This development has its roots in Marvel Comics, where Mulligan and his symbiote are a pretty major character: Toxin, the offspring of Carnage (who is, himself, the son of Venom!). So, does that mean that Toxin features in Venom: The Last Dance? The answer to that is actually a little complicated...

It’s not a high bar – and yet, it’s still one that director Kelly Marcel’s Venom: The Last Dance manages to limbo beneath. Expectations should not be excessive going into the film; the ineptitude of Andy Serkis’ Venom: Let There Be Carnage following Ruben Fleischer’s Venom taught that particular lesson (not to mention Sony’s baffling and dreadful other efforts at expanding its Spider-Man Minus Spider-Man franchise).

Venom: The Last Dance is the feature directorial debut of Kelly Marcel, a creative who’s been responsible for the script of all three films in the Venom trilogy. Marcel has been known to be a longtime collaborator with star Tom Hardy,

The Last Dance is spoiler-free. When Ruben Fleischer‘s Venom was released in 2018, comic book fans were confused that Sony Pictures actually went through with creating an origin film centered on one of Spider-Man’s biggest foes without the hero at all.

Venom: The Last Dance is being teased as the end of the Spider-Verse trilogy, but after two underwhelming films, does it end on a high note?