Eddie Brock/Venom, an iconic character from the comics, with many fans disliking the villain’s somewhat lackluster treatment.
Raimi has since itted that he doesn’t really understand the appeal of Venom and was essentially forced to include the character in the movie. Spider-Man 3 treats Brock and Venom like the dark mirror of Peter Parker, showing what he could become if he gives into his anger and resentments. In spite of this, Venom is essentially sidelined until the finale and is dispatched rather easily.
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While Grace did the best he could with the material he was given in Spider-Man 3, fans still find the character’s first big screen outing a major letdown. Thankfully, Tom Hardy’s Venom movie is looking to be the R-rated, horror flavored comic book movie fans have been longing for. Now in a new interview with podcast show Inside Of You with Michael Rosenbaum, Grace says he’s looking forward to seeing the movie as a fan and its even he was surprised when he was offered Venom in Spider-Man 3.
I was a huge fan of the character of Venom when I was a kid when Todd McFarlane brought him into the comic. I was a huge fan of it. And I was surprised and a little bit like ‘Huh?’ when they wanted me to play it. So when I look at it now, at the movie that’s coming out, I go ‘That’s the guy.' In of how I think the guy should be played and who should play it.
Grace has spoken before of Grace’s defense earlier this year, stating he feels the actor did a great job and the criticism was unfair.
While it’s unknown if Grace would have continued to play the role – given his fiery demise in Spider-Man 3’s climax – a Venom spinoff was planned to follow the third movie. A script was written by be connected to the MCU.
