Why Tom Hardy's Venom Voice Is Different In Let There Be Carnage

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Venom: Let There Be Carnage has revamped Venom’s voice – but why did it change? After a not-so-successful debut on the big screen in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3, Venom got a second chance to cut his teeth in the 2018 self-titled movie, with Ruben Fleischer's zany take on the symbiote scoring a big hit with audiences. Tom Hardy, whose portrayal of a man seduced by the symbiotic life continues to garner high praise despite Venom: Let There Be Carnage's mixed critical consensus, is central to the Venom franchise's success.

Tom Hardy provides the voice for his CGI counterpart Venom, an unsurprising decision considering he has become known for his different (and at times strange) vocal decisions. The voice of Venom, especially his guttural tones, hinted at a dark Marvel Venom adaptation before Venom 2018's release, leaving many audiences disappointed with the decidedly upbeat and, at times, nonsensical tone of the film.

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Therefore, Tom Hardy's Venom vocal changes in Let There Be Carnage were born from a desire to match the symbiote's voice with the film's lighter narrative timbre. In Venom, the symbiote’s voice is deeper and more guttural, adding a menacing tone to the character, while in Let There Be Carnage, his tone is decidedly lively in comparison. Let There Be Carnage's sound team worked tirelessly to affect this change for Venom 2, with Hardy also re-evaluating how his titular antihero should sound to Venom's primarily PG-13 audiences. Here's why Venom's voice is different in Venom: Let There Be Carnage, and what options the MCU has for Venom's voice now the Symbiote is in Earth-616 and no-doubt due for a future encounter with Tom Holland's Spider-Man.

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