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Added by G-Man on April 9, 2009

Sony has decided to officially go with a Venom spin-off movie.  Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese (the writing team for "Zombieland") are set to write the script according to SciFi Wire.  The writers claim that they are under strict orders of secrecy.

The writers also say that they are big fans of Venom (Sam Raimi said from the beginning that he wasn't).  They've been doing research recently to make sure they get it right.
"We read [Venom] growing up, but we were not experts," Reese said. "We certainly know the mythology of Venom, but went back and learned more when it became clear that we could actually get this job."
They also understand that there is a bit of pressure.  Venom has some serious fans.  They're going to have high expectations.  A lot of people weren't happy with how he came out in Spider-Man 3. 

Since they are keeping things secret for now, there's no word on the plot or whether this is a direct spin-off from Spider-Man 3.  Venom apparently died in that movie.  We'll have to wait and see whether or not his story will continue from there or if they'll just re-boot his character.

Which direction do you think they should go?  Can Venom hold his own movie?  Who should he be going up against (we can assume Spidey won't be involved).  Should Topher Grace reprise the role or should someone new take over?  Do you want to see a Venom movie?

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83 Comments

Magicalmoment
on April 9, 2009
yeah, i want to see a venom movie but it has to be good

Zero the Hero
on April 9, 2009
i would love a venom movie! but it would absolutely need to be done well. atleast four hundred times better then the spidey 3 venom. if they did something with carnagei could see that being sweet

Day Hunter
on April 9, 2009
I think its a great idea if they do it right. If they go off of Spiderman 3 then they probably already lost alot of fans. As for Topher Grace well I really don't know.

inferiorego
on April 9, 2009
How about this "crazy" idea? Instead of trying to please all the fanboys, write a good film....

blade hunter
on April 9, 2009
i like the idea but who's he going to fight?

Tainted-Cell
on April 9, 2009
Someone new should definately take over. Topher Grace didn't take the role seriously.... he may as well have been Eric Foreman again. I wouldn't pour any expectation into this, and then come out pleasantly surprised. That said, I think the coolest way to go would be to make a Predator style Venom movie. Everyone wants to see a lot of Venom, but I think the more you see, the less scary he becomes.

Mutant X
on April 9, 2009
That's AWESOME!! Whatever they do, they better not give Topher Grace the role. Get somebody buff.

This is the best news I've heard in a while.

DEADPOOL
on April 9, 2009
Would Rock be a cool Eddie Brock?

Nobody
on April 9, 2009
Worse news I've heard in a long while.

Midnightist
on April 9, 2009
I don't think this will work well at all I don't even think this will make sense since Brock is dead

Media_Master
on April 9, 2009
Venom has to run into spidey, has to. That be like a Joker only movie, without Batman.

King Quisling
on April 9, 2009
As long as Topher Grace isn't involved I'll give it a shot. Heck, nothing could be worse than Spider-Man 3 right? Oh wait, X Men Origins.....

White Mage
on April 9, 2009
Wait a minute, when did Venom become interesting enough to make sales in a movie independent of Spider-Man?  I smell a flop.

Nobody
on April 9, 2009
I have a feeling this movie will do about as good as Ghost Rider. It will be kinda corny but sorta entertain action wise, but kids around the age of 13 are going to fall in love with it.(no offense to kids around the age of 13)

White Mage
on April 9, 2009
Nobody said:
"I have a feeling this movie will do about as good as Ghost Rider. It will be kinda corny but sorta entertain action wise, but kids around the age of 13 are going to fall in love with it.(no offense to kids around the age of 13)"
(MUCH OFFENSE to stupid kids around the age of 13)

inferiorego
on April 9, 2009
White Mage said:
"Nobody said:
"I have a feeling this movie will do about as good as Ghost Rider. It will be kinda corny but sorta entertain action wise, but kids around the age of 13 are going to fall in love with it.(no offense to kids around the age of 13)"
(MUCH OFFENSE to stupid kids around the age of 13)"
Seconded

King Saturn
on April 9, 2009
A Venom movie... uh Okay

White Mage
on April 9, 2009
King Saturn said:
"A Venom movie... uh Okay...it's gonna suck
"
Fixed.  And agreed.

DEGRAAF
on April 9, 2009
if its gonna be an actual spin off then eddie is dead so it would have to be about Mac becoming venom. I also think the only way they can make the movie about venom with out spiderman than they have to make the symbiote the villain and at teh end of the movie the villain wins.

you could show the symbiote trying different people out or something and finally finds make and can sense his power and his hate for spidey. This will ultimately attract him towards mac and mac will try to fight it off at teh end as the symbiote catchs on to im and starts to ccover his body and tear apart his scorpion armor then the last seen he will be looking in to his hands, feeling the power surge and loving it laughing in the venom face

Mutant X
on April 9, 2009
White Mage said:
"King Saturn said:
"A Venom movie... uh Okay...it's gonna suck
"
Fixed.  And agreed."
You have no idea if it's gonna suck or not. I hate people like you. You think that anything you don't agree with sucks. It's really annoying.

[[btw, what's up with your icon? It's kinda comin' off a little fruity.]]


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