FILM · 2024 · USA
Venom: The Last Dance
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- #001
In the post-credits scene, a broken vial containing a piece of Venom is shown with pink electricity crackling from it, the power displayed by Dr. Teddy Paine's symbiote. As the approaching cockroach is the only thing that could survive the explosion, it is a way for the remaining symbiote blob to return to humanity or to search for Brock.
- #002
Venom knocks out a drunk man for Eddie's tuxedo. Tomuri served as Tom Hardy's stunt double on Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), Legend (2015), The Revenant (2015) and the three Venom films.
- #003
In the film, Venom tells Eddie that they are the "Lethal Protector." This is the name of the 1993 comic book story that introduced most of the symbiotes seen at the film's climax.
- #004
During the final battle, a soldier named Thompson has his legs crushed by a Xenophage but otherwise survives. In the comics, Flash Thompson becomes the host of the Venom symbiote in the role of Agent Venom after losing his legs in the Iraq War.
- #005
As indicated in the mid-credits scene, Knull was planned to appear in more films in Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU). Director Kelly Marcel hinted that Knull's introduction had been planned for some time: "We were always aware of Knull, but we knew we needed to lay the groundwork of the Venom character and his relationship with Eddie before introducing him. This is just the beginning for Knull." However, with the cancellation of the SSU in 2024, these plans were scrapped.
- #006
One of the symbiotes captured by Imperium is a grey symbiote. When connected to a host, it produces giant fists, a reference to Riot in the comics.
- #007
Andy Serkis declined to return as director in favor of developing Animal Farm (2025), which he had previously postponed to direct Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021). He was still set to take on the role of Knull, and director Kelly Marcel said: "On Venom 2, we knew that if we could include the character in this film, he would be this [Knull] character. He was the only person we asked, and of course he was excited and thrilled."
- #008
The host of the Lasher symbiote is Sadie Christmas, whose first name references the host of the Lasher symbiote in the Absolute Carnage storyline.
- #009
Tom Holland said that he and producer Amy Pascal had discussed the possibility of him reprising his role as Spider-Man in future Venom sequels. However, these plans were never realized before Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU) was scrapped.
- #010
Unlike the comic incarnation of Agony, the film's version of Agony had the ability of super speed.
- #011
Owen Wilson was approached for a role and was told he would return as Mobius M. Mobius from Loki (2021). He turned down the offer, and it was confirmed that the character was Rex Strickland, who first appeared in Donny Cates's Venom comic book. The role went to Chiwetel Ejiofor, who also played Baron Mordo in Doctor Strange (2016) and Doctor Strange in Multiverse of Madness (2022), both MCU characters.
- #012
Kelly Marcel's directorial debut.
- #013
The film was initially scheduled for release in October 2024 but was pushed to July 12 of that year. After the strike, it was delayed to November and ultimately pushed to October 25.
- #014
The appearance of one of the symbiotes, Agony, was announced two weeks before the film's release because it received a 'look' in Fortnite (for the annual Halloween event Fortnite Nightmares). It did not help that the SSU's She-Venom iteration was also announced to receive a look, and the looks were not specifically advertised as promoting this film, with Agony's design appearing consistent with the SSU rather than its comic book design. In addition, the inclusion of She-Venom in the same promotional push indicated that she would appear once more, however briefly, and be bonded to one of the scientists in the film.
- #015
The only Venom film not set in San Francisco.
- #016
As with most projects filmed during this period, production was temporarily halted due to the 2023 WGA/SAG-AFTRA strike. This caused the original premiere date to be shifted several times.
- #017
With the announcement of Rhys Ifans's casting, it was said that he would reprise his role as the Lizard from The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) and that Andrew Garfield would have a cameo as his version of Spider-Man. However, Ifans played an original character, Martin Moon, and Garfield did not appear.
- #018
The "stones" mentioned in the conversation with the bartender are the Infinity Stones of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
- #019
With this film, Sony's Spider-Man Universe surpassed $2 billion in global box office revenue.
- #020
Principal photography began on 26 June 2023 in Los Mateos in Cartagena, Spain, and in the Calblanque Regional Park, under the working title "Orwell."
- #021
Both Chiwetel Ejiofor and Tom Hardy were born in 1977, two months apart: Ejiofor on 10 July and Hardy on 15 September.
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