Original Venom Director Excited By Carnage Success & Spider-Man Crossover
Director Ruben Fleischer is excited by the success of Venom: Let There Be Carnage and the Spider-Man crossover potential. Fleischer directed 2018’s Venom, which introduced Tom Hardy’s journalist Eddie Brock, alien symbiotes, and the former’s connection with the iconic Spidey antagonist, Venom. Despite bad reviews by critics, the original Venom was a hit with general audiences thanks to Eddie and Venom’s dysfunctional, yet symbiotic relationship.
Fleisher didn’t return to the helm last year’s follow-up, Let There Be Carnage. Instead, Andy Serkis stepped in to direct the sequel as it further leaned into Eddie and Venom’s odd-couple dynamic. While the duo is in the midst of a falling out, they’re forced to come together and face off against Woody Harrelson as serial killer Cletus Kassidy, who became the host for another symbiote, Carnage. All of that aside, perhaps the film’s most talked-about moment was its post-credits scene, which saw Eddie/Venom make their Marvel Cinematic Universe debut. A little over two months after the release of Let There Be Carnage, Spider-Man: No Way Home introduced a handful of Sony characters from previous movies to the MCU, including Venom.
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In a recent interview with Uproxx to promote his upcoming Uncharted film, Fleischerdiscussed Venom. When asked whether he’d seen Let There Be Carnage, the director spoke on the film’s success and the character’s subsequent crossover potential established in No Way Home. Read the full quote below:
“I’m just really happy that the movie performed and that people are still investing in Eddie’s story and journey,” said Fleischer. “And I think seeing the teaser at the end of No Way Home
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