Summary
The “Venom-Horse” at the end ofVenom: The Last Dance’sfirst trailer puts my favorite part about Marvel Comics' symbiotes on the big screen. While the Venom symbiote began as a sentient alien suit for Spider-Man in the original Marvel Comics, it’s since expanded into an entire alien race that has seeped its way into every facet of the Marvel Universe at some point or other. To that end, I’m very excited by what I see in the first look atVenom: The Last Dance, especially given the confirmation that it will be the final film in the Sony Pictures franchise.
At the end of the first trailer forVenom 3, Tom Hardy’s Eddie Brock asks the Venom symbiote how fast he could make a horse run before killing it.This results in one of the most ridiculously epic moments in the entireVenomfranchise, with the symbiote bonding with a horse rather than a typical human host. This also ties nicely with the full capabilities of the Klyntar race from the comics, suggesting that all kinds of symbiote mayhem may be in store for the finalVenommovie when it releases this October.
Venom: The Last Dance Explained: Everything We Know So Far
The last hint of Tom Hardy’s Eddie Brock and Venom came in a mid-credits scene in Spider-Man: No Way Home, and now they’re both returning for Venom 3.
Venom: The Last Dance’s “Venom Horse” Is All The Symbiote Weirdness I Want From The Movies
Exploring The Possibilities And Limits of Symbiote Bonding
Naturally,one of the biggest moments fromVenom: The Last Dance’sfirst trailer was the “Venom-Horse” scene. Upon bonding, the horse gains all the classic Venom attributes, complete with black alien skin, white eyes, rows of teeth, and a long tongue. It also means that the horse’s power, strength, and speed have all been greatly amplified by the Venom symbiote, providing Eddie with boosted transportation through the desert. They even mirror the mid-air motorcycle moment from the firstVenommovie when Eddie loses his grip and starts falling away, only for Venom to grab and pull Brock back on with his symbiote tendrils.
While Brock’s symbiote did briefly bond with a dog in the firstVenommovie, it wasn’t nearly as dramatic as this new bond with a horse inVenom 3. To that end, it’s exactly the kind of thing I’ve been looking for with theVenomfranchise where the boundaries and true potential of symbiotes are exploredto a greater degree. After all,this is something Marvel Comics has been excelling at in recent years given Venom’s massive appeal as one of Marvel’s most popular anti-heroes.
Venom
Cast
Venom is an action sci-fi movie that stars Tom Hardy as the titular Marvel anti-hero. When the Life Foundation begins experimenting on alien lifeforms they find on a comet that landed nearby, Investigative Journalist Eddie Brock begins to investigate them. When an infiltration goes wrong, Eddie finds that one of the aliens has bonded to him, forcing him to learn to live with his new uninvited host. Giving him superhuman powers, the two begin to work together to stop the rest of the symbiote’s invasive species.
Marvel Comics Has A Long History of “Venomizing” Everything (And Everyone)
Everyone Was Venom At Some Point
Eddie Brock and Venom have one of the strongest Klyntar/Human bonds in the Marvel Universe. However, that doesn’t mean that other Marvel heroes can’t get “Venomized” as well. Every once in a while, Marvel Comics will release a new series or debut some kind of crossover event where symbiotes are the true star, bonding with a wide roster of characters to reveal what they’d look like with the signature Venom style.
One of the most famous in-continuity stories is 2020’sKing in Blackevent whereKnull the Symbiote Godwas freed and covered the entire world in symbiotes to corrupt heroes and overtake the world with symbiote dragons. However, there have also been plenty ofWhat If…?series and one-shots involving symbiotes who bond with different characters beyond Spider-Man and Eddie Brock. Even the cutest of Marvel characters have been briefly “Venomized”, including Baby Groot and Jeff the Land Shark.
Alien symbiotes are a simple yet enduring Marvel Comics concept that often provides very entertaining results. A personal favorite is Venomized Wolverine, as well as the ongoing journey ofBlack Widow who currently possesses a symbiotein the comics ahead of August’s upcomingVenomWarcrossover. As such, I do feel as thoughVenom 3’shorse scene is a small yet exciting tease of what’s to come in the full movie, mirroring just how outside-the-box symbiotes can truly be.
Venom: The Last Dance’s Trailer Promises The Dramatic Conclusion The Trilogy Deserves
Saving The World From Symbiote Invasion
The trailer forVenom: The Last Dancealso features a shot where multiple objects are entering Earth’s orbit from space while Venom tells Eddie that his home has finally found them. This suggests that even more symbiotes are on their way, potentially to take over the planet which was the very thing Eddie and Venom tried to prevent in the first movie by defeating the symbiote Riot who’d bonded with the Life Foundation’s CEO Carton Drake (Riz Ahmed). Now, it seems as thoughSony’s version of the Lethal Protector will have to save the world from a full-on Klyntar invasion.
While I don’t want to get my hopes up,I am hoping that Venom will be forced to face all kinds of different symbiotes beyond just a singular foe. Beyond the ones likely falling from space, there are confirmed symbiotes that have already been contained by the movie’s new science/military outfit that’s seemingly being run by Chiwetel Ejiofor and Juno Temple’s characters. Likewise, Marvel Comics' Toxin has also been teased, the offspring of Carnage teased at the end ofLet There Be Carnagewho’s currently bonded with Detective Patrick Mulligan (Stephen Graham) who’s also in custody.
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Venom: Let There Be Carnage, directed by Andy Serkis, follows Eddie Brock, portrayed by Tom Hardy, as he struggles to coexist with the alien symbiote Venom. The film introduces the antagonist Cletus Kasady, a serial killer transformed into the menacing Carnage after becoming host to an alien symbiote.
Combined with the giant alien monster inVenom 3’strailer which looks to be asymbiote-killing alien known as a Xenophage, I really want to see Venom joining forces with certain symbiotes. Toxin certainly seems like a top contender who could perhaps be convinced to team up with Eddie and his other. At any rate, this first trailer does suggest thatVenom 3will be a very dramatic conclusion for the trilogy, showing symbiotes at their most versatile as they are in the comics.
Why Venom: The Last Dance Deserves To Get As Weird As Possible With Its Symbiotes
Because It’s The LAST Dance
At the end of the day, I’m really just hoping that the Venom-Horse is simply the tip of the iceberg for what the full movie has in store.There’s so much that could be done with symbiotes, and theVenommovies have barely scratched the surface. Case in point, Venom could grow wings just as he did in the comics’King in Blackevent and in Sony’s recentSpider-Man 2video game. While I am admittedly miffed at what looks to be some multiversal fumbling with the MCU, the possibilities for symbiotes in live-action are nearly endless. To that end, I can’t wait to see whatVenom: The Last Dancehas in store when it comes to theaters.
Venom: The Last Danceis set to release on October 25th from Sony Pictures.
Venom: The Last Dance
Venom: The Last Dance is a film directed by an undisclosed director, featuring the character Venom in a thrilling narrative. The movie explores the alien symbiote’s latest challenges and transformations as it navigates through a world full of danger and new adversaries.
