VENOM: THE LAST DANCE Trailer Breakdown: Toxin's Return, Xenophage, And Biggest WTF Moments - SPOILERS

VENOM: THE LAST DANCE Trailer Breakdown: Toxin's Return, Xenophage, And Biggest WTF Moments - SPOILERS

We're taking a deep dive into the newly released Venom: The Last Dance trailer, highlighting some major cameos, possible plot points, and moments which have left us scratching our heads. Check it out...

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By JoshWilding - Jun 03, 2024 12:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Venom

The first trailer for Venom: The Last Dance was released earlier today and, yes, this is definitely another Venom movie. 

Whether that's a good or bad thing is up to you. Either way, the grand finale of this trilogy looks like a bigger-scale adventure than its predecessors and the three-minute sneak peek left us with plenty to discuss. 

In this feature, we're delving into everything you need to know about the threequel's villains, identifying crucial plot points, key characters, and potentially revealing moments which better identify this movie's place...in the Multiverse?!  

You can read through this Venom: The Last Dance trailer breakdown by clicking the "Next"/"View List" buttons below. 
 

7. The Lethal Protector

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It's taken us three movies to get there, but Venom is finally a "Lethal Protector" at the start of this movie. 

Still hiding out in Mexico, we see Eddie Brock confront a gang who appear to be keeping dogs in cages before making them fight. Quite rightly, the anti-hero wastes no time in laying waste to them...and eating their brains, of course. 

What should be a badass moment is, unfortunately, undermined by goofy comedy and Eddie and Venom trying to say "We Are Venom" in unison. Don't be surprised if this is the only Lethal Protector action we get before the main story kicks in.
 

6. More Symbiotes

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While he's never named, Chiwetel Ejiofor is almost certainly playing General Orwell Taylor, the military man with a grudge against Eddie Brock who sets out to do what's necessary when it comes to protecting the Earth.

Based on what we see of the armoured goons who pursue Eddie, it looks like he'll have The Jury working for him (albeit a far more grounded version in standard tactical gear).

Crucially, this group also has several Symbiotes in its possession. One of those boasts the same colour scheme as Scream, an alien we'd guess will possess Juno Temple's Dr. Payne, a newly created character.
 

5. The Xenophage

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A fun way to end the Venom trilogy might have been to bring Knull to Earth for an epic showdown with Venom. That's something Sony really needed to lay the groundwork for a movie or two ago, though. 

Instead, these alien creatures bear an uncanny resemblance to the Xenophage. They first appeared in 1996's Venom: The Hunted #1, feeding off symbiotes with an "incendiary neurotoxin" that can paralyze the aliens (making them dead weight to their hosts) and enhance their taste.

Has someone sent them after Venom or are these monsters what led to the alien fleeing his homeworld in the first place? Either is a possibility but they look like little more than cannon fodder in this story.
 

4. Is That Peter Parker?

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Recently, a rumoured plot leak suggested Venom: The Last Dance will follow Eddie Brock as he sets out to kill and ultimately protect his Earth's Variant of Peter Parker. 

We'll give it to you that there's a chance this is Peter, Mary Parker, and May Parker, but c'mon, it's not likely. Squeezing this subplot into what looks to be an already very busy movie is a step too far and we believe this is simply a family the Lethal Protector meets on his journey. 

The anti-hero will be compelled to protect them, one or two of them might die and, knowing Sony, the kid will be called "Pete" and become Kid Venom in the closing moments of this threequel. A legit Spider-Man villain may still factor into the movie...you can read about that here.
 

3. Toxin

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In a very weird moment at the end of Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Detective Pat Mulligan seemed to get a Symbiote of his own. With that, the stage was set for Toxin to make his debut. 

Well, he returns in this trailer and seems to have been fully possessed by the alien. The subtitles for the trailer identify him as "Toxin" and it's clear from Pat's voice that he's not alone in his cell. 

Whether this is the extent of his role in the threequel remains to be seen and it could be a forgettable cameo with no sign of Pat in his Toxin form. Either way, we're hoping a whole army of Symbiotes will assemble for some sort of epic battle...after all, it might just be enough to redeem this franchise. Or not. 
 

