnage in the film. Naomie Harris co-starred as Shriek and Carnage’s love interest.
There’s been a ton of flirting from Sony’s brass that Tom Holland‘s Spider-Man might eventually come tongue-to-face with Venom, which was teased not only in the sequel’s closing credits, but also in last year’s Spider-Man: No Way Home. Will the two finally meet before the Sinister Six officially assemble?
Meagan Navarro wrote in her review for Bloody Disgusting that Venom: Let There Be Carnage “hits the ground running and doesn’t stop for the brisk 90-minute runtime. It’s the perfect runtime for a rom-com, but as a superhero movie, it gets sloppy.”
She continues, “But it’s hard not to be charmed by Venom attempting to cheer up his host with a lavish breakfast and pep talks. Or a dose of self-love and acceptance in the form of a confessional mic drop at a costume party. If you’re in the mood for silly, this sequel nails it. But for an epic showdown among monsters, it lacks bite.”
