Venom Movie: 10 Reasons To Be Excited

by Ewan Paterson

1. ...Or The Lack Thereof

Venom Flash Thompson Walk
Marvel Comics

In the event that Venom isn't actually an MCU film (and it's a possibility everyone must consider), fans are likely to feel a tad frustrated. After all the 'will it, won't it' gossip and the noncommittal answers from both Marvel and Sony, making Venom a non-MCU feature is likely to feel anticlimactic to those that've been following its production closely.

It wouldn't kill the film dead though, and with Fox having long proven that Marvel's characters don't have to be in the MCU for things to work, having Venom be a self-contained story could work to its advantage. Shared universes can get stale after a while, and while there's no denying that fans are really rather privileged to see all their favourite characters share a screen together, the advent of the 'good' comic book film came long before these massive, inter-movie crossovers were popularised.

And then there's Deadpool and Logan, which both exceeded expectations and, in Logan's case, have actually clawed their way into Oscar contention. This isn't to say that the MCU affords less creative freedom to these kind of films (although there is evidence to support that theory), but equally, none of Disney's Marvel films have ventured out of PG-13 territory, nor do they have to.

Venom will have its own vibe irrespective of its setting, but if it were to take place outside of the MCU, it would only come at Disney's - and not the fans' - expense.

Are you excited for Venom? Still trying to forget about Topher Grace's Venom? Be sure to let us know in the comments below!

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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.