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Venom looking to take a $175 million bite of the worldwide box office

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The critical consensus may not be too kind, but it seems that Sony’s first Spider-Man spinoff movie Venom is on course to take a sizeable chunk of the global box office in its opening weekend. According to estimates, the Tom Hardy-headlined blockbuster can expect to gross around $175 million around the world in its opening […]

Tom Hardy clarifies comments that his favourite Venom scenes were cut from the movie

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Out on the press tour for Venom ahead of its release this week, Tom Hardy offered some surprising words to Comics Explained when asked about his favourite moments in the Sony-produced Spider-Man film. “Things that aren’t in this movie,” replied Hardy. “There are like 30 to 40 minutes worth of scenes that aren’t in this […]

New footage revealed in latest Venom TV spots

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Ahead of its release this week, Sony has unveiled some new TV spots for Venom which offer up some previously unseen footage and symbiote action from the Spider-Man spinoff movie; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Venom producers say movie was always PG-13, no R-rated cut exists https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXwovoJTESw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORcmTNVTJm0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN6O94NCRxk One of Marvel’s most enigmatic, complex […]

Venom producers say movie was always PG-13, no R-rated cut exists

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When it was first announced that Sony was moving ahead with its long-planned Venom solo movie, many expected the studio to follow Fox’s lead with Deadpool and Logan by going down the R-rated route. However, as we know now, Venom is rated PG-13, and according to producers Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach, the plan was […]

Venom comes to Marvel Strike Force in latest update

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Venom is set to make his return to the big screen this coming week as Tom Hardy takes on the role of Eddie Brock in Sony’s Spider-Man spinoff, and to celebrate FoxNext has announced that the symbiote is now available as a playable character in Marvel Strike Force. With autonomous defense moves, an amorphous costume, […]

Tom Hardy and Michelle Williams featured in new Venom clips

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With exactly a week to go until Venom arrives in cinemas, two new clips have arrived online for the Spider-Man spinoff movie, the first of which sees Eddie Brock/Venom (Tom Hardy) taking out a group of armed criminals that confront the reporter in his apartment, and the second featuring Anne Weying (Michelle Williams) and Eddie […]

Tom Hardy and Riz Ahmed featured in first Venom clip

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Sony Pictures has released the first clip from Venom which sees Eddie Brock’s (Tom Hardy) interview with Carlton Drake (Riz Ahmed) at the Life Foundation take an uncomfortable turn after Brock questions the doctor about illegal pharmaceutical testing; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Venom featurette explores the motorcycle stunt sequence https://youtu.be/3ElAJSBLnwg One of Marvel’s most enigmatic, […]

Venom is unleashed in new clip, new images released

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Ahead of its release next Friday, Sony Pictures has revealed a new clip from Venom which sees Tom Hardy’s Eddie Brock calling upon his alien symbiote for help when faced with a SWAT team; check it out below (keep your ears open for the Wilhelm scream), along with a batch of images featuring Hardy, Michelle […]