Venom Movie to Feature "Defender of the Innocent"

Yeah we knew this, just like in the comics!!!!!!



Yeah, i know ive really gotta update my PURCELL pic, but he's our man!! He is EDDIE BROCK! ; )

I think this movie could end up being pretty good! I hope they dont ignore what happenned in Spider-Man 3 because however crap the storyline with Topher Grace was it would be even worse if they came up with some convoluted origin story in the spin off!

This will indeed bomb. Sorry LEEE, i just can't see this fly. Movie goers know jack shit about Venom and all they had was that shit on a stick that Topher portrayed.

I am so sick of Venom.

Yeah, I'm with Shaman here. As much as I like Venom, this is a just a sad attempt to milk more money off the perverbial teet that is Spiderman. Even if they make him an "anti-hero," the last protrayal left such a bad taste from the formentioned Spidey teet.

Im not sick of venom i want venom DONE RIGHT that is. If only we had a Time machine....so many things would have gone right in the world of comics...damn

As for VENOM, WE ALL WANNA SEE THIS =




Any red-blooded male, not wanting a VENOM movie has gotta be batting the other way!! ; D

I would go see that.

And if they are smart they could have a cameo of venom to help spiderman in a later spiderman movie

I think more folks want to

Spider-Man vs Carnage Or
Spider-Man/Venom Vs Carnage

Than
just Venom Vs Carnage.

R rated comic movie don't make their budget.

Plus I don't think Venom could carry movie by himself.

JOSH @ HELL YEAH!!!

PP @ Too early for ANTI-VENOM man! ; D

Sorry Josh, but you're completely wrong if you think that they shouldn't ignore the events of "Spider-Trash 3." That movie was F'ing horrible-- and I liked the first 2-- and it did no justice to Venom.

If you think that it shouldn't be ignored then I'm willing to bet (no offense intended, I'm saying this seriously) that you were a young kid when Venom debuted. I say this because I find that most people who are ok with what "Spider-Man 3" did to Venom didn't read him as he was coming out but read the majority of his stories later. I literally got every comic with even a one-page cameo of Venom the day they'd hit the newsstands. It's one thing to look back after not reading him month after month. It's a whole different thing counting down the seconds until the next issue would be released and being obsessed with a character and every aspect of them. And YES, physique AND attitude were just as important to Venom as the symbiote was.

I know it might sound stupid but it's true and I say this because if this is how someone follows a character they don't have as much invested mentally in the character if they are someone who just picks up a couple GNs and reads 4 years worth of appearances in 2 hours.

That being said, not only do they need to ignore the events in "Spider-Man 3," but they also need to issue a recall on all DVDs in circulation, delete it from existence and re-shoot the whole thing. (And I didn't even get into Mary Jane's operatic adventures!)

Back to topic, though, this is great news and LEEE, I've been all for your casting choices since you first suggested them forever ago. I think this movie COULD be awesome.

Jesus, how is this movie gonna work after Spidey 3? You know what, I don't care, just cast a bulky dude and its sold for me. Oh, and for the true blue Venom fans, "Lethal Protector" is pure gold. Hands down.

it will work. people have short memories. maybe not fanboys, but the general public do. and dont forget spiderman 3 made the most out of the trilogy so maybe we hated it but the general public did not. therefore regardless of how they ass raped venom in out minds. for the rest of the public there ok with it.

Keven, they don't necessarily need to use Carnage OR have Spider-Man. As I've suggested on here before, they could do a movie that is similar to the "Lethal Protector" mini-series and just remove Spider-Man's role from it as it wasn't necessary to the story working so it could be done.

As for Eddie Brock Lesnar, sorry folks, that ain't gonna happen. I'm not saying that it's a bad choice (I actually thought of it long before "Spider-Man 3" came out), the fact is that he's obsessed with being the best MMA fighter that he can possibly be. Supposedly he is OBSESSED. Oh, and that's all assuming that he can actually act. Either way, it's not happening. Not a bad choice, but not happening.

Knepper is a superb choice for Cletus Kasady. Purcell for Eddie Brock? Not so much...

Keven, I'm not opposed to Carnage, I just don't think he's necessary. They could actually make a really cool movie that's similar to "Lethal Protector" with The Jury out hunting Venom to avenge the death of their friend (the guard Venom killed when escaping The Vault) and with the agency that is hunting him wanting his symbiote. For those that don't know, that mini-series was the debut of the 5 other symbiotes Scream, Phage, Riot, Lasher, and Agony. They could actually end the movie with that being the climax and the final battle.

As for Venom fighting Carnage, I personally think it would be cooler IF this movie is a success and then they did a sequel called "Venom vs. Carnage." If done right it could be badass. (Then again, what, if done right, couldn't be badass?)

