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Andy Serkis to direct Venom sequel: https://ew.com/movies/2019/08/05/andy-serkis-directing-venom-sequel-tom-hardy/

Nope, huge hit. The worldwide gross almost matched Spider-Man: Homecoming. ($855m vs. $880m)

Tom Hardy confirmed to return for Venom 2. No release date mentioned yet, but Sony has an "Untitled Sony/Marvel Sequel" on the schedule for October 2020, and many think this could be the film in that slot. It would be almost exactly two years after the first film's release...

Over $855m worldwide, I think a sequel is pretty much guaranteed unless there's some sort of breakdown with Tom Hardy, though I'd presume he's signed up for a multi-film deal.

I think it's 75 days, but I know what you mean. I'm not sure the theatrical "window" really exists anymore. Theaters are free to pass on showing films if they are not happy with the studio's home video practices, but most are not going to pass on a potential tentpole like Venom. Plus, business...

From Deadline.com: Seems like Sony may be onto something with their Spider-verse films.

Yes.

Venom crossed the $200m domestic milestone on Tuesday. Worldwide is approaching $550m.

I'm not holding my breath. The last international 3D released by Sony seems to be Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. Hotel Transylvania 3 was available in theaters in 3D, but I don't know of any 3D blu release anywhere. Unless they treat their superhero titles differently, as they did release...

That would be one way to get around it. The only reason you really need Tom Holland is if you have scenes with Peter Parker. In these other non-Spidey movies, he just needs to swoop in and out in the costume. Could be anyone.

As long as people are buying tickets and the butts are in the seats, perceived critical quality is a non-issue to the studio. Hence why we have five Transformers films and the upcoming spinoff, Bumblebee. They're shredded by critics, but make billions of dollars. The studio will be very...

I don't think it would be quite as dire for Marvel as you claim. People might stay away from the subsequent SM film from Sony, but I don't see audiences staying away from future Black Panther, Avengers, or Thor films because the last SM film was not up to par. And if it does have an effect, I...

Is there any point at which the Spider-Man rights expire and will revert to Marvel? Why would they have assigned them permanently to Sony?

They say it's the same Cinemascore as Suicide Squad and Justice League, each of which did pretty well (though JL was a disappointment considering the characters involved). If Venom comes close to those numbers, I think Sony will be happy. Venom also attracted quite a young audience in the first...

Friday estimate is nearly $33 million. Weekend estimate anticipated $70 to $80 million. Cinemascore is B+.

$10 million in Thursday previews.

It's rated PG-13, so it can't be too intense.

Pass. We already had a PG-13 Venom (Spider-Man 3) and that didn't go so well.

New pic from EW.com:

That would be a mistake.

The article linked above said early tracking shows Venom headed for a decent opening, so there may be more interest than we think.

I wish he'd stop screwing around and get started on the second season of Taboo.

Venom at Comic-Con: http://ew.com/movies/2018/07/13/venom-tom-hardy-comic-con-preview/

Are we completely sure there's going to be absolutely no crossover/connection with Marvel's Spider-Man? Tom Holland is listed as a "rumored" cameo on the IMDb page for Venom. It would seem odd to me for Sony to just hand over their exclusive on Spider-Man without any sort of minimal...