10 Villains For The Spider-Man Reboot (And How To Use Them)
8. Carnage
Spider-Man 3 was the comic book movie equivalent of a nappy on a twenty pound baby thats been unattended for weeks; there was simply too much s*** in it. Topher Graces Eddie Brock, in particular, left a bad takes in everyones mouth, kind of like snogging Topher Grace after he just ate a jar of peanut butter and smoked a cigarette. Although Venom looked great, the character was mishandled. Carnage, however, is a different entity unto himself. Carnage is a walking condom advertisement, the offspring of the alien symbiote which created Venom, bonded with serial killer and all-around crazy person Cletus Kassady. Because the symbiote reproduces asexually, it did not inform Venom that Carnage had been born, waiting to drop the news on him like a sack of potatoes. The unhappiest mistake of Venoms life, Kassady/Carnage gets his jollies from random murder and sporadic slaughter, making him one of Spider-Mans more lethal, deadly foes. How He Could Work In The Marvel Studio's Reboot: Spider-Man 3 may have made a horrible casting choice in choosing Topher Grace, quite possibly the least intimidating person on the planet whose claim to fame is being belittled by a giant redhead, but theres no denying that Venom completely looked the part when Graces face was nowhere to be seen. If Venom can look authentic, so too can Carnage, so that covers the visual aspect. However, to have Carnage in a film that kids will be seeing, you cant have him being the kill-happy maniac that is found in the comics. Having a serial killer happily disembowel people with the assistance of sentient alien goo isnt the wisest marketing ploy. Instead, taking a page from Ultimate Spider-Man, Carnage can be portrayed as more vampiric; draining people of their life and/or turning them into zombies. I know, it will still make him terrifying, but having him be a symbiote vampire instead of a maniacal spree-killer would somehow render the character as more accessible. Pants would only be dampened, not completely soaked.
