VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE Director Andy Serkis Explains Why He Used CG Instead Of Motion-Capture

VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE Director Andy Serkis Explains Why He Used CG Instead Of Motion-Capture

Venom: Let There Be Carnage director Andy Serkis has explained why he chose to use CG in the sequel instead of motion-capture, stressing the importance of Tom Hardy and Woody Harrelson's performances!

By Nighthawk01 - Sep 06, 2021 09:09 AM EST
Source: Sony Pictures (via Reddit)

When it was announced that Andy Serkis would take the helm of Venom: Let There Be Carnage, it's fair to say that the vast majority of fans expected the actor and filmmaker to bring his motion-capture expertise to the sequel. It just so happens that's not the case, as both Venom and Carnage are brought to life in the film primarily with CG. 

"I’ve spent a considerable amount of my life playing a character with two sides to his personality," Serkis explains. "I knew that this film would be about how to free up Tom to imagine Venom’s presence. We knew it would not be helpful for him to act opposite a man in a suit, because Venom is a symbiote, coming out of him. We wanted to give Tom the freedom in his process to give the performance he wanted."

Despite that, Serkis still used his mo-cap experience "as a tool to find the physicality of the characters."

Tom Hardy's performance was ultimately key in how Venom was brought to life, but what about Carnage? He's a very different beast, and the director did use mo-cap early on in the process. 

"Unlike Venom, Carnage didn’t necessarily have to be bipedal; he can move his tendrils in different ways," says Serkis. "I worked with a lot of dancers at the Imaginarium studio to find interesting ways of moving that character – as if we were taking Venom’s energy and displacing it and moving in really interesting, more psychologically driven, twisted ways. It was great to have that opportunity to work with performance capture to form a basis, to find a physical vocabulary for the way Carnage would be."

Hardy and Woody Harrelson may not have been decked out in mo-cap costumes for Venom: Let There Be Carnage, but it sounds like Serkis had no problem tapping into how best to portray these characters on screen. Visually, what we've seen thus far looks great, and it could be that motion capture simply doesn't suit these symbiotes as well as some other CG characters. 

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MovieMonster
MovieMonster - 9/6/2021, 9:06 AM
On the subject of Venom, Sony has moved up the release date due to the box office of Shang-Chi this weekend. It will now open October 1.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/variety.com/2021/film/news/venom-let-there-be-carnage-release-date-moves-up-1235057019/amp/
MotherFuckerJon
MotherFuckerJon - 9/6/2021, 9:08 AM
@MovieMonster - might aswell strike while the fire is hot. Hell go ahead and give us Eternals and NWH in October too.
Phileo26
Phileo26 - 9/6/2021, 10:03 AM
I'm gonna see this in theaters and I think both carnage and venom look good and can't wait to see them fight, but I still do not know what the story is for this movie is, other then having them fight. The bigger problem that I think will ultimately end up with low BO numbers is that SONY does not have the history that the MCU does for putting out strong and good quality movies.
dragon316
dragon316 - 9/6/2021, 11:54 AM
@Phileo26 - story is same as all other comic movies good vs evil evil shows up to die carnage escapes fight venom and carnage lose somehow that’s story no need nit pick things nit pick movies people don’t always see obvious answer
Dacci
Dacci - 9/7/2021, 5:42 AM
@dragon316 - I am curious to see how Venom defeats Carnage and Shriek. They have already stated that Carnage is stronger and more violent than Venom, add Shriek who is Carnage's ally in the comics Venom will need help. I could see pre-man-bat Morbius helping him to set up that movie, or Sony bring introduce another one of their characters...maybe Prowler or Kraven?
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 9/6/2021, 10:49 AM
I can only imagine a Venom movie done with just practical effects would be Nickelodeon's Kid's Choice Awards done by Goths.
marvel72
marvel72 - 9/6/2021, 11:47 AM
I think motion capture suits are better.
dragon316
dragon316 - 9/6/2021, 11:55 AM
@marvel72 - for this movie it is
dragon316
dragon316 - 9/6/2021, 11:55 AM
Venom morbious toogun look forward to see
bobevanz
bobevanz - 9/9/2021, 8:24 AM
Makes sense
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