Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticRight out of the gate, “Venom” may have been one of the all-time worst reviewed Marvel movies — the film has an abominable 30% rating on Rotten Tomatoes — but that didn’t stop audiences from flocking to see a bug-eyed Tom Hardy embody the character in the corny 2018 standalone, which racked up an astonishing $864 million-plus worldwide.
No surprise then that parent studio Sony (whose grip on the Marvel cash cow has been limited to Spider-Man and his spin-offs) rushed to greenlight a follow-up that would pit Venom against his most recognizable, non-Spidey nemesis back in early 2019.Managed (more than directed) by motion-capture star-turned-aspiring blockbuster helmer Andy Serkis, “Venom: Let There Be Carnage”.
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