

In 2000, Sony executives decided it would be smart idea to invent a critic who would miraculously always love all of their movies. But after a number of publicised cases which exposed some shady tactics, marketing teams have had to ensure they’re at least attempting to avoid intentional wrongdoing. It’s not an unusual tactic either as companies have often tried to desperately steer journalists to like their film in exactly the way that they want them to like it. Just recently, I was part of a blanket email sent to a range of film journalists asking if someone could please attribute their name to the pre-written quote “A non-stop action classic” for the DVD release of a middling thriller. Directed by Andy Serkis (Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle) with a story by Tom Hardy & Kelly Marcel and screenplay by Kelly Marcel, Venom: Let There Be Carnage also stars Michelle Williams and Naomie Harris as Shriek.But, given the columns of bile that are often stacked against new releases (by a wider set of critics than ever before), marketeers are forced to utilise an added level of creativity. Now, Eddie and Venom must get past their contentious relationship to defeat him. In search of his next big story, journalist Eddie Brock lands an exclusive interview with convicted murderer and death row inmate Cletus Kasady (Woody Harrelson), who discovers Eddie's secret and becomes the host for Carnage, a menacing and terrifying symbiote.

Tom Hardy returns as the lethal protector Venom, one of MARVEL's greatest and most complex characters. The home entertainment release includes over an hour of special features, including bloopers, deleted scenes, Easter Eggs, and more. Carnage, Cletus Kasady (Woody Harrelson), and Shriek (Naomie Harris) form an "Unholy Trinity" in this exclusive extended deleted scene (featuring unfinished visual effects) from Venom: Let There Be Carnage, which is now on digital and arrives on 4K UHD, Blu-Ray, and DVD on December 14, 2021.
