Venom (2018 movie)

Venom is a 2018 American superhero movie based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Marvel^[5] and Tencent Pictures. Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it is the first movie in Sony's Spider-Man Universe, adjunct to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Directed by Ruben Fleischer from a screenplay by Scott Rosenberg, Jeff Pinkner, and Kelly Marcel, it stars Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock / Venom, alongside Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze, and Reid Scott. In Venom, journalist Brock gains superpowers after being bound to an alien symbiote whose species plans to invade Earth.

Venom
Directed by	Ruben Fleischer
Screenplay by	Jeff Pinkner Scott Rosenberg Kelly Marcel
Story by	Jeff Pinkner Scott Rosenberg
Based on	Venom by Todd McFarlane David Michelinie
Produced by	Avi Arad Matt Tolmach Amy Pascal
Starring	Tom Hardy Michelle Williams Riz Ahmed Scott Haze Reid Scott
Cinematography	Matthew Libatique
Edited by	Maryann Brandon Alan Baumgarten
Music by	Ludwig Göransson
Production companies	Columbia Pictures Marvel Entertainment Tencent Pictures Arad Productions[1] Matt Tolmach Productions[1] Pascal Pictures[1]
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release dates	October 1, 2018 (2018-10-01) (Regency Village Theater) October 5, 2018 (2018-10-05) (United States)
Running time	112 minutes[2]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$100–116 million[3]
Box office	$856.1 million[4]

Despite receiving mixed reviews from film critics, the film was positively welcomed from audience and fans alike which praised its story, humor, Eddie Brock and Venom's relationship, characters, soundtrack, special effects, cast performances (especially Hardy's double one), action scenes and the ending.

Cast

• Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock / Venom
• Michelle Williams as Ann Weying
• Riz Ahmed as Dr. Carlton Drake / Riot
• Jenny Slate as Dr. Dora Skirth
• Woody Harrelson as Cletus Kassady (cameo)