2. End Of The Road

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Right now, all signs point to Venom: The Last Dance being the final time Tom Hardy plays Eddie Brock. That won't upset many of you, we know, and the anti-hero seems to be in a bad way here. 

It may be his last stand, with Venom taking control of a dying Eddie so they can both do what's necessary to save the world. A heroic sacrifice with a tease of an eventual return feels like a suitably predictable way for Sony end this franchise. 

One thing we can safely say now is that Marvel Studios likely doesn't have plans for Hardy or Eddie in the MCU. In fact, this trailer seemingly retcons a key Spider-Man: No Way Home scene - find out more here
 

1. Venom Horse

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What the f***?

Part of us appreciates the attempts to do something "new" with the Venom Symbiote, but at this point, Eddie Brock is a full-blown goof of a character.

Comedy is one thing; however, what Sony has done with Venom is the same as making Captain America a mental asylum escapee who paints himself red, white, and blue to fight crime. Eddie is a parody of his comic book counterpart and this scene, while harmless, is idiotic. 

Can the franchise be saved after Venom: The Last Stand? With a total creative overhaul, perhaps. Unfortunately, the damage may be too much to come back from at this point. 

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Evansly
Evansly - 6/3/2024, 12:57 PM
Yaya more symbiotes

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SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 6/3/2024, 12:58 PM
I'm sorry but the Symbiote Horse was the coolest part of the trailer. The rest of the movie looks terrible.
Gambito
Gambito - 6/3/2024, 1:00 PM
Loved the Ms Chen cameo, this might be a fun one to check out
BruceWayng
BruceWayng - 6/3/2024, 1:04 PM
Just watched “Den of Nerds” reaction to this trailer and my eyes almost rolled out of my head after he started to lose his shit claiming that “the rumors are true” and “Peter Parker is confirmed”…bc they showed the back of young kids head.

I’ve officially reached superhero reaction and rumor fatigue…
Gambito
Gambito - 6/3/2024, 1:37 PM
@BruceWayng - only now??
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 6/3/2024, 4:22 PM
@BruceWayng - I can't believe people fall for the same trick with the release of every Sony movie.

Hey, Spider-Man MIGHT (but won't) be in it.

Every. Single. Time.

Closest it came to happening was the nameless baby in Madame Webb (unless you count the MCU end-credits scene of Venom 2 of course, but then even that didn't actually lead to anything except for another end-credits scene immediately undoing it).
The1st
The1st - 6/4/2024, 6:23 AM
@Gambito - My eyes rolled at the mention of Den of Nerds.
Gambito
Gambito - 6/5/2024, 3:15 AM
@ObserverIO - don’t matter technically they got us Tom Holland shot that scene only for fha movie they delivered the mothere[frick]ers
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 6/3/2024, 1:07 PM
As someone who hasn’t liked these movies , I do think this looks a bit better then the previous 2 but that’s not saying much…

Also I actually liked the horse symbiote lol, I don’t see how it’s more or less ridiculous then anything in the prior films.
WruceBayne
WruceBayne - 6/3/2024, 3:15 PM
@TheVisionary25 - overall, the previous two were barely… just ok. I think the second one should’ve been a full on horror movie.
The “Venom Horse” was cheesy but it was also something new to see, so I welcomed it. At this point I’m just tired of Venom fighting other symbiotes.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 6/3/2024, 3:32 PM
@WruceBayne - I think they aren’t even barely ok (this seems more like that to me) but to each their own

To be fair , most of Venom’s villains are symbiote so it’s just something that comes with the territory.
Tra5
Tra5 - 6/3/2024, 5:11 PM
@TheVisionary25 - I agree, mostly because there seems to be an actual plot (unlike V2).
HammerLegFoot
HammerLegFoot - 6/3/2024, 1:11 PM
I've never really cared for these movies because thats not Eddie Brock. Even before getting the symbiote Eddie wasnt no bitch. These movies just made him a lil bitch. I'll watch it once it hits streamer tho.
BruceWayng
BruceWayng - 6/3/2024, 2:14 PM
@HammerLegFoot - @HammerLegFoot -

