Venom Film

Throughout that last few years there have been rumors and at one point early production on a Venom film. New Line lost the rights and they reverted back to the Marvel stable and are still there presumably to await call up for an appearance in a Spider-Man film. Will Venom finally get his own film after an appearance as a villain in one of the next Spider-Man films? No one is truly sure which is why I have created this thread where we can all discuss the topic.

The current status of the film according to Countingdown.com is "Stalled" or "TBA" (To Be Announced). http://www.countingdown.com/movies/3533259

Last I heard:

Reported By UGO - Jul 20, 2002
http://www.comics2film.com/ProjectFrame.php?f_id=106&f_page=22

Goyer talked to Epstein about one of his Marvel scripts that so far has gone unproduced. A while back Goyer wrote the script for a Venom feature film. He does not recall the experience fondly, “Yeah, that was a bit of a [pause and a breath]. It wasn't great [laughs]. I never was a big Venom fan and, at the time, the people at New Line really wanted me to do it. It's one of the few times that - even though I love New Line - I allowed myself to be talked into something.”

According to Goyer it wasn’t that hard to write a Venom movie without Spider-Man. Goyer explained Venom’s spider logo as being the containment mark of an arachnid alien species that lives on the planet where the symbiote had it’s origins.

The film Venom was true to the character’s roots and not exactly a hero. Goyer said, “Venom wasn't a great guy but, in the script, his enemy Carnage was infinitely worse. He was an anti-hero kind of like Blade. He's not a hero when the movie begins. There was always a Jekyll and Hyde element to it. He was wrestling with the symbiote the whole time.”

Of course we all know that nearly everything has changed since then.

WOW a venom film goodygoodygoodygoodygoodygoodygoodygoodygoodygoodygoodygoodygoodygoodygoodygoodygoodygoody man they better not ruin the charecter..... 😠 😈 😠

I thought that sounded like a bad idea, creating Venom without Spider-man. Venom wants to protect the innocent AND eat spidey's brains. It's an integral part of the characterization. 😛

venom wants to protect the innocent?....have i been in a coma or something

From the first appearance he has been concerned w/ collateral damage, that's why he wants to fight Spidey alone:
(Spidey asks him why he didn't attack him at his Aunt's house)
"A battle in the suburbs might have hurt innocent people. I like to avoid that... when possible."
Though his definition of "innocent" have varried from writer to writer-- though this could be chalked up to being one of the limitations of being insane...

Venom is all about saving the innocents.....his big problem is how he handles people who harm the innocents.

Where Spiderman turns them over to the police...Venom just kills them.

Either way, you can't put Venom vs. Carnage 1-on-1....Venom needed Spiderman in order to defeat Carnage.

Originally posted by TheFilmProphet
Throughout that last few years there have been rumors and at one point early production on a Venom film. New Line lost the rights and they reverted back to the Marvel stable and are still there presumably to await call up for an appearance in a Spider-Man film. Will Venom finally get his own film after an appearance as a villain in one of the next Spider-Man films? No one is truly sure which is why I have created this thread where we can all discuss the topic.

The current status of the film according to Countingdown.com is "Stalled" or "TBA" (To Be Announced). http://www.countingdown.com/movies/3533259

I would love to see a venom film but wouldn't he need to be introduced as a villain in a spiderman movie first? Then he could turn into a hero and then get his own movie. 🙂

Originally posted by doctorstrongbad
I would love to see a venom film but wouldn't he need to be introduced as a villain in a spiderman movie first? Then he could turn into a hero and then get his own movie. 🙂

Yes he would be, which is why I said in my first post that Marvel still holds the rights to Venom most likely waiting to have him make an appearance in a Spider-Man film first.

What year could be release of the Venom movie?

It all depends. If Venom is featured in Spider-Man 3 then we could expect a spin-off featuring him to be released in and around 2009-2010. If he is featured in a fourth Spider-Man film then we could expect to see him in his own film around 2012-2013 and if he is featured in both then it would be the same. Pure speculation of course.

why having a venom movie, standalone and fighting carnage?? comon, it would suck becouse carnage wouldnt kill people in the movie, and the movie would be only action and a crap.

creating an excuse for the venom logo???? why the hell u guys think they changed tha ladybug on spiderman back to a more venom like spider?/?

That would all depend on the plot, story, and script of the film.

I would love to see venom as a hero in his own movie. Once they have a him as the villain in a spiderman movie then everything would be set. If this works out and I think it will, do you think DC will try to copy marvel (again) with lame movies like .... Lex Luther and Clayface the movie. hehehe 🙂

I completely agree, Venom is one of the best anti-heroes ever and if done properly the story could really display the kind of tragic, suspenful, and deep story fans have all been waiting for.

I definitely think and speculate that DC would indeed use Marvel's "Villain Movie" concept with some of their most popular villains.

Originally posted by TheFilmProphet
I completely agree, Venom is one of the best anti-heroes ever and if done properly the story could really display the kind of tragic, suspenful, and deep story fans have all been waiting for.

I definitely think and speculate that DC would indeed use Marvel's "Villain Movie" concept with some of their most popular villains.

Well DC has always copied from Marvel which is funny because DC came first. Just ask Prince Namor about his DC rip-off Aqua Man.

Okay back to the thread I would love to see a venom movie. I think it might look a lot like the spawn movie. I loved the graphics in that movie.

Originally posted by doctorstrongbad
Well DC has always copied from Marvel which is funny because DC came first. Just ask Prince Namor about his DC rip-off Aqua Man.

Okay back to the thread I would love to see a venom movie. I think it might look a lot like the spawn movie. I loved the graphics in that movie.

Yeah I agree, there has been many instances where DC has done that. Now they are starting to do the same with their films as well.

Your probably right, a Venom film would likely be just as dark although I wouldn't like Venom to be too dark. The CGI animations/effects for the symbiote would also be reminicent of the same used for Spawn's face in his film.

well as we can tell the 3rd spiderman is obiously 'the return of the green goblin' [scene near end of spiderman2], my opinion is there shude be a Spiderman movie after that with the villain being Venom or Carnage or something you know. they shude give those characters some credit in a move because they are like, the main villains in the series. but not a movie JUST based on Venom, that sounds like a bad idea. 😛

Originally posted by wuTa
venom wants to protect the innocent?....have i been in a coma or something

dude, if you've read some of his comics, and i say 'SOME', there has been instances of him saving a innocent citizen.

Originally posted by Asian Hulk
What year could be release of the Venom movie?

2099

And that's if you're lucky 😉