The ever-expanding cinematic world known as Sony’s Spider-Man Universe has been growing at a strong rate the past couple of years, and it doesn’t look like that momentum will be stopping anytime soon thanks to movies like the upcoming Venom: The Last Dance. There’s still a lot of mystery surrounding the sequel to 2021’s Venom: Let There Be Carnage, but at this stage in the game, there’s a considerable amount of info we do know about Tom Hardy’s third and final outing as Eddie Brock and the titular symbiote.
From the film’s release date to its cast and other details about the film’s production, we’ve put together a quick yet thorough breakdown of one of the most anticipated upcoming superhero movies on the 2024 movie calendar. Here’s what we know about Venom: The Last Dance so far…
What Is The Venom 3 Release Date?
Comic book movie fans who want to see what’s next for Eddie Brock following the Venom: Let There Be Carnage ending don’t have to wait all that much longer, as Venom: The Last Dance is scheduled to open on the big screen on October 25, 2024.
The upcoming Venom sequel doesn’t have any direct competition at the time of this writing, but there are some major upcoming horror movies slated for release in the weeks leading up to its release, including Smile 2 and Terrifier 3.
The Venom 3 Cast Includes Tom Hardy, Chiwetel Ejiofor And Juno Temple
Though we don’t yet know how Stephen Graham’s Detective Patrick Mulligan will play into Venom 3 or if Michelle Williams' Anne Weying will return for the 2024 feature, Tom Hardy will definitely be reprising his role as Eddie Brock and Venom when the second sequel lands on the big screen. Hardy won’t be alone, however, as there have been some exciting additions to the Venom 3 cast since the project was first announced – one of which is an actor who’s already appeared in a couple of the best Marvel movies so far.
In May 2023, Deadline announced that Chiwetel Ejiofor joined the cast after previously playing Mordo in Doctor Strange and an alternate version of the character in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. However, with everything we’ve seen of Ejiofor so far in the Venom: The Last Dance trailer (more on that next), he appears to be playing a new character this time around.
This casting news came one month after it was revealed that Ted Lasso star Juno Temple had joined the cast in an unspecified role. As with Ejiofor, Deadline didn’t provide details about the nature of Temple’s character when first reporting on the casting news. However, the movie’s first trailer did make it appear as if Temple’s character was a scientist studying symbiotes.
We can also expect to see Rhys Ifans, Peggy Lu, Alanna Ubach, Clark Backo, and Cristo Fernández show up in the highly-anticipated comic book movie.
The Venom: The Last Dance Trailer Teases An Alien War, New Characters, And A Symbiote Horse
In June 2024, a little less than five months ahead of the film’s release, Sony Pictures unleashed the Venom: The Last Dance trailer upon the world. This nearly three-minute trailer throws a lot at you before it’s all said and done, including a war with alien invaders from Venom’s home planet, all kinds of new characters making their franchise debut, and a lot of other great moments.
The most ridiculous moment, which also happens to be one of the greatest in the entire video, shows Venom fusing with a horse (yes, a symbiote horse) that he and Eddie Brock then use to travel around. It’s absurd, it’s bonkers, and it’s wild, but it makes total sense within the movie’s universe.
The trailer also showed Rhys Ifans at one point, which leads one to think that there could be some kind of connection with Andrew Garfield’s The Amazing Spider-Man movies. If true, this would add merit to those rumors surrounding Garfield and Tobey Maguire earlier in 2024.
The Last Dance Will Follow Eddie Brock And His Symbiote Partner As They Prepare For War With Alien Invaders
Sony Pictures hasn’t released a ton of information about the specifics of the Venom: The Last Dance plot, but based on different scenes from the trailer, as well as hints Tom Hardy has been sharing on his official Instagram, it appears the movie will pick up at some point not long after the Spider-Man: No Way Home post-credits scene in which Eddie Brock showed up in an alternate universe.
It remains to be anyone’s guess as to whether or not Eddie and Venom will be in their original universe or somewhere else when the movie comes around, but we do know that they will be on the run and will be trying to prepare for other symbiotes invading the planet. If the movie’s title is any indication, this is going to be one hell of a way to wrap up the franchise.
Kelly Marcel Is Directing Venom 3; Co-Wrote Story With Tom Hardy
The first two Venom movies were directed by Ruben Fleischer and Andy Serkis, respectively, and though neither will be involved for the upcoming third film in the franchise, someone with a lot of experience with the character will be taking the reins. In October 2022, Deadline announced that Kelly Marcel will direct Venom 3, her first directorial effort, in addition to writing its screenplay.
If Marcel’s name sounds familiar, it could have something to do with the fact she helped write the two previous films in the franchise, as well as movies like Fifty Shades of Grey and Saving Mr. Banks. Marcel’s most recent project was the 2023 Apple TV+ original series The Changeling starring LaKeith Stanfield.
The writer and director came up with the story behind Venom 3 with Tom Hardy, with whom she also crafted 2021’s Let There Be Carnage. She also worked as a script editor for Bronson, one of Hardy’s best movies.
What Is The Venom: The Last Dance Rating?
The Venom: The Last Dance rating is unknown at this time, but there’s reason to believe that this will be another PG-13 entry in the franchise. The MPAA hasn’t released a rating for the movie at this time, but the British Board of Film Classification, which is basically the U.K. equivalent, has already given the Venom threequel a “15,” which is the same rating given for the first two movies in the series. Those two films received PG-13 ratings here in the U.S., which is why we expect to see a PG-13 rating for the film, but nothing has been made official yet.
Venom: The Last Dance Isn’t The Final Movie In Sony’s Spider-Man Universe For A 2024 Release
When Venom: The Last Dance makes its big-screen debut in October 2024, it will be the second of three live-action movies set in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe – the most the canon has seen in a single year thus far. In fact, there are more Sony movies coming out in 2024 than there are upcoming MCU movies in the same stretch of time (Deadpool & Wolverine is the sole release), which is impressive to say the least.
The rollout began early in the year with the February 14, 2024 release of S.J. Clarkson’s Madame Web, which saw Dakota Johnson take on the role of Cassandra Webb as she discovers she has clairvoyant abilities that allow her to see into the future. This December, fans will finally get to see the release of J.C. Chandor’s Kraven the Hunter. This long-awaited film stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the titular Spider-Man villain as he sets out to prove himself as the world’s greatest hunter.
Expect to hear a lot more about Venom: The Last Dance as well as the other movies set in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe in the weeks and months to come. In the meantime, don’t forget to check out our ranking of the best Spider-Man movies as well as our guide to the ultimate Spider-Man movie marathon.
