VENOM Director Says There Are "No Real Heroes" In The Marvel Movie

VENOM Director Says There Are "No Real Heroes" In The Marvel Movie

If you've been fretting about Eddie Brock receiving a heroic makeover in Venom, comments from director Ruben Fleischer may put your mind at ease because he's shed some light on the symbiote's portrayal.

By JoshWilding - Jul 24, 2018 01:07 AM EST
Filed Under: Venom
Source: Entertainment Weekly
As of right now, we have no idea whether or not Venom will be R-Rated but with it quickly becoming apparent that the movie won't adhere to the source material, many fans are concerned about how Eddie Brock will be portrayed and whether or not the villain will undergo a heroic transformation.

However, during a recent interview at Comic-Con, director Ruben Fleischer explained that the movie actually lacks what could be described as a "real hero" and talked more about its unique tone. 

"I was really excited about just bringing something new to the genre," Fleischer told Entertainment Weekly. "I feel like the tone of our movie is really original and distinctive, which is totally appropriate for the character, as Venom is a darker, more violent, more menacing character. I think our movie feels distinctive from a lot of the other superhero movies, in part because there’s no real hero in it."

"So it’s just a movie that kind of stands on its own, led by incredible performances by fine actors such as [Tom Hardy and Riz Ahmed]," he continued. "But Tom really just is — I think people are going to be blown away by what he brings to the table with both Eddie Brock and Venom. His performance is incredible, and sets the bar for the film." If nothing else, it sounds like Hardy will be a great Venom.
 
How the rest of the movie will fare remains to be seen but with a new trailer incoming, we'll hopefully get a better idea of that soon. What do you guys think? Let us know your thoughts in the usual place.
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MosquitoFarmer
MosquitoFarmer - 7/24/2018, 1:53 AM
If he's gonna be biting peoples heads off, well...

Kumkani
Kumkani - 7/24/2018, 1:55 AM
I'm hoping Tom's performance is actually good. His acting in the trailers looked goofy
Darkknight2149
Darkknight2149 - 7/24/2018, 2:04 AM
@BlindWedjat -
Well, Hardy was the fan favourite before he was cast. Then again, fans are often terrible at casting (an example being how when they were casting Lex Luthor, fans would only talk about bald celebrities, or actors who looked like the illustrations / played a bald villain in something), so there's that as well. We'll see...
ThunderThighs
ThunderThighs - 7/24/2018, 2:12 AM
Not surprised at all. I'm actually glad that they don't portray Venom as a "real hero".
2013venjix
2013venjix - 7/24/2018, 3:05 AM
He'll always be a supervillain, But this, he's the Anti-Hero!!!
Radders
Radders - 7/24/2018, 4:27 AM
@2013venjix - Everyone's an anti hero these days lol
2013venjix
2013venjix - 7/24/2018, 3:22 PM
@Radders - everyone
Matador
Matador - 7/24/2018, 5:31 AM
Well they might have as well made it PG-13 horror but I know I'm not taking my son to go see it.
Tony93
Tony93 - 7/24/2018, 7:15 AM
"The man you work for is an evil person"
L0RDbuckethead
L0RDbuckethead - 7/24/2018, 7:59 AM
The more they talk about this film, the worse it sounds to me.

Hey SONY, less is more.
BrokenMachines
BrokenMachines - 7/24/2018, 9:31 AM
I had high hopes for this project but now its looking to be just a Hypeball of meh, having made it clear that it is in NO way connected to Spiderman. Sony you can keep that stank over there........That way
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 7/24/2018, 9:31 AM
Hearing that statement in regards to a movie like Batman v Superman would be wrong, but with a Venom movie, it makes perfect sense.
rabid
rabid - 7/24/2018, 9:36 AM
The more I hear about this film, the more interested I am. It sounds like Fleischer has a good understanding of what Venom's solo comics were about. My biggest worry is that they'll make Venom too heroic too soon, but that doesn't sound like the case here.
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