Venom 2 is all set to unleash Carnage as the sequel promises to fix the mistake the first film was criticized for.
Venom: Let there be Carnage is an upcoming superhero movie, a sequel to Venom (2018), featuring the Marvel Comics character Venom, produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Marvel and Tencent Pictures. The sequel released its trailer, and it looks super-weird which is not bad. When Sony first announced Tom Hardy would be portraying Eddie Brock in Venom, a solo-villain movie, fans were filled with confusion. Many wondered how a solo-villain movie would capture the tone of its eponymous symbiote, especially after the character’s extermination at the hands of Spider-man in Spider-man 3. Critics castigated Venom as an all-too-generic origin tale that paper over the narrative cracks with visual effects. Venom 2 probably wouldn’t have happened if Venom has had a strong effect on the box office.
Despite the negativity, Venom was also praised for its wacky interplay between Eddie Brook and his symbiote occupant Venom. The duo’s dysfunctional chemistry was the highlight in a web of superhero beige, there just wasn’t enough of it. Striving to be taken seriously, the 2018 effort never dived into the inherent silliness of its premise, neutering the Brock-Venom duality. Fortunately, things are a bit different in Venom: Let there be Carnage. The film is set roughly after 18 months of the first film, Eddie and Venom have settled into a groove, Taking the sequel a bit out of origin story territory. Moreover, director Andy Serkis (who knows exactly how to evoke sympathy from grotesque creatures with erratic personalities) has joined Venom: Let There Be Carnage.
The sequel confirms that after 2018, Venom lessons have been learned, especially regarding the tone. The sequel trailer boldly opens with Venom making “breakfast” while Eddie looks on despondently. The best thing, the symbiote is ebulliently singing along to Gorge and Ira Gershwin’s “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off”, then offers his miserable host a dollop of “ket-sup”. It’s a rib-tricklingly surreal reintroduction that dials Venom’s weirdness up to 11. The cockamamie does not just stop there, Venom even utters a cheery help to local store owner Mrs. Chen, but also asks her if he can eat her a few moments later.
Clearly the sequel, Venom: Let there be Carnage, is embracing the amazing chemistry between Eddie Brook and Venom and characterizing Venom as a subjugated beast still looking for an opportunity to munch down on humans. It’s a unique approach for a superhero or a villain-centered movie, but one that fixes the personality void of 2018’s Venom. Trying to present a flesh-eating symbiote in a grown man’s body as anything other than zany ridiculousness is a fool’s run but leaning into the craziness gives Venom: Let There Be Carnage quirky humor distinct from the superhero pack, capitalizing on the one thing Eddie and Venom’s first outing did right.
Surely those things critics didn’t like are what made Venom a success among the audience, who embraced the humor and weirdness of the story and the dynamic between Venom and Eddie. Not only the sequel is unleashing the carnage but it’s also letting Eddie Brook and Venom run free. The Tom Hardy act will be unlike anything else superhero fans have seen in live-action, and their friendship surely sits at the heart of Venom: Let There Be Carnage. Certainly, the original Venom does serve humor and trepidation…. with some ket-sup!
