'Venom' gets a screenwriter!

Finally... I'm first to comment. 
And no, I'm not really looking forward to it, if it's the Venom from Spider-Man 3...

hell ya i like the idea of finding a new actor

 The world needs a stand-alone Venom movie like it needs a stand-alone Sabertooth film. It doesn't. Are the character's insanely popular? Yes, but mostly to the people who follow their respective foes. Are they interesting characters? Yes, but again, mostly because they are such excellent foils. Venom doesn't have the legs to carry a good film all on his own, and I think the fact that he didn't have his own on-going series until 2003 makes that evident. Venom is a great character to explore in doses, but he simply isn't franchise material.

"Finally... I'm first to comment.  And no, I'm not really looking forward to it, if it's the Venom from Spider-Man 3... "

recasting is great new since sticking with same venom as from 3 would be suicide since wasnt right to start with, just dont make it into spidey 3 mark 2

" I always thought Brock Lesnar would make a good Eddie Brock bc they  got the same name, same hair cut & similar builds. "

" @Namor1987 said:

" I always thought Brock Lesnar would make a good Eddie Brock bc they  got the same name, same hair cut & similar builds. "

hrmm May have something there "

I hope its the real Venom this time.

*gulp* 
 Lil' vomit there.

If they reboot Venom, then I'll be happy.

vin deasle should be venom

please dont make this movie. reboot the spider-man franchise please. with a likeable cast and storyline and remove the soap-opera drama

This is awesome. Topher is definitely not Eddie Brock material.

"You have to amit it was cool when he transformed into Venom at the church. "

I'll give you that, I don't dislike Venom, I just don't think he's worthy of all the attention and praise he gets. I really think he's very one-dimensional. He's the "Wolverine" of the Spider-Man franchise, attention-whorishly shoved down our throats, overshadowing lesser Spidey villains like (you guessed it) Mysterio or Kraven the Hunter, characters worthy of attention and with far more depth, only potential never fully reached...

"vin deasle should be venom "

Get a guy that fits the role in size and that can act, Venom is suppose to be HUGE!!!!!!!  
Remember that Venom talks as if they were two dudes "We are Venom" 
And give him a freaky dark creepy voice, not that suave gayish voice you gave him in SM3, and everything should be fine.

"I bet this is where they can get Carnage into a movie. "

 Oh God! First, I certainly hope not. Carnage is as narrow and bland as villains come. He's the mathematical equation for copyright infringement. Take too popular villains, Venom and Joker, combine them into one, you've got Carnage. He's a completely unoriginal rip-off. Secondly, Sam Raimi hates Venom and intended to keep the franchise to classic villains, but Avi Arad forced Brock into the films...and what happened? The film suffered. Heavily! The majority hates Spider-Man 3. What on earth makes you think Raimi would add Carnage? He’s Venom with even less depth, and that’s saying something. So finally, I just can’t see Carnage ever happening with Raimi’s name attached to the project. It’s just not going to happen. If you’re looking for a realistic choice, go Lizard.    

"I thought Topher Grace was okay. If they'd given him more screen-time on Spider-Man 3 as Venom then maybe he could've been given more of a chance to show his acting abilities. "

I have BEEN excited for this movie, and I didn't think I'd hear this much about it since that first article G-Man posted about the Zombieland writers getting attached to the project. So a big fat KUDOS to G-Man for updating me on my favorite supervillain.
 
I already said if Mickey Rourke died his hair he could be a really good Brock, but I think the main concern for me is how Venom is going to be portrayed. I'll be honest, Eddie Brock never mattered that much to me, it was the symbiote that I thought was so cool. As long as they don't make Eddie a total whiny sissy or a horrible actor (Brock Lesnar wtf...) then I think I would have a problem.
 
These are my demands. The symbiote needs to be huge in muscle, TALLER than Spiderman. The symbiote needs to be funny (this is where Zombieland writers should come in) and it needs to be menacing. A scary mother. Oh yeah, and if it's set in San Francisco, my hometown, then I will die happy.

I thought Grace was good

"I have BEEN excited for this movie, and I didn't think I'd hear this much about it since that first article G-Man posted about the Zombieland writers getting attached to the project. So a big fat KUDOS to G-Man for updating me on my favorite supervillain.  I already said if Mickey Rourke died his hair he could be a really good Brock, but I think the main concern for me is how Venom is going to be portrayed. I'll be honest, Eddie Brock never mattered that much to me, it was the symbiote that I thought was so cool. As long as they don't make Eddie a total whiny sissy or a horrible actor (Brock Lesnar wtf...) then I think I would have a problem.  These are my demands. The symbiote needs to be huge in muscle, TALLER than Spiderman. The symbiote needs to be funny (this is where Zombieland writers should come in) and it needs to be menacing. A scary mother. Oh yeah, and if it's set in San Francisco, my hometown, then I will die happy. "

"I thought Grace was good "

"I always thought Brock Lesnar would make a good Eddie Brock bc they  got the same name, same hair cut & similar builds. "

 Seabiscuit and Pleasantville were good movies, so producing Venom should be good too.
Also Carnage sounds like the only villain that could square off against Venom besides Spidey.

Hm Im down for a recast...

Damn, I like topher.

"Damn, I like topher. "

"Damn, I like topher. "

"@Moomin123 said:

"I thought Topher Grace was okay. If they'd given him more screen-time on Spider-Man 3 as Venom then maybe he could've been given more of a chance to show his acting abilities. "

That is EXACTLY what I thoght, literaly. "

it's about time, i really hope it gets an r rating

@Namor1987 said:

" I always thought Brock Lesnar would make a good Eddie Brock bc they  got the same name, same hair cut & similar builds. "

So this movie will probably be one in super hero history where the villains win!!

Waiting for more news, can't get hopes up and have them shot threw the roof. =]