The highlight of the first trailer for Venom: The Last Dance was the symbiote taking over a horse, which is… not exactly a high-profile description. However, in the just-released second trailer, things look a lot more interesting and unexpectedly dangerous.
We already know that, barring a very half-baked crossover involving Morbius, Kraven, etc., the third Venom movie will be the “end” of things for Tom Hardy’s Eddie Brock and the Venom symbiote. The first trailer also introduced Chiwetel Ejiofor’s military character and Juno Temple’s scientist, both of whom are trying to hunt down and understand the symbiote as Earth is subjected to a massive invasion. Now, the plot gets a little more complicated.
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The biggest complaint about the two Venom movies released so far, which have performed fairly well at the box office despite middling reviews, has been that they’ve lacked enough compelling villains or threats that aren’t just another guy with a different colored symbiote. Sure, Carnage is the big bad in the comic books, but he’s been wasted along with Woody Harrelson’s Cletus Kasady. Now, in the final stages, the creators and producers of the saga have upped the ante by bringing Knull, the god and creator of all the symbiotes, into the movie as well.
Given what we know about the film’s overall plot and expected length (these are always shorter), it’s likely that Gnull won’t do much beyond appearing in flashbacks and plotting in the shadows, but perhaps Venom 3 has an ace up its sleeve. Regardless, it’s the kind of confusing last-minute move we’ve come to expect from Sony-produced Marvel movies by now. You can check out the trailer below:
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In addition to Gnar’s surprise appearance, the second trailer promises a touching goodbye between Eddie and Venom, which honestly sounds like the most intriguing thing about the entire movie, as the filmmakers (almost accidentally) reveal a refreshingly genuine relationship between the two leading men. In fact, Venom 2 veers frequently toward bromance. Other than that, the film looks just as dated in concept as the first two movies… but it might be enough to convince casual fans once again.
Meanwhile, Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios appear to be gearing up to release the next Spider-Man movie starring Tom Holland as soon as possible, with Shang-Chi director Destin Daniel Cretton set to direct the film. Rumor has it that the piece of the Venom symbiote left behind in Earth-616 in the post-credits scene of No Way Home will affect the plot, so even if Sony stops making the Venom standalone series, the symbiote on the big screen is not over yet.
