3. We Want Eddie Brock, And We Want It Personal!
Supporting The Amazing Spider-Man 2’s marketing is a Tumblr blog of The Daily Bugle, which has already uploaded an article written by the reporter Eddie Brock (more on that later); already telling us two things: Eddie Brock exists in this cinematic universe and he already works for The Daily Bugle.
So hopefully, after being finally being introduced to The Daily Bugle fully and J. Jonah Jameson, we can see more of the classic Peter Parker – Eddie Brock relationship form, which could eventually lead to Brock being fired, leading him down the path of finding the symbiote and becoming Venom.
They’ll maybe even merge this tale with the Ultimate take, Peter and Eddie working together to find out what happened to their parents, leading to some black suit action!
Venom should be Spider-Man’s ultimate nemesis, and I can’t think of anything more devastating that having your arch-foe knowing the names of your loved ones and where you live.
When Spider-Man and Venom finally cross paths, Peter needs to fear Venom and I can think of no better way than Venom playing some of his classic mind games by showing Peter how completely defenceless he is because the symbiote blocks his Spider Sense ability. And I’d love to see a big screen adaptation of the time he had tea and crumpets with Aunt May (oh, that fiend!), her all alone and vulnerable; and all Eddie did was say thank you and leave.
But I feel this is more of an upcoming Amazing Spider-Man story, not Venom’s solo plot. But it could be who knows? Andrew Garfield hasn’t even signed on to The Amazing Spider-Man 4 yet, according to an interview with Yahoo! Movies, so who’s saying Spidey couldn’t turn up in any of these solo films?
2. An Anti-Hero
The idea of Venom being an anti-hero may distress some, but for him to work in his own solo film, he’s gonna need a lot more depth to him than just being another traditional villain.
When I say an Anti-Hero, I mean it’ll be cool to see Eddie Brock to use the Venom suit to dish out his own twisted sense of justice. The amount of fun we could see, all out of spite for Spider-Man, to prove that he’s better than him. Although in the comics, where Spider-Man saves the city, Venom’s first random act of kindness is to save a bunch of homeless people (so you tell me who’s the real people’s champion!)
When Eddie Brock isn’t consumed by his rage and anger, he actually has a hidden good side, which is occasionally shown in the comics; giving Eddie the ability to fight the symbiotes urges of total mayhem and use its powers for his own gain – becoming a Lethal Protector.
Unlike most other superheroes, when the villain is defeated, off to an asylum or prison they go – Venom just outright kills you…and possibly eats your brains.
1. Carnage
This one’s a no-brainer! (get it?) When most people say Venom, the next thought in your head is Carnage – the other symbiote of the Spider-Man universe.
Cletus Kasady – a deranged serial killer who happens to be in a prison cell with Eddie Brock, who by luck would have it, manages to get himself some high-quality symbiotic goo; transforming him into the unstoppable monster we all love – Carnage.
And I can’t imagine any other villain we’d rather see Venom go up against. Both equally matched, both equally dangerous. The only thing setting them apart is Eddie Brock.
Carnage has been all but confirmed, as in the Tumblr blog mentioned earlier, the article that Eddie Brock has supposedly written is about the incarceration of Cletus Kasady! Which you guys can read here to get your Spider-senses tingling!
In an interview with IGN, Matt Tolmach, producer of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 said to the idea of Carnage being in the Venom movie:
“The idea of Venom and Carnage… taking it into consideration. Watch out for this Venom movie. We are crazy excited.”
So have a throw-down set in the Ravencroft Institute for the Mentally Insane (owned by Oscorp in this universe) and allow Carnage some screen time by himself to really let loose!
Then this film just may be, the Venom movie we’ve been waiting over 25 years to see! We’ll have to wait just a little longer – until May 4th 2018 and beyond to find out what exactly is in store for us and old web-head.
If you’re feeling like you can’t wait for the Venom film, quench your nerdy thirsts on this little gem from last year’s comic-con; ‘The Truth In Journalism’ by the producer of Dredd,  Adi Shankar and starring True Blood’s Ryan Kwanten to see Venom done right!
But what do you guys want to see from the Venom Movie? Sound off in the comments below or send us your thoughts on Twitter! Excelsior!
