Venom Trailer 2 Breakdown: 11 Things You Need To See
7. Eating The Competition
Sony
Sony are going to great lengths to let you know that Venom is an antihero, with the main tagline from this trailer being "the world has enough superheroes". That may well be the case, and though Venom himself may have descended from nobler roots, it's clear that this interpretation of the character is every bit as menacing as his iconic nineties-self.
The character relishes terrorising his pursuers, listing off which organs they'll 'snack' on while licking one unfortunate victim's face. Those fangs are clearly being put to good use though, and as fans of 2005's Ultimate Spider-Man will be able to recall fondly, eating is a big deal for Venom, as it allows the symbiote to sustain itself - at least in that particular interpretation.
Other bad guys fall victim to the creature's pointy mouth at various points in the trailer, and though it's likely they won't be eating everyone, you have to feel sorry for the poor folks who fall victim to that particular method of death.
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.
