Sony’sVenommovie, set to be the first of their Spider-Man spin-offs that exist within their own cinematic universe, is getting ready for production. While we’ve heard a lot of casting news, we haven’t heard much in the way of story. How on Earth is thisVenommovie going to work? It looks like we may have our answer.Venommay very well be adapting aclassic 90s Marvel Comicsstoryline that sees the titular character becoming a hero in San Francisco.
According to a new report, theVenom movieis going to adapt theVenom: Lethal Protectorstoryline. Specifically, the first arc of theVenomsolo series. The book does see Eddie Brock venture out on his own and do some good for once, which seems to fit what Sony wants to do with this movie, but there are some major elements of the story that would need to be changed. Here’s a summary of the events in theLethal Protectorstoryline.
“Before the story begins, Venom makes an agreement with Spider-Man that they will leave each other alone, on the condition that Venom commits no crimes. Venom then moves from New York City to San Francisco and takes up with a group of Californian mole people. Shortly thereafter the father ofone of Venom’s victimsseeks him out with a group of super-powered mercenaries to take revenge. Spider-Man, seeing misleading coverage of Venom on television, heads to San Francisco to confront him and instead winds up fighting alongside Venom against fivenew offspring of the Venom Symbiote: Scream, Phage, Riot, Lasher, and Agony.”
There’s a lot to dig into there. For one, Spider-Man plays a huge role inLethal Protector, and we already know that he’s not going to appear in the movie. So that element would have to be removed almost entirely. Also, the book features a group of mercenaries known as The Jury. The tech in their suits is based on Tony Stark designs and, sinceVenomwon’t be part of the MCU, that would likely have to change as well. And the whole mole people thing is just kind of weird.
All of that aside, a loose adaptation ofLethal Protectormakes some sense. The report notes that the production will shoot, at least partially, in San Francisco, which is where this particular story takes place. It’s been reported thatCarnageis going to be the main villain of this movie. It’s possible that they could change one of these other symbiote enemies into Carnage to have him factor into the movie. So there’s definitely a way to make this work.
Venom, which is being directed by Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland), is set to arrive on June 28, 2025, with Tom Hardy set to star as Eddie Brock/Venom. We’ll have to wait and see how this plays out, but the small production details that Omega Underground have uncovered do point to aLethal Protectoradaptation. We’ll be sure to keep you up to date as more information on the project is made available.
