Venom 3: Release date, plot, cast, trailer, and more

Following in the footsteps of previous Venom directors Ruben Fleischer and Andy Serkis, Kelly Marcel is making her directorial debut with Venom 3. Marcel is a former actress turned screenwriter who wrote or co-wrote the scripts for the first two Venom movies. Marcel’s previous credits include Saving Mr. Banks and Fifty Shades of Grey, as well as the television shows Terra Nova and The Changeling.

That’s a question that we can’t really answer, simply because Sony has yet to share any concrete details about Venom 3. We don’t even know which characters are slated to appear beyond Eddie and Venom. What we can tell you is that Hardy and Marcel collaborated on the story, just as they did for Venom: Let There Be Carnage. That film ended with Eddie Brock on the run after Venom helped him escape from prison. Their brief journey to the MCU in the post-credits scene temporarily derailed that subplot. Venom 3 is likely to pick up that narrative thread now that Eddie and Venom are back home where they belong.

We may also be able to infer that Venom 3 will be moving the action outside of San Francisco and onto the international stage. Parts of the film were shot on location in Spain and London, which would only make sense if the story was set there as well. That does raise two important questions: Why are Eddie and Venom in Europe? And who are they up against?

Although it would seem like a no-brainer to bring back the supporting cast from the first two movies, none of the other cast members are confirmed. Michelle Williams played Eddie’s ex-fiancée, Anne Weying, in the first two movies, while Reid Scott portrayed Anne’s fiancé Dan Lewis. Both Anne and Dan are fully aware of Eddie’s dual identity as Venom and they were his allies in the two previous films.

Additionally, Let There Be Carnage’s Stephen Graham should be a strong contender to return since the previous movie revealed that his character, Detective Patrick Mulligan, survived his seemingly fatal wounds and was likely bonded to another symbiote. In the comics, Mulligan was the first host for the Toxin symbiote, one of Venom’s rare spawn who turned out to be heroic in nature.

Peggy Lu also appeared in the first two movies as Mrs. Chen, a convenience store owner who was briefly the host of Venom in Let There Be Carnage. But if Venom 3 is taking place primarily in Europe, Mrs. Chen may not have a natural role in this film.

Given that Venom 2 was officially called Venom: Let There Be Carnage, it stands to reason that the third film will also follow that trend. But so far, the only name we have for it is Venom 3. As mentioned above, Sony has been less than forthcoming with the details about the next sequel.