Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Movie, 2021, Sony, Set in 2019
Venom: Let There Be Carnage is #8 of 13 in release order and #8 of 13 in chronological order in the Spider-Man.
The story
After finding a host body in investigative reporter Eddie Brock, the alien symbiote must face a new enemy, Carnage, the alter ego of serial killer Cletus Kasady.
Venom: Let There Be Carnage recap
Cletus Kasady, a serial killer on death row, asks for Eddie Brock as the only reporter he will talk to. Venom spots clues in Kasady's cell drawings that reveal where his victims are buried, which revives Eddie's career and sends Kasady to execution. Eddie and Venom fight about Venom's urge to eat people, and they split up. During a last visit, Kasady bites Eddie and swallows some symbiote blood, and at his execution, a new red symbiote, Carnage, emerges and frees him. Kasady breaks his childhood love, Frances Barrison, out of the Ravencroft institute; she has a sonic scream that hurts symbiotes. Anne, now engaged to Dr. Dan Lewis, helps Eddie and Venom reunite, and Kasady and Frances kidnap her to force a showdown at their wedding in a cathedral.
Venom: Let There Be Carnage ending explained
Venom and Eddie fight Carnage in the cathedral, and Frances's scream hurts both symbiotes. Venom saves Anne and makes the bell fall on Frances, then devours Carnage and bites off Kasady's head. Eddie and Venom go on vacation on a tropical beach, talking about what to do next.
Post-credits scenes
Yes. In a mid-credits scene, Venom tells Eddie about the knowledge symbiotes share across universes, and a flash of light carries them into another hotel room, where a TV news report shows J. Jonah Jameson revealing Spider-Man's identity as Peter Parker. It links Venom to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Where to watch Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Venom: Let There Be Carnage is streaming on Disney+, fuboTV, YouTube TV, and FXNow in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 5.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 58%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, before Morbius.
- Chronological order: after Venom, before Morbius.
What to watch before Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Venom (2018), which Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) continues.
Cast
- Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock / Venom
- Woody Harrelson as Cletus Kasady / Carnage
- Michelle Williams as Anne Weying
- Naomie Harris as Frances Louise Barrison / Shriek
- Reid Scott as Dr. Dan Lewis
- Stephen Graham as Detective Mulligan
- Peggy Lu as Mrs. Chen
- Sian Webber as Dr. Pazzo
- Michelle Greenidge as Mugging Victim
- Rob Bowen as Beaten Mugger
- Laurence Spellman as Patient
- Little Simz as Little Simz
Directed by Andy Serkis.