Upcoming superhero film by Kelly Marcel
Venom: The Last Dance
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Teaser poster
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Directed by
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Screenplay by
| Kelly Marcel
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Story by
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Based on
| Marvel Comics
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Produced by
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Starring
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Cinematography
| Fabian Wagner
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Production
companies
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Distributed by
| Sony Pictures Releasing
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Release date
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- October 25, 2024
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2024-10-25
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Country
| United States
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Language
| English
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Budget
| $110 million+
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Venom: The Last Dance
is an upcoming American
superhero film
featuring the
Marvel Comics
character
Venom
, produced by
Columbia Pictures
in association with
Marvel
, and distributed by
Sony Pictures Releasing
. It is intended to be the sequel to
Venom
(2018) and
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
(2021) and the fifth film in
Sony's Spider-Man Universe
(SSU). Written and directed by
Kelly Marcel
, the film stars
Tom Hardy
as
Eddie Brock
and
Venom
, alongside
Chiwetel Ejiofor
,
Juno Temple
,
Rhys Ifans
,
Peggy Lu
,
Alanna Ubach
, and
Stephen Graham
. In the film, Brock and Venom are on the run from both of their worlds.
Hardy revealed in August 2018 that he was signed on to appear in a third and final
Venom
film, and development had begun by December 2021, after the second film was released. Marcel and Hardy were writing the script by June 2022, and Marcel was set to make her
directorial debut
with the film that October. New cast members, including Ejiofor and Temple, joined in mid-2023, and filming began at the end of June 2023 in Spain. Production was halted the next month due to the
2023 SAG-AFTRA strike
, resumed that November after the strike ended, and was completed by the end of February 2024. The title was revealed a month later.
Venom: The Last Dance
is scheduled to be released in the United States on October 25, 2024.
Premise
[
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Eddie Brock
and the
symbiote
Venom
go on the run when they are hunted by both of their worlds.
[2]
Cast
[
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Additionally,
Clark Backo
has been cast in an undisclosed role,
[7]
while
Cristo Fernandez
appears as a bartender, reprising his role from Sony's
Marvel Cinematic Universe
(MCU) film
Spider-Man: No Way Home
(2021).
[6]
Production
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Development and pre-production
[
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Star
Tom Hardy
stated in August 2018 that he had signed on to star in three
Venom
films.
[3]
In September 2021, Hardy noted that the producers would have to continue to develop
Sony's Spider-Man Universe
(SSU) in future films but said they were also interested in
crossing over
with the
Marvel Cinematic Universe
(MCU) more.
[8]
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
(2021) director
Andy Serkis
expressed interest in returning to direct another
Venom
film,
[9]
and felt there was more to explore with
Venom
in future films before the character could meet
Spider-Man
in a future crossover film,
[10]
including further exploration of the
Ravencroft Institute
and other potential villains being held there.
[9]
In October,
Tom Holland
said he and producer
Amy Pascal
had discussed him potentially reprising his MCU role as
Peter Parker / Spider-Man
in future
Venom
sequels, after he made a
cameo appearance
in
Let There Be Carnage
via footage from the MCU film
Spider-Man: No Way Home
(2021).
[11]
That December, Pascal said they were in the "planning stages" of
Venom 3
.
[12]
Sony Pictures
confirmed the film was in development at
CinemaCon
in April 2022.
[13]
In June, Hardy revealed that
Kelly Marcel
was writing the screenplay after previously working on the prior
Venom
films and that he was co-writing the story with her.
[14]
Hardy was set to be paid $20 million for his involvement.
[15]
Serkis was unable to return as director due to his commitments to
Animal Farm
, which he had delayed to work on
Let There Be Carnage
,
[16]
and Marcel signed on in October to make her
directorial debut
with the film, which was expected to conclude the
Venom
trilogy.
[17]
She was also set to produce the film alongside
Avi Arad
,
Matt Tolmach
, Pascal, Hutch Parker, and Hardy,
[17]
all doing so through their respective production companies Arad Productions, Matt Tolmach Productions,
Pascal Pictures
, Hutch Parker Entertainment, and Hardy, Son & Baker.
Columbia Pictures
also produces in association with
Marvel Entertainment
.
[18]
Hardy confirmed in February 2023 that pre-production work had begun.
[19]
Juno Temple
entered negotiations to join the cast in an undisclosed "lead role" in April.
[20]
The next month, filming was expected to begin in June in London,
[21]
[22]
and
Chiwetel Ejiofor
joined the cast along with Temple.
[23]
In June, the film was set for release in October 2024.
[24]
Filming
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Principal photography
began on June 26, 2023, at Los Mateos in
Cartagena, Spain
, as well as at the
Calblanque Regional Park
,
[25]
[26]
under the
working title
Orwell
.
[27]
Fabian Wagner
serves as the cinematographer after previously serving as an additional cinematographer on
Let There Be Carnage
.
[21]
The start of the
2023 SAG-AFTRA strike
in mid-July 2023 resulted in filming being halted.
[28]
Later that month, the film was set to release on July 12, 2024.
[29]
When the actors' strike ended in early November 2023, Sony delayed the film to release on November 8, 2024, filling the November 2024 date that the studio had previously reserved for an untitled Marvel film. Production was preparing to resume at that time.
[30]
Filming resumed on November 16.
[31]
In February 2024,
Clark Backo
joined the cast in an undisclosed role,
[7]
and Temple said at the end of the month that filming was nearly completed.
[32]
Post-production
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In March 2024, the film was titled
Venom: The Last Dance
and its release date was moved forward to October 25, 2024.
[33]
The first teaser trailer, released in June, confirmed
Peggy Lu
and
Stephen Graham
were reprising their respective roles as Mrs. Chen and
Patrick Mulligan
from prior
Venom
films, as well as the castings of
Rhys Ifans
,
Alanna Ubach
, and
Cristo Fernandez
.
[4]
[6]
[2]
Ifans previously portrayed
Curt Connors / Lizard
in Sony's
The Amazing Spider-Man
(2012) and
No Way Home
, while Fernandez appeared in
No Way Home
as a bartender who interacts with Brock after he is transported to the MCU via the
multiverse
. Germain Lussier at
io9
questioned if the appearances of Ifans and Ejiofor, who played
Karl Mordo
in the MCU, were less concerned about continuity with the MCU and were instead commentary on the multiverse, rather than being connected to their prior roles.
[6]
Molly Edwards of
Total Film
was also confused by the reference to the
mid-credits scene
of
No Way Home
in the trailer, since the
Venom
films are set in a separate continuity than the MCU.
[34]
Release
[
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Theatrical
[
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Venom: The Last Dance
is scheduled to be theatrically released by
Sony Pictures Releasing
in the United States on October 25, 2024, in
IMAX
and other
premium large formats
(PLFs).
[33]
The film was originally expected to be released in October 2024 before it was given a release date of July 12, 2024, when Sony adjusted their release schedule due to the SAG-AFTRA strike.
[24]
[29]
After the strike ended, the film's release was delayed to November 8, 2024,
[30]
before it was moved forward and returned to the October 2024 timeframe.
[33]
Home media
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Sony signed deals with
Netflix
and
Disney
in April 2021 for the rights to their 2022 to 2026 film slate, following the films' theatrical and home media windows.
[35]
[36]
Netflix signed for exclusive "pay 1 window" streaming rights, which is typically an 18-month window and included future
Venom
films following
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
.
[35]
Disney signed for "pay 2 window" rights for the films, which would be streamed on
Disney+
and
Hulu
as well as broadcast on Disney's linear television networks.
[36]
[37]
See also
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