Venom Director Opens Up About The Marvel Film's Negative Reviews
Venomdirector Ruben Fleischer opens up about the negative reviews his Marvel film was saddled with in 2018. Today, Sony's budding Marvel universe is busier than it has ever been. The studio is turning its sights on April release Morbius, which stars Jared Leto and will further expand this alternate MCU. This comes after the blockbuster release of Spider-Man: No Way Home in December, an actual MCU movie that united Sony's world with Marvel Studios' through the rules of the multiverse, and Venom: Let There Be Carnage from the fall. Sony is also currently moving forward with Kraven the Hunter, a new film starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson slated to premiere in 2023.
Before all that, though, Sony's revamped Marvel universe just contained a grumpy journalist and his symbiotic life partner. Venom arrived in theaters in late 2018, directed by Fleischer and starring Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock. The movie was a blockbuster success, earning $853.3 million worldwide and winning over fans who were entertained by the absurd nature of Eddie and Venom's bond. Critics weren't nearly as impressed with Venom, though; the movie earned mostly negative reviews, leading to a 30% critical score on Rotten Tomatoes.
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For Fleischer, the negative reviews stung even as Venom found success elsewhere. During an interview with ComicBook.com's podcast Phase Zero while promoting his new film Uncharted, Fleischer described the negative reception to the film as "a bummer," particularly because he knows fans loved it. He now is disappointed Venom will always be associated with this perceived failure. At the same time, Fleischer truly is glad that audiences enjoyed it so much. He said:
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