VENOM 2 BTS Photos Tease The Disturbing Origin Of Cletus Kasady, AKA Carnage

Venom 2 star Tom Hardy has shared a couple of (since deleted) BTS photos from the set of the Sony sequel to social media, and one of 'em suggests that we'll be exploring the origin of Cletus Kasady...

By MarkCassidy - Dec 11, 2019 04:12 PM EST

Filed Under: Venom: Let There Be Carnage

We know Woody Harrelson will return as Carnage for Venom 2 after being introduced briefly in the first movie's mid-credits scene, and it looks like the next solo outing for the psychotic symbiote is going to delve into the disturbing origin of the man behind the fangs, Cletus Kasady.

Star Tom Hardy shared a couple of behind-the-scenes photos to his Instagram page as filming on the sequel continues. One shows Andy Serkis directing the action, and the other features the foreboding front gates of St. Estes Home for Boys.

In the comics, little Cletus is sent here after murdering his grandmother, and the abuse he suffers at the hands of staff and other orphans pushes him further down the path to becoming a fully-fledged serial killer.

Venom 2 also stars Naomi Harris as Shriek, Michelle Williams as Anne Weying and Stephen Graham in an undisclosed role. The sequel is set to hit theaters next October.

Are you looking forward to more Venom? Sound off down below, and check out a recap of the first film's most batshit crazy moments.

To view the moments all at once, simply click on the VIEW LIST (ONE PAGE) button below!

Tom Hardy's Performance

Yes, the star of the movie gets his very own spot on this list, and for very good reason.

Tom Hardy's performance as Eddie Brock/Venom has been lambasted and praised in equal measure, and when you see some of the choices he makes with this character you'll likely understand why.

With his accent veering constantly between standard American and that infamous New York/Boston mumble, the Academy Award-nominated actor tears through Venom like a wild-eyed force of nature, and is by far the most memorable part of the film... for better or worse!

A Nice Chicken Dinner

In easily the most gross-out moment of the movie, Eddie Brock is compelled by his ravenous new friend to eat a rotten chicken carcass out of the garbage.

Eddie starts off with a few frozen chicken nuggets before diving right into the trash and devouring the contents. He then rushes into the bathroom and vomits - quite graphically - into the toilet.

It's... not pleasant.

A Dip With The Lobsters

Once Eddie realizes that something is very wrong with him, he follows his ex Annie and her new boyfriend into a restaurant, which probably wasn't the best place to take a constantly hungry alien parasite.

Venom forces his host to try a few morsels from various plates before Brock dives into a lobster tank to cool down, biting into a live crustacean while he's at it.

Apparently, Hardy came up with the idea to leap into the tank, and fake lobsters needed to be flown in at the last minute to accommodate him.

Venom Likes Heads

Who doesn't, right?

Venom may have dispensed with that rumored R-rating, but that doesn't mean it skimps on the brutality.

There's no blood and it's never particularly graphic, but Venom does gleefully chow-down on quite a few heads in this movie, which is something we never expected to see in a PG-13 "superhero" flick.

F-Bomb

Just in case it wasn't already abundantly clear that Venom does not take place in the established Marvel Cinematic Universe, Eddie Brock drops an F-bomb towards the end of the movie.

Sure, The X-Men movies are also produced in associations with Marvel Studios and characters curse-up a storm in them, but with Sony now sharing a much closer connection to The MCU thanks to the Spider-Man deal, this is a little more surprising.

If that crossover ever does happen, Venom is gonna have to wash his mouth out with soap.

Venom Calls Eddie A Pussy

Similarly, it's hard to imagine any character associated with The MCU referring to someone else as a "pussy" (edit: Tony Stark does in Iron Man 3, which completely slipped my mind), but that's what happens in Venom.

To be fair, it's actually one of the funniest moments in the movie, as Venom urges Eddie to jump out of a window only to berate his lack of cojones when we then cut to him taking the elevator instead.

Venom Makes Out With Eddie (Kinda)

One of the early Twitter reactions got some attention when it revealed that Venom and Eddie make out in the movie, but when the scene is put into context that's not exactly what happens.

Yes, Eddie and Venom do kiss, but the symbiote is bonded to Annie at the time (we get a quick glimpse of She-Venom) which obviously doesn't paint quite the homoerotic picture many fans had in their minds after the initial Tweet.

Carnage

As rumored, Woody Harrelson does indeed show up in the mid-credits scene as Cletus Kasady in a faintly ridiculous red wig, and teases the "Carnage" to come.

It's a decent set-up for a sequel featuring the serial killing villain, but it has so little to do with the movie we just watched that it feels dropped in out of nowhere as a result.

"Meanwhile, In Another Universe"

Rather than tease a connection to the live-action MCU Spider-Man, the post-credits scene of Venom establishes a link to the animated universe of Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse.

We get a clip from that movie featuring Miles Morales chasing The Prowler before visiting the grave of Peter Parker, only to discover that the original Webhead is still alive in another dimension.

It's an impressive scene, but just another example of some of the bonkers choices the Venom movie makes.

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DeadWade213 - 12/11/2019, 4:44 PM

Please don't suck

dracula - 12/11/2019, 5:19 PM

@DeadWade213 - hopefully they dont force it into the mcu

L0RDbuckethead - 12/12/2019, 1:10 PM

@dracula - that will definitely happen if this sequel does well.

DoctorDoomSayer - 12/13/2019, 5:45 AM

@DeadWade213 - im not looking forward to this movie on any level.

Reeds2Much - 12/11/2019, 4:48 PM

There's nothing scarier than that wig.

TheJester187 - 12/11/2019, 4:52 PM

I have faith in Andy and his vision! I know that he’s ready get it wrapped up and finish so he can get prepared for The Batman. Can’t wait or this though I hope we get a real comic horror feel!!

MonroeArtStudio - 12/11/2019, 4:53 PM

If they were smart they would shave his head and dump that wig, all I see is a live action sideshow Bob.

dracula - 12/11/2019, 5:20 PM

@MonroeArtStudio - agree if he can have a dark haired eddie, nothing wrong with a bald klatus

MyCoolYoung - 12/11/2019, 5:02 PM

I'm always excited for woody. He's a pretty good actor. Just be better than the first one

USAgent716 - 12/11/2019, 5:03 PM

I’m really looking forward to this. The first one was pretty good, and a lot of fun. Now with Serkis helming the sequel, it has potential to be great.

KingGrimlock - 12/11/2019, 5:09 PM

@USAgent716 - the first one was pretty good? Um...what? I wish we saw the same movie.

RubyRhod - 12/11/2019, 5:14 PM

"The disturbing Origin Of Carrot Top"

dracula - 12/11/2019, 5:21 PM

@UmaimaAbdullah - that would be more disturbing than joker

RubyRhod - 12/11/2019, 5:42 PM

@dracula - lol,i would totally watch a rated-R movie about carrot´s top origin into Comedy

dracula - 12/11/2019, 5:52 PM

@UmaimaAbdullah - a he will be played by matthew mcconaughey

Matador - 1/27/2020, 5:02 AM

@CaptainTico - Hell no make Carrot Top this guy!

WeaponXCII - 12/11/2019, 5:19 PM

GhostDog - 12/11/2019, 7:05 PM

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