Venom: Let There Be Carnage Trivia | 65 facts about the new film

“Venom: Let There Be Carnage” is a sequel to the 2018 film, “Venom”. It is part of Sony’s Spider-Man Universe.

Let’s dig into some trivia and facts about the film.

1. Venom: Let There Be Carnage is a 2021 American superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Venom
2. The film is produced by Columbia Pictures
3. In association with Marvel and Tencent Pictures
4. It is distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing
5. It is the second film in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe
6. And the sequel to Venom (2018)
7. The film is directed by Andy Serkis
8. From a screenplay by Kelly Marcel
9. Based on a story she wrote with Tom Hardy
10. Tom Hardy also stars as Eddie Brock / Venom
11. Alongside Michelle Williams, Naomie Harris, Reid Scott, Stephen Graham, and Woody Harrelson
12. In the film, Brock tries to reignite his career in journalism by interviewing serial killer Cletus Kasady (Harrelson), who becomes the host of the alien symbiote spawn of Venom, named Carnage
13. Venom was intended to be the start of a new shared universe
14. Plans for a sequel began during production on the first film
15. Harrelson was cast to make a brief appearance as Kasady at the end of Venom with the intention of him becoming the villain Carnage in the sequel
16. Official work on the sequel began in January 2019
17. With Hardy and Harrelson confirmed to return along with Marcel as writer
18. Serkis was hired as director that August
19. He was hired partly due to his experience working with CGI and motion-capture technology which was an important part of portraying Venom and Carnage in the film
20. Filming took place at Leavesden Studios in England from November 2019 to February 2020
21. With additional filming in San Francisco in February
22. The title was announced in April 2020
23. The film was primarily inspired by the comic book story arc “Maximum Carnage” (1993)
24. And the animated series story arc The Venom Saga (1996)
25. Venom: Let There Be Carnage had a screening for fans in London on September 14, 2021
26. It was theatrically released in the United States on October 1, 2021, after being delayed from an initial October 2020 date due to the COVID-19 pandemic
27. The film received mixed reviews from critics
28. Although it was generally considered an improvement over Venom
29. Marco Beltrami was revealed to be the composer for the film in December 2020
30. He had previously composed for several Marvel-based films produced by Parker
31. In September 2021, it was revealed that Eminem would be returning to compose a new song for the film, entitled “Last One Standing”
32. This was a collaboration with Skylar Grey, Polo G, and Mozzy
33. Venom: Let There Be Carnage had an early screening for fans in London on September 14, 2021
34. It was released in the United States on October 1, 2021 in Real D 3D and IMAX.
35. In August 2021, Sony and CJ 4DPlex announced a deal to release 15 of Sony’s films over three years in the ScreenX format, starting with Let There Be Carnage
36. The film was originally set for release in the U.S. on October 2, 2020
37. It was delayed several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic, moving to June 25, 2021, September 17 September 24 and then October 15
38. Before being moved back up to October 1
39. This was due to the Labor Day box office success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
40. In April 2021, Sony signed a deal giving Disney access to their legacy content, including Marvel content in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe, to stream on Disney+ and Hulu and appear on Disney’s linear television networks
41. Disney’s access to Sony’s titles would come following their availability on Netflix
42. In the United States and Canada, Venom: Let There Be Carnage was released alongside The Many Saints of Newark and The Addams Family 2
43. While Sony is estimating a $40 million debut, box office analytics predict it could gross as much as $65 million in its opening weekend
44. The film grossed $37.3 million on its first day
45. Including $11.6 million from Thursday night previews
46. Beating the $10 million made by the first film
47. The gross from the Thursday night previews also marks the second-biggest total since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic
48. Only, behind Black Widow’s $13.2 million
49. The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reports an approval rating of 59%
50. Based on 152 reviews
51. With an average rating of 5.40/10
52. The website’s critical consensus reads, “A sequel aimed squarely at fans of the original’s odd couple chemistry, Venom: Let There Be Carnage eagerly embraces the franchise’s sillier side”
53. Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 47 out of 100
54. Based on 37 critics
55. Indicating “mixed or average reviews”
56. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of “B+” on an A+ to F scale
57. This was the same as the first film
58. While those at PostTrak gave it a 76% positive score
59. With 65% saying they would definitely recommend it
60. In August 2018, Hardy confirmed that he was signed on to star in a third Venom film
61. In September 2021, Hardy stated that he was “deeply invested” in the Venom films, while acknowledging that the future may include elements of the multiverse
62. Serkis also stated that Spider-Man will eventually cross over with the Venom films, though he believed there were additional films that needed to take place first
63. The filmmaker stated that he would like to return as director on a sequel
64. While that other supervillain residents of Ravencroft may factor into additional films
65. In September 2021, Hardy and Serkis expressed interest in featuring the symbiote dragon Grendel in Venom 3