Venom (2018 film)

Venom is a 2018 monster superhero film featuring Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock/Venom. It is the first in the Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters, which will be followed by it's sequel Let There Be Carnage in Fall 2021 and Morbius in February 2022, all featuring characters related to Spider-Man. The film got a mixed to negative reception with praise towards Hardy's performance and criticism to the lack of connections of Spider-Man, similarly to how 2004's Catwoman had a lack of connections to Batman. Regardless, it got nearly a billion dollars at the box office.


 * Big Bad: Carlton Drake/Riot.
 * Berserk Button: Venom hates it when someone calls him a parasite.
 * The Cameo: Stan Lee appears at the end as a dog walker. This is his last cameo released during his lifetime.
 * Canon Foreigner: Most of the minor characters originated from this film such as Dr. Dora Skirth.
 * Ironic Echo: Carlton Drake usually says "Have a nice life". By the end, Venom says it to Riot.
 * Mythology Gag: Venom says "Eyes, lungs, pancreas. So many snacks, so little time" to a thug. It was said word-for-word from the comics.
 * Precision F-Strike: Eddie says "Aw, fuck it" after Venom tells him about Riot's plans.
 * Sequel Hook: The mid-credits scene shows our first look at Woody Harrelson as Cletus Kassady, the villain of Let There Be Carnage.
 * The Stinger:
 * Eddie Brock visits Cletus Kassady at prison.
 * The post-credits scene is a clip for the then upcoming Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
 * Trademark Favorite Food: Venom not only likes eating brains, but also tater tots and chocolate.
 * Truer to the Text: Compared to Spider-Man 3, the film had a more faithful depiction of Venom. The only thing the film hasn't used was that the symbiotes are addictive and the lack of connections with Spidey.
 * Voice of the Legion: As in the comics, Venom mostly refers to himself as "we".