A new look at Venom: The Last DanceSony's villain sets up what could be an underwhelming finale for Sony's Spider-Man villain trilogy. Sony's Spider-Man universe is not in a good place right now. Morbius was a critical and box office flop, and Madam Webb was even more of a disaster. The film bombed at the box office and its questionable creative decisions became meme-worthy jokes among Marvel audiences. Many are still wondering when Spider-Man will join the universe, but it's unclear when, or if, that will happen.
The SSU may be floundering, but the Venom films already have a bright spot in that universe. Although they weren't critical darlings, audiences enjoyed them, and they were successful at the box office. Poison grossed over $856 million worldwide, and Let there be carnage Garnered $506.9 million, a nice blow to the box office after the COVID-19 pandemic. Venom: The Last Dance is the final film starring Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock/Venom, and should provide the same entertaining ride as the last two. However, a new image of the film's villain suggests that the trilogy could end in an underwhelming fashion.
New Venom: The last dance image shows that the villain could be Toxin or Lasher
An international television spot for Venom: The Last Dance featured a quick look at a new symbiote debuting in the film. It is unclear which symbiote it is, but many comic book readers believe there are two possible options. The first is Toxin, whose appearance was teased at the end of Let there be carnage. Toxin is not seen in its full formBut the symbiote teamed up with corrupt police officer Pat Mulligan after Venom and Carnage's fight.
The other popular choice is Lasher, a symbiote that more closely matches the color of the image featured. Lasher was first introduced in Venom: Lethal Protector #4 and was created by the Life Foundation, which produced him from the "seed" of Venom. The trailer suggests that Earth is being invaded by Venom's home planet, so there's a chance that multiple symbiotes will appear. Lasher and Toxin could both be featured in the film, along with many other of Venom's "friends" from his world.
Another symbiote villain is a boring way to end the Venom trilogy
While the Venom movies have had mixed reactions from audiences and critics, many agree that the villains have been a weakness of the films. The first Poison movie featured Riot, a slightly lighter symbiote than Venom, and the second film featured Carnage, a red symbiote. Aside from the different colors, the villains have similar powers to VenomBut are more evil and therefore need to be stopped. The final battles between Venom and the symbiotes are entertaining, but it can be hard to tell what's going on through all the symbiote goo, and it follows a tiresome superhero movie trope.
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Many superhero films have villains who have a similar appearance and almost identical powers to the main hero. Venom has already done this trope twice, and it would be disappointing if the franchise did it a third time. There are endless examples of Marvel villains that Venom could fight Venom: The Last DanceAnd another symbiote battle does not seem like an exciting finale for this trilogy.
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