Venom fans, brace yourselves for a change in plans! Venom 3, which is set to conclude Tom Hardy's stint as Marvel anti-hero, has been slapped with a new release date following the conclusion of the SAG-AFTRA strike. The web of anticipation is tinged with uncertainty, as details about the film, including its villains and potential ties to Sony's Spider-Man Universe, remain shrouded in mystery.
In the wake of the SAG-AFTRA strike resolution, Sony Pictures wasted no time in shuffling the cards for Venom 3. The release, initially slated for a summer spectacle, now has a new date on November 8, 2024. According to Deadline, the film is expected to resume production this week, yet the studio has maintained radio silence on further specifics.
For ardent fans of Sony's Spider-Man Universe, the delay may seem like a temporal setback, but in the grand scheme of superhero cinema, it could be a silver lining. The recent years, particularly 2023, witnessed the toll of rushed productions on the quality of superhero flicks. Hasty reshoots and insufficient time for polished VFX often left audiences with a mixed bag of outcomes. The postponement of Venom 3 grants the creative team valuable breathing space, an opportunity to navigate the perilous production stages with due diligence.
Venom 3 Delay Gives Sony More Time to Perfect the Sequel
While the film gears up for a comeback this week, the extent of the footage shot before the shutdown remains a question mark. The extended timeline for post-production endeavors throughout 2024 positions Sony Pictures to mold Venom 3 into a cinematic masterpiece. Given the imminent conclusion of the trilogy, the extra months could be the elixir needed to refine every frame, ensuring a fitting swan song for Tom Hardy's Venom.
The delay brings with it a silver lining—the prospect of unearthing more about the enigmatic sequel. Set photos or leaked videos might soon grace the internet, offering morsels of insight into the cinematic concoction taking shape.
Venom 3 will bring back Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock. Juno Temple and Chiwetel Ejiofor have been confirmed in undisclosed roles. The premise of the sequel has not yet been revealed but there are speculations that Brock (and Venom) will be off on a multiverse-hopping adventure. Either way, Hardy assures that Venom 3 will still be strongly connected to the first two movies.
"There's got to be some continuity into a third and fourth and fifth, and if somebody says 'no', that's fine. Let it go, and you move on to something else," he told Digital Spy.
The third Venom film is now scheduled for release on November 8, 2024.