In a perfect world this man would be playing Eddie Brock

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HammerLegFoot
HammerLegFoot - 6/3/2024, 2:57 PM
@BruceWayng - Its never to late. side note. This dude gets fan cast into everyone. And I'm not mad at it.
The1st
The1st - 6/4/2024, 6:24 AM
@BruceWayng - Instead, put an eccentric male in there...make him lame and beta.
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 6/3/2024, 1:18 PM
could be the second or third best marvel movie this year.
Baf
Baf - 6/3/2024, 1:23 PM
Maybe Disney would have made a Smart Venom? That would be cool.
Vigor
Vigor - 6/3/2024, 1:37 PM
@Baf - disney at least uses every facet of a character from the comics, whether it's liked or not well received. Smart hulk, savage hulk, incredible hulk
Scarilian
Scarilian - 6/3/2024, 1:27 PM
Symbiote Horse, neat. Xenophage as one of the antagonists, cool. Group hunting down Venom is not that interesting but the potential for a full blown climactic battle with Venom and potentially other Symbiotes VS a Xenophage is interesting.

Kinda going for the approach I'd hoped Aquaman 2 would have taken, with this seemingly being the last of their Sony Spider-man films they can afford to just go all out.

I imagine the only Sony Spider-man film left is going to be Sinister Six, eventually.
Scarilian
Scarilian - 6/3/2024, 1:29 PM
Sony seem to be setting up a more animal themed Sinister Six:

Doc Ock - Octopus
Morbius - Bat
Kraven - Lion/Tiger
Rhino - Rhino
Lizard - Lizard
Vulture - Vulture

Would not be surprised if they still plan to do a Sinister Six film, but release it in 2026.
JFerguson
JFerguson - 6/3/2024, 1:33 PM
VENIM HORSE VENIM HORSE

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TheLobster
TheLobster - 6/3/2024, 1:42 PM
Looks pretty [frick]ing dumb but I did laugh at the Venom horse lol
AnthonyVonGeek
AnthonyVonGeek - 6/3/2024, 1:58 PM
The first 2 are terrible cheesy guilty pleasures for me and this looks like more of the same. 🤣👍
dragon316
dragon316 - 6/3/2024, 3:18 PM
@AnthonyVonGeek - no such thing as guilty pleasure you like movies it’s all it matters I don’t like infity war I do like end game yes I do like venom movies can they be better yes they can but I take venom trilogy over Spider-Man 3 venom any day after marvel made taskmaster into woman, modock into joke , hulk thor who knows how marvel will have to handled venom .,

Look how marvel handled abomination before she hulk tv show he look good after she hulk turned into joke
The1st
The1st - 6/4/2024, 6:28 AM
@dragon316 - To be fair, he's been a joke for a while. What they did to Skaar though was fascinating.

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Origame
Origame - 6/3/2024, 2:01 PM
Also, kinda OT, but I was curious about the bar scene and the supposed retcon from no way home.

Turns out they're completely different bars.

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GhostDog
GhostDog - 6/3/2024, 2:13 PM
This movie looks like DOGSHIT. But the horse was kind of cool.
WhatIfRickJames
WhatIfRickJames - 6/3/2024, 2:19 PM
IS THAT PETER PARKER????

no
MahN166A
MahN166A - 6/3/2024, 2:23 PM
Symbiote possessed Animals have been a staple in Symbiote storylines and the Symbiote Horse was the thing you found to be the “biggest WTF” moment?

Not Venom doing a dance number with Mrs. Chen??

Wow.
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 6/3/2024, 2:29 PM
Feels like a Venom parody. Some shit you'd see on SNL.
JFerguson
JFerguson - 6/3/2024, 2:36 PM
Don’t worry guys. Deadpool and Wolverine is going to explain all of this. Trust me
SirDuckAlot
SirDuckAlot - 6/3/2024, 2:43 PM
More terrible CGI goop everywhere. Yay...
S8R8M
S8R8M - 6/3/2024, 3:00 PM
No.4 is that Katie Holmes?
dragon316
dragon316 - 6/3/2024, 3:21 PM
Like other two look forward to see this one this ultimate venom look and powers with personality of lethal protector venom
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 6/3/2024, 3:39 PM
Nah... This shit finna be ass...
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 6/3/2024, 4:17 PM
I liked the horse
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