Venom: Let There Be Carnage definitely delivered with that epic final battle, but it was a little disappointing to see both Cletus Kasady and Shriek killed off by the time all was said and done.
Cletus could quite easily return; in the comic books, the Carnage symbiote was also devoured by Venom, but that made the Lethal Protector sick, and it ultimately found its way back to Kasady. The serial killer, meanwhile, has been resurrected by his alien other on multiple occasions, so we may not have seen the last of those two.
Shriek, however, not only fell from the top of the bell tower in that cathedral, but also appeared to be crushed by the massive bell that landed on her. Despite that, Venom: Let There Be Carnage director Andy Serkis tells CBR that he believes the door could be open to more Frances Barrison down the line.
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"Well, as you and I well know, in movies, you're never dead, really," the filmmaker teased. "Until someone screams - which is ironic, in her case! [Laughs]."
"But anyway, no," Serkis continued. "I think - look, depending on what happens in the future, depending on the appetite for the movies, etc., etc., etc., I think there's probably a way - there is a version where you could quite easily have her not be killed, if we wanted to go that route. [Laughs]"
It sounds like Serkis may have already given this some thought, but for now, it's looking like Venom could be about to set his sights on Spider-Man before squaring off with any new or returning foes.
Venom: Let There Be Carnage is now playing in theaters.