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Concept Artist Shares Alternate ‘Venom’ Design Inspired by the Great Mark Bagley!
While Todd McFarlane gave birth to Eddie Brock and the alien symbiote known simply as Venom back in 1988 (“The Amazing Spider-Man” #298-#300), Erik Larsen integrated the notable tongue design before the character was refined even further by Mark Bagley when he introduced Carnage into the equation back in 1991.
When the character returned to the big screen in Sony Pictures’ Venom solo film, the design would be an amalgamation of all three artists’ interpretations with McFarlane even critiquing and tweaking the design on social media.
Many artists and designers would take a stab at creating the look for the Ruben Fleischer-directed Spider-Man spinoff, but only one would make it to the screen. Concept artist Matt Millard shared his work last month, revealing a take that was directly inspired by the work of Mark Bagley, while also integrating some of the more grotesque features introduced by Larsen.
While the final look is nothing to scoff at, it’s fun to think about various interpretations that may have been used instead. What do you all think?!
Here are a couple of the multiple head studies I had the pleasure of doing for the #venom movie 4 or so years ago . Channeling the great Mark Bagley in these designs – #conceptart pic.twitter.com/mwQbtFqscb
— Matt Millard (@ItchyTasty_) May 4, 2021
Sunrise Films has announced the official North American release of William Bagley‘s horror comedy Hold the Fort, and it’s accompanied by an energetic new trailer.
Hold the Fort debuts on digital platforms on June 23.
In the film, “Lucas and Jenny think their life is finally coming together when the couple become homeowners. Little do they know that their new house comes with a big catch. Lucas and Jenny soon find themselves in a fight for their lives when they become trapped in a battle between their Homeowners Association and an onslaught of monsters from hell. The horror-comedy takes the timely concern of home-ownership and wraps this up in an entertaining action-packed thrill ride.“
Watch the new trailer below, which introduces one wild HOA gathering during an equinox. Things get bloody fast.
Chris Mayers (Adult Swim Yule Log), Haley Leary (“The Walking Dead”), Levi Burdick, and Julian Smith star.
William Bagley writes and directs, in addition to producing with Smith, Matt Dodd, Luke Williams, and Tim Reis (Adult Swim Yule Log).
Ahead of the release, Bagley said, “My goal with this film was to make a hilarious, fast-paced thrill ride while also telling a great story with heart. Hopefully, through all the blood, laughs, fights, and gags, you leave the film feeling inspired to tackle whatever life throws at you.“
Hold the Fort premiered at Fantasia last summer before going on to play FrightFest London, Toronto After Dark, and Beyond Fest.
I wrote in my review, “It’s an infectiously charming assemblage of jokes and monster vignettes bound together by a barebones plot with not much on its mind beyond delivering an entertaining time.”
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