Venom The Last Dance – one last round of Symbiote shenanigans (superhero movie trailer).
Buckle up, symbiote fans (and those who just can’t resist Tom Hardy doing anything). Venom: The Last Dance is slithering its way into theatres in October 2024, and it’s packing more chaos, more goo, and more bewildered expressions from Eddie Brock as he once again questions all his life choices. This is the third and final film in Sony’s Venom saga, which means we’re probably in for the most absurd, over-the-top Venom-y showdown yet—complete with all the internal monologues, symbiote hijinks, and inappropriate snack choices you’ve come to love.
Let’s face it: Venom has always been the rockstar of Marvel’s cinematic lineup. A little rough around the edges, full of attitude, and entirely willing to bite off a head or two. Tom Hardy returns as Eddie Brock, the world’s most unlikely antihero—and his alter-ego Venom, the charmingly psychotic symbiote who lives inside him like an uninvited flatmate who insists on eating raw chickens. This time, the dynamic duo is on the run, but not just from Earth’s finest authorities—oh no, they’re also being hunted by the symbiote world. You know, because why should Venom limit himself to just one planet when he can upset the cosmic order as well?
Enter Chiwetel Ejiofor, because if you’re going to be hunted across dimensions, you might as well have an Oscar-nominee chasing you. Ejiofor is playing a military man tracking down Eddie and Venom, probably with the kind of resolve and gravitas that makes you wonder why a symbiote slugfest deserves this much talent. We’re not saying Ejiofor will outclass his symbiotic opposition, but let’s be honest—Venom’s greatest strength has always been his ability to make excellent actors say ridiculous things while covered in CGI goo.
Rounding out the cast are Juno Temple as a scientist with some inexplicable interest in symbiotes (you’d think one encounter with Venom would be enough for any sane person), Rhys Ifans as someone named Martin (don’t worry, we’re as confused as you are), and Stephen Graham, back as Detective Mulligan. You might remember Mulligan from the last film—he’s the guy who had a less-than-pleasant encounter with Venom and is now stuck with his own symbiote situation. Yes, his new symbiotic friend is Toxin. Because clearly, we haven’t learned our lesson about how this always ends in rampaging alien goo monsters.
Oh, and did we mention Knull is in this one? If you’re scratching your head thinking, “Who’s Knull?”—don’t worry. He’s only the ancient creator of all symbiotes, the big daddy of black goo himself. Expect Venom: The Last Dance to crank the mythology dial up to 11 and throw in some cosmic horror vibes, because why not? If you thought things got weird in the last two movies, buckle up—this one’s taking you straight to the symbiote deep end.
The film is directed by Kelly Marcel, the writer behind the previous Venom films, who’s stepping up to make her directorial debut. Now, this could go one of two ways: we’re either in for the most symbiote-packed fever dream yet, or Marcel’s going to surprise us with something so brilliantly bonkers that even Venom won’t know what hit him. With Hardy and Marcel co-writing, you know this film is going to be pure Venom chaos. (After all, Hardy has a track record of bringing an unparalleled level of “what even is happening” energy to these films, and we love him for it.)
Let’s not forget the fact that, somewhere along the line, Sony has turned Venom into its own mini Spider-Man-less universe. We’ve had two symbiote showdowns so far, and Venom: The Last Dance promises to tie up this gooey trilogy. But if we’re being honest, this “final” film probably just means Sony’s gearing up to drop Venom into another multiverse crossover because it’s 2024, and no superhero is allowed to retire anymore.
Expect plenty of visual effects wizardry courtesy of Industrial Light & Magic (because, let’s face it, if you’re going to animate a sentient blob of destruction, you might as well bring in the pros). Oh, and we can’t forget about Dan Deacon composing the score, because what Venom needs more than anything is a wild, pulsing soundtrack to go with his erratic conversations and poorly timed snacking habits.
At this point, you might be wondering: Is Venom: The Last Dance going to be any good? The answer is… it really doesn’t matter, does it? If you’ve made it through the last two Venom films, you’re not here for high art—you’re here for the absurdity, the carnage (pun intended), and the deliciously bizarre dynamic between Eddie and Venom. This is a film where a man and his symbiotic partner are on the run from two worlds. Realism left the building about five minutes into the first film, and we’re better off for it.
