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‘Venom’ is Both Vicious and Hilarious In the New Footage Shown at Comic-Con
“Eyes. Lungs, pancreas, so many snacks. So little time.”
After a bumpy start, the Venom hype train is approaching dangerous speeds. The newest trailer was unveiled to the Comic-Con audience in San Diego and delivered all the “R”-rated goods. Field reporter Rafael Motamayor is reporting live from the event and has just sent in this wild description of the footage, which not only gives our first ever look at the symbiote known as Riot (who can apparently jump hosts), but ends with Venom devouring someone! Oh, and Venom (not Brock) delivers a one-liner!
“We just saw extended Venom footage and it features a whole lot more of the symbiote antihero. We start with a scene with Tom Hardy’s Eddie going to a bodega and talking to the store’s owner. Then we jump ahead to Eddie meditating to control the “parasite” in his body that also talks to him, and we see flashes of fight scenes and Eddie running through the woods, and Riz Ahmed’s character talking about human-symbiote hybrids being the future of mankind.
“Eddie and Venom look like a fun dynamic, with the symbiote being used as an extension of Eddie’s body and creating extra limbs to attack his enemies while on a motorcycle chase. Then the parasite forces Eddie’s body to act by covering him and making him 7 feet tall and with a ridiculously long tongue. The audience in Hall H at Comic-Con went nuts at the sight of the full Venom as he rips his enemies apart and regenerates all his wounds.
“We also got a symbiote-on-symbiote battle, with Venom fighting Riot, from the Planet of the Symbiote arc. Riz Ahmed becomes the other symbiote, and he sees the two giants fighting and tearing each other apart while they instantly regenerate. The director also confirmed this symbiote can jump hosts, so you can expect him to keep showing up. Venom is also apparently funny, and has one-liners such as “Eyes. Lungs, pancreas, so many snacks. So little time.” The trailer ends up back at the bodega, with Eddie in full Venom body threatening a costumer and apparently devouring him after proclaiming “we are Venom”.
There still appears to be a lot of secrets being held back. For instance, is Riot the only symbiote or will we see all five? What about Carnage? Is there going to be a female symbiote, which was expected since the early casting stages? One thing is for certain, it appears they totally got this right. Ruben Fleischer looks to have delivered a deadpan serious film that’s injected with organic fun and humor. The best of all combinations. WE ARE VENOM.
In theaters October 5, 2018.
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‘Curse of the Where Wolf’ Bites Into August Release With Trio of Werewolf Theatrical Screenings [Exclusive Preview]
Larry Chaney‘s hairy misadventures are continuing in the sequel graphic novel Curse of the Where Wolf from creative team Rob Saucedo, Debora Lancianese, and Jack Morelli, and its author is celebrating with a trio of horror’s greatest werewolf films.
The Curse of the Where Wolf hits shelves on August 7 from Encyclopocalypse Publications.
That coincides with the launch of a theatrical screening event in Houston, Texas, featuring a trio of seminal werewolf flicks turning 45 this year: The Howling on August 7, Wolfen on August 14, and An American Werewolf in London on August 21.
Each screening features a “werewolf in film” presentation as well as a book signing from Where Wolf author and River Oaks Theatre artistic director Rob Saucedo.
In the new graphic novel, “Being a werewolf sucks. Reporter Larry Chaney wanted to be a hero. Instead, he became a werewolf. Now, caught between incredible new powers and a desire to eat everything (and everyone) in sight, Larry must find a cure for his curse. Or die trying.”
“With Where Wolf, I wanted to tell a whodunit set in a furry convention, so the story was pretty contained within a very specific setting and genre. With Curse of the Where Wolf, I wanted to celebrate everything I love about the possibility of comic books. Curse of the Where Wolf is a funny book, in every sense of the phrase, but it’s also an earnest look at a person’s struggle to become a better version of themselves, especially when the alternative is to become a literal monster,” Saucedo says of Curse.
The original graphic novel was previously serialized as the first webcomic hosted on Fangoria before being collected by Encyclopocalypse Publications in 2023 and has already been optioned for film, podcast, and television development ahead of launch by producers James Fino (“The Freak Brothers” for Tubi, “Rick and Morty” for Adult Swim) and Charles Horak (First Date for Magnolia Pictures).
Expect Larry to find himself in even weirder situations in the 362-page full color sequel; Saucedo has provided Bloody Disgusting with exclusive art pages from the upcoming graphic novel that showcase lupine humor.
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