Venom: The Last Dance
Movie, 2024, Sony, Set in Present day
Venom: The Last Dance is #12 of 13 in release order and #11 of 13 in chronological order in the Spider-Man.
The story
Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie's last dance.
Venom: The Last Dance recap
Eddie Brock and Venom hide out in Mexico after their brief trip into another universe, wanted for the death of Detective Patrick Mulligan. They head for New York to clear Eddie's name, while a Xenophage, a creature sent by the symbiotes' imprisoned creator Knull, hunts them. Knull wants the Codex, a key that formed inside Eddie and Venom when Venom revived him, and it can only be destroyed if one of them dies. At a secret base under Area 51, General Rex Strickland and the scientists Teddy Paine and Sadie Christmas study captured symbiotes, including one bonded to Mulligan, who survived. Eddie and Venom hitch a ride to Las Vegas with a family of alien enthusiasts and meet their old friend Mrs. Chen, before Strickland's team captures them and takes them to Area 51.
Venom: The Last Dance ending explained
Knull's Xenophages attack Area 51, and Venom frees the captured symbiotes, who bond with the soldiers and scientists to fight. To destroy the Codex, Venom takes the creatures into an acid tank and dies, saying goodbye to Eddie, while Strickland blows himself up to finish them. Eddie is cleared and visits the Statue of Liberty, which Venom always wanted to see.
Post-credits scenes
Yes. In a mid-credits scene, Knull warns that he is coming now that Venom is gone. In a post-credits scene, a cockroach crawls out of the ruins of Area 51 beside a broken vial of Venom's sample, hinting that a piece of him survived.
Where to watch Venom: The Last Dance
Venom: The Last Dance is streaming on Disney+, fuboTV, and YouTube TV in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.0/10, Rotten Tomatoes 40%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Madame Web, before Kraven the Hunter.
- Chronological order: after Kraven the Hunter, before Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
What to watch before Venom: The Last Dance
In release order, the essentials before Venom: The Last Dance (2024) are Venom (2018) and Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021).
Cast
- Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock / Venom
- Chiwetel Ejiofor as Strickland
- Juno Temple as Dr. Teddy Paine
- Rhys Ifans as Martin
- Stephen Graham as Detective Mulligan
- Peggy Lu as Mrs. Chen
- Clark Backo as Sadie
- Alanna Ubach as Nova
- Cristo Fernández as Barman
- Jared Abrahamson as Captain Forrest
- Hala Finley as Echo
- Dash McCloud as Leaf
Directed by Kelly Marcel.