Filmmakers may be taking the character in a completely new direction...

 The Venom, an arch enemy of the web-slinger in the Marvel Comics series, will be transformed into an anti-hero who becomes a defender of the innocent.

 Topher Grace--who just signed on to star in “Robert Rodriguez’s Predators” at Fox--played the villain and his human alter ego--Eddie Brock- but he is not considered a shoo-in to reprise, as the spinoff will start from the drawing board.

I'm not feeling very good about this movie, but I'm feeling better knowing that he isn't going to be a straight villain. Unless it's about Hannibal Lector or Norman Bates or something, I don't see a movie with a villain as the protagonist being very good (IMO). What really shocked me, though, was Topher being in Predators.

Venom has always been a sort of lesser of evils. Unlike everyone on the planet, i didnt hate Topher Grace as venom. He was just smarmy enough to make it work. For spider man 4 i hope they do the Goblin killing Gwen Stacy thing, but with Mary Jane instead of the new Gwen Stacy who is smoking hot so much!!
 
sorry, i kind of spazzed out there.

Well he's been the good guy before. So it's nothing new, really. The Venom "Lethal Protector" 6 issue mini series back in the early 90s done it. Was actually the first comics I ever "collected".
 
At the time I loved it. When I read it now don't hate it. I probably feel nostalgia towards it more than anything. It's not great, but it wasn't horrible for me. It was okay as a six issue mini series, but not as a movie.
 
I don't think they should waste a venom movie on making him a defender. They should keep Venom the way he's supposed to be. There's alot of potential for a good Venom movie and they just seem so intent on f&*%king it up.

I don't know, I like Venom as a bad guy and doing the bad guy thing, not saving old ladies

" @Sparda: Yeah, Venom playing the "good guy" does not sound promising "

I can't trust good comic movies from marvel anymore lol

Hm idk about this...

...why?

I have a feeling since he is a anti-hero for this movie, then at the end of the movie he should turn into a full-on villain and in the sequel, face off against Spider-Man.

It kind of makes sense. I think it would work out if people would give it a chance. Just read all of his miniseries'. It worked out in those.

I never liked Venom, so they can do whatever they want.

venom funeral pyre he played a goodie guy so it may be possible

as long as he doesnt scream like a raptor anymore like on SM3
 and i will be ok with it

Thats really interesting .

i never cared 4 venom as well an if hes the anti hero who the hell is his evil villian spiderman LOL

it's awesome to see all the negative comments. especially the bear one. couldn't agree more.

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it's not going to work... 
1.Venom was created to be spider-man's greatest enemy,his exacte opposite 
2.he is one scary mother f*****,seriosly would you want to wake up to a face like that? 

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it's not going to work... 
1.Venom was created to be spider-man's greatest enemy,his exacte opposite 
2.he is one scary mother f*****,seriosly would you want to wake up to a face like that? 

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right because taking a "Bold new direction" always translates well to film. and especially when its the creepy-ass Venom.
 
terrible idea. just scrap it.

I have no idea what to say about this.

Now this sounds good!

The Anti-Hero is how you can have a good guy do morally questionable things and still have it be alright. Like the Red Hood, Punisher, or anyone Clint Eastwood has ever played. Notice how everyone in that list is awesome.

You people obviously don't know the way Venom plays "hero"...  He does it really good..
 

Quote from one of his comics as a hero? Here goes:

Speaking personally, I've always prefered Venom and the other symbiotes to Spiderman. Guess its just my evil nature and all. Same way I always thought Doctor Doom far cooler than Mr. Fantastic. 
As for no Topher Grace in this Venom flick... yay! Venom was crap (personal opinion, no freaking out) in the equally crap-tastic Spider-Man 3 (as before, personal opinion) so I would like to see the character done better (if not exactly true to its comic book origins)

What I like is that the creator schooled the writers and movie makers on how Venom is suppose to be, so that's why I'm confident they wont mess him up :) 

" I'm not a big fan on villain-only films. So I don't know whether Venom will be a good solo character to have in a film. I'd love it if he were in another Spider-Man film. "

i didn think venom could get worse than spiderman 3 looks like teher out to proove me wrong lol

I like Topher but glad he is out. But I am sick of film makes changing things. If you are using a existing idea. Use it . If you change it, it is different. so have it be something else.  
 
Is Hollywood scared of a bad guy film?

Could be excellent with some cool cameo's from the Marvel Universe - the Lethal Protector series in the early 90's was good, an anti hero doesn't necessarily mean he's going to be a traditional 'Good Guy' 

I think they will give him the same type of persona they gave Sabretooth when he became a "by any means necessary" type anti here, not a vigilante Batman type one. I like this switch in the story line, he did have the whole lethal protector story and he did always have that hint of a hero but no one would let him.

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 a face like that? 

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