@necrosage,

Dude. Brock Lesnar shouldn't even play Brock Lesnar lol

MetalHead: Sorry man, but you're wrong! I hated Spider-Man 3 and everything about it! My first introduction to Venom was when I was a kid in the 90's watching the animated Spider-Man series and he's pretty much been my favourite character ever since! I've since read the graphic novels etc as well as many other of the characters appearences but you point about that making someone less invested in the character is nonsense - I've just watched Dexter Season 1 & 2 in a week having never seen it efore and just because I didnt have to wait a week between episodes doesnt mean I dont understand the character any less than someone who watched it weekly! Just because I never waited with anticipation between every issue of Venom doesnt mean you know any more about the character than I do! And if you had read my coment properly my point was that they shouldnt go through a confusing origin when they could slightly retcon the events of Spider-Man 3 and then maybe even bring the character back into the franchise at a later date. Oh and actually it was ME who first suggested casting Purcell and Knepper!

Josh,
I'm not trying to get into an argument with you here, I am just making a point.

First off, your Dexter reference is exactly my point. You are mistaken. I'm not saying that you don't like it as much as someone else. But what I am saying is that you never had to wait for (in this case) a week, or 10,020 minutes-- which seem like 10 times that many-- to see what was going to happen next. And yes, this DOES matter. The reason is that when you have to wait to see what happens next and doing so consumes your every thought until you do actually find out for sure, it makes you get inside the character's mind and see what might happen. This is something that someone watching a series in 2 days as opposed to over 3 months can not and will never be able to understand. So yes, it does make it different. The same is true waiting 30 days to see what would happen in the next issue.

As for your reference to Venom in the animated series, that show was HORRIBLE to Venom. AND, it came out long after Venom debuted, so you only prove exactly what I suspected-- you weren't introduced to him the way that others who read him from day one were and therefore "your" Venom isn't the same as "mine" because what I consider to be definitive Venom isn't what your introduction to him was.

Again, I'm not trying to argue with you. What I'm saying is that it's not the same and it's not.

MetalHead: See, I dont see what you're saying at all! I watch plenty of TV shows on a week by week basis (House, Bones, 24, Smallville, Supernatural) but I enjoy them even more when I re watch them on DVD rather than having to wait! Just because this type of thing "consumes your every thought" doesnt mean it does mine! The season 4 finale of Supernatural for example was a huge cliffhanger - I thought about it for half a day, got on with my life and quietly lookied forward to Season 5 - had I watched the first episode of S5 10mins later (as I've done with dexter for example) it would make no difference to my understanding or feelings towards the character! If both you and I were to pick up two comic books today and i read both at once whilst you waited a week between, that wouldnt mean you had any better understanding or knowledge of the character! Your point s completely nonsensical to me! I understand that someone who follows a character for years become invested in that character but so does some one reading years of stuff in a few days! You're still reading/watching the same thing....at a different pace! And though that was my first introduction to the character I've seen enough since to know who and what Venom is!

Josh,
A little more on the Dexter reference: my point there is that there is a huge aspect that you miss by watching a show all at once, and that is the cliffhanger. That is how shows AND comic books are written and by watching one episode immediately after another, you are missing out on a major part of the writing. I'm not saying that you didn't enjoy it. What I am saying is that so much is missed. By doing that you don't have to spend an entire week or month racking your brain trying to figure out what happens next and look at it from all angles. Sure, you may be able to guess but the amount of thinking done over 2 minutes versus the amount done waiting for the next issue or episode is significantly different.

A great example of this is my all-time favorite show, The Shield. I was lucky enough to catch it right from the first episode. This show was made to leave you at the edge of your seat as the episodes would come to an end right from literally the first episode. Often times they'd have a major reveal and then you'd have to wait THREE WEEKS-- let alone one-- and you would go insane thinking about it for every minute until it came. I'll never forget watching the season 5 finale not being able to sit down the entire time, seeing the MAJOR cliffhanger ending, and then having to wait A YEAR AND 3 MONTHS to see the next episode! It was the worst torture. The point of all this is that although the torture was absolutely miserable, it made me think about every angle and aspect of every single character and how it would effect them for an entire year and a half. This is something that is missed by people who watch all the episodes back-to-back, and even those friends of mine who I have gotten into it after the fact have felt the torture after only having to wait until after work to watch another episode, let alone having to wait weeks or months.

So, yes, it does change the way you view a character.

@Keven@ I would rather see Ben Foster or Cillian Murphy I do like Murphy but not for Kassidy, but my vote is still for Knepper.

WHHHHHHHYYYYYYY Venom can't get a spin-off put him and Carnage in Spider-Man 4 Jackasses

You're whole arguement is a classic elitist point of view, not saying that as an attack man you have some validity but it's just a little demeaning to say your point of view is better because you were there from the start.

To me the cartoon was a fairly accurate portrayal of Venom, much better than the movie.
And as Josh pointed out he doesn't like venom in s3 either, he's just pointing that from a franchise position you can't just ignore what came before hand unless you want the audience to be really confused. There needs to be a sense of continuity, and your suggestion about stopping the distribution of spiderman 3 was ludicrous, you can't go forward without addressing it.