5. Venom Finds Spider-Man More Exciting Than Brock
Marvel Studios
Obviously the biggest (and perhaps the most frustrating) thing about Venom is that it tells its story without Spider-Man, who was a pivotal character in the creature's origin. The film manages to get away with it just about, but there is a sense that something is missing.
Venom may have ended on a happy note with the symbiote and Eddie coming to an understanding, but there's still a chance that things aren't at ease. The symbiote finds solace in Brock because (their words, not mine) they consider themselves a 'loser' much like him, but how long will it be until the symbiote stumbles across footage of the Avengers, and the rest of Marvel's heroes?
This provides the perfect angle for it to find a new host - at least temporarily - and though Peter is poised to wear a black suit of sorts in Far From Home, it's not the Alien Costume everyone is familiar with.
Introduce a conflict wherein both Peter and Eddie are fighting for the symbiote, and not only do you find a way of retaining the original film's comedic tone, you also add some much needed pathos to that relationship, and the perfect premise for a brewing rivalry between the characters on the big screen.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
