VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE Almost Had A Very Different, Joy Division-Inspired Title

VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE Almost Had A Very Different, Joy Division-Inspired Title

Yes, you read that right. Venom: Let There Be Carnage director Andy Serkis has revealed that the Sony Pictures sequel almost went with a title inspired by a song from '70s British rock band Joy Division.

By MarkCassidy - Oct 06, 2021 07:10 AM EST

It's difficult to imagine a more appropriate title than Venom: Let There Be Carnage for the sequel to 2018's bonkers Marvel Comics adaptation, but it sounds like the movie was almost called something very different - if also quite fitting!

During an interview with Collider, director Andy Serkis revealed that one of the titles considered was actually inspired by Joy Division song!

"We did think for a moment it might be called 'Love Will Tear Us Apart,' that was a going concern for a little while. But 'Let There Be Carnage' just seems to do it. There wasn't a lot of fighting over the other titles we were thinking of. Because this was such a strong contender."

As Serkis has alluded to in the past, Let There Be Carnage has two rather twisted love stories at its core, focusing on the relationship between Eddie Brock and his symbiote, and Cletus Kasady and his equally deranged former flame, Shriek. With that in mind, "Love Will Tear Us Apart" would have been a pretty cool title, though it's easy enough to understand why the idea was ultimately dropped.

Like its predecessor, Venom 2 wasn't met with the warmest reception from critics (it's currently sitting just under "fresh" stratus on RT at 59%), but that clearly hasn't dissuaded cinemagoers from checking it out for themselves, as the movie ended up exceeding all expectations with a huge $90+ million debut.

Have you guys been to see Venom: Let There Be Carnage yet? If not, do you plan on it?

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micvalpro
micvalpro - 10/6/2021, 7:52 AM
Venom: Give Me My Money Back!
dragon316
dragon316 - 10/6/2021, 10:33 AM
@micvalpro - I want my money back from infinty war and captain marvel that didn’t happen stop dam crying
micvalpro
micvalpro - 10/6/2021, 11:40 AM
@dragon316 - What am I crying about B1tch?
GhostDog
GhostDog - 10/6/2021, 7:54 AM
Venom: Sony gonna Sony
TheManWithoutFear
TheManWithoutFear - 10/6/2021, 7:57 AM
Venom: Let There be a Joy Division Inspired Title.
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 10/6/2021, 7:57 AM
Venom: Let there be garbage.


Venom: buy the ticket but only watch the end credit scene


Venom: actual venom for the eyes and mind


Venom: this shit suuuuuucks🤕
dragon316
dragon316 - 10/6/2021, 10:35 AM
@AmazingFILMporg - guess no people have prospective problems watch venom as if it is combined with ultimate venom and regular venom there is your movie ., ultimate venom no spider symbol on chest no webbing he used.,
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 10/6/2021, 7:58 AM
Venom: Beta male just like unconformed


bobevanz
bobevanz - 10/6/2021, 8:00 AM
Cringe af
KWilly
KWilly - 10/6/2021, 8:10 AM
Should've just been called Venom vs Carnage. Like how hard is that? Lol
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 10/6/2021, 8:14 AM
Venom: Always Want To Be With You
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 10/6/2021, 8:22 AM
Venom: Let There Be Cabbage
connorblaze
connorblaze - 10/6/2021, 8:24 AM
That’s a great title, which doesn’t fit with the film at all because it actually has some creativity and individuality behind it. Let there ve carnage is much more fitting for this movie… cliched, corporate, cheap, uninspired, not at all creative.
MahN166A
MahN166A - 10/6/2021, 8:28 AM
Thank god they didn’t actually go with
“Venom: Maximum Carnage”

There was very Minimal Carnage.

THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 10/6/2021, 8:39 AM
Venom: Eternal
Venom: Shadowplay
Venom: Isolation
Venom: Disorder
Venom: Lost Control
Venom: New Dawn Fades
Venom: Heart and Soul
Venom: Candidate
Thing94
Thing94 - 10/6/2021, 8:57 AM
Whoever considered that title should be fired on the spot
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 10/6/2021, 9:00 AM
''Let there be carnage'' sounds very contradictory to the rating, but atleast it's better than whatever that proposed title is
Mrcool210
Mrcool210 - 10/6/2021, 9:02 AM
Both of those titles are equally terrible
WakandanQueen
WakandanQueen - 10/6/2021, 9:16 AM
That's hilarious.
MrDandy
MrDandy - 10/6/2021, 10:16 AM
Venom: Love and Thunder?
BritishMonkey
BritishMonkey - 10/6/2021, 10:20 AM
Carnage Rules would've worked ok.
Which, those that have seen it, does this appear anywhere at all in it?
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