Venom
Movie, 2018, Sony, Set in 2018
Venom is #6 of 13 in release order and #7 of 13 in chronological order in the Spider-Man.
The story
Investigative journalist Eddie Brock attempts a comeback following a scandal, but accidentally becomes the host of Venom, a violent, super powerful alien symbiote. Soon, he must rely on his newfound powers to protect the world from a shadowy organization looking for a symbiote of their own.
Venom recap
A spaceship from the Life Foundation crashes in Malaysia carrying alien symbiotes, and one escapes. In San Francisco, the founder Carlton Drake experiments on homeless people by bonding them to symbiotes, most of whom die. The investigative reporter Eddie Brock loses his job and his fiancee, the lawyer Anne Weying, after confronting Drake with information from her files. Six months later, the scientist Dora Skirth lets Eddie into the lab, and a symbiote bonds with him. It calls itself Venom, gives him strength and a craving for heads, and argues with him in his mind. Drake's security hunts them, and Drake bonds with another symbiote, Riot, its leader, who plans to bring more symbiotes to Earth on a rocket.
Venom ending explained
Anne helps Venom rejoin Eddie, and Venom, now fond of Earth and Eddie, decides to fight. Eddie and Venom destroy Riot's rocket on the launch pad, killing Drake, and Venom seems to die saving Eddie. He survives, and Eddie goes back to reporting while Venom eats a robber who threatens a shopkeeper.
Post-credits scenes
Yes. In a mid-credits scene, Eddie interviews the serial killer Cletus Kasady at San Quentin, who promises there will be carnage when he gets out, setting up the sequel. The post-credits scene is a preview of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
Where to watch Venom
Venom 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 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 31%
Where it fits
- Release order: after The Amazing Spider-Man 2, before Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
- Chronological order: after Madame Web, before Venom: Let There Be Carnage.
What to watch before Venom
Nothing. Venom (2018) doesn't continue an earlier version, so it stands on its own.
Cast
- Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock / Venom
- Michelle Williams as Anne Weying
- Riz Ahmed as Carlton Drake / Riot
- Scott Haze as Security Chief Roland Treece
- Reid Scott as Dr. Dan Lewis
- Jenny Slate as Dr. Dora Skirth
- Melora Walters as Homeless Woman Maria
- Woody Harrelson as Cletus Kasady / Carnage
- Peggy Lu as Mrs. Chen
- Malcolm C. Murray as Lewis Donate
- Sope Aluko as Dr. Collins
- Wayne Péré as Dr. Emerson
Directed by Ruben Fleischer.