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Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Venom: Let There Be Carnage is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Venom, produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Marvel and Tencent Pictures. Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it is intended to be the second film in the Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters and the sequel to Venom (2018). The film is directed by Andy Serkis from a screenplay by Kelly Marcel, and stars Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock / Venom alongside Woody Harrelson, Michelle Williams, Reid Scott, and Naomie Harris.

Plans for a sequel to Venom began during production on that film, with Harrelson cast to make a brief appearance as Cletus Kasady at the end of Venom with the intention of him becoming the villain Carnage in the sequel. Official work began in January 2019, with Hardy and Harrelson confirmed to return along with Marcel as writer. Serkis was hired as director that August. Filming took place at Leavesden Studios in England from November 2019 to February 2020, with additional filming in San Francisco in February. The title was announced in April 2020.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage is scheduled to be released in the United States on September 24, 2021, delayed from an initial October 2020 date due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Directed by	Andy Serkis
Produced by	Avi Arad Matt Tolmach Amy Pascal Hutch Parker
Screenplay by	Kelly Marcel
Based on	Venom by David Michelinie Todd McFarlane
Starring	Tom Hardy Woody Harrelson Michelle Williams Reid Scott Naomie Harris
Music by	Marco Beltrami
Cinematography	Robert Richardson
Production companies	Columbia Pictures Marvel Entertainment Tencent Pictures
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date	September 24, 2021 (United States)
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock / Venom: An investigative journalist who is the host of an alien symbiote that imbues him with super-human abilities and a violent alter-ego: Venom.
• Woody Harrelson as Cletus Kasady / Carnage: A psychotic serial killer who also becomes the host of an alien symbiote known as Carnage.
• Michelle Williams as Anne Weying: A district attorney and Eddie’s ex-fiancée.
• Reid Scott as Dan Lewis: A doctor and Anne’s boyfriend.
• Naomie Harris as Shriek: Kasady’s love interest.

Release

Venom: Let There Be Carnage is scheduled to be released in the United States on September 24, 2021,  in IMAX. The film was previously set for release on October 2, 2020, before it was shifted to June 25, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film was further shifted to September 17, 2021, and then to the week after.

Home media

In April 2021, Sony signed a deal with Disney giving them access to their legacy content, including Marvel content in the Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters, to stream on Disney+ and Hulu and appear on Disney’s linear television networks. Disney’s access to Sony’s titles would come following their availability on Netflix.

Filming

Principal photography began on November 15, 2019, at Leavesden Studios in Hertfordshire, England under the working title Fillmore. Robert Richardson served as cinematographer for the film, reuniting with Serkis after they worked together on Breathe (2017). Filming took place at the campus of London South Bank University in mid-January 2020. Hardy revealed that filming in England was completed on February 8, with the production then moving to San Francisco where the film is set. Location filming continued in that city for several weeks, taking place in several neighborhoods including the Tenderloin, North Beach, Nob Hill, and Potrero Hill. In Potrero Hill, the Anchor Brewery stood in for a police station, while filming in Nob Hill took place at Grace Cathedral on February 20 and 21. Filming also took place at the Palace of Fine Arts in the Marina District.

Future

Hardy confirmed in August 2018 that he had also signed on to star in a third Venom film.

Music

Marco Beltrami was revealed to be the composer for the film in December 2020, after previously composing for several Marvel-based films produced by Parker.

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