The Amazing Spider-Man McFarlane Offers Raimi Some Advice on Venom

[Dog Logan]

"Throwed"? Is that even a word?

 

[SpeterMan3]

^^ It's a Chris Brown song! Wooo! Lol.

 

[SpaceWay2009]

"Throwed"? Is that even a word?

LOL...No, it's not. The past tense for "throw" is "threw."

 

[SpeterMan3]

Tell that to Chris Brown...

 

[bullets]

Eddie Brock is dead , who would be venom ? I don't even think a spinoff is a good idea.

I do like the character though and actually was excited about Topher Grace's venom at one point. They ruined it though.

 

[SP1D3RxV3N0M]

Eddie Brock is dead , who would be venom ? I don't even think a spinoff is a good idea.

I do like the character though and actually was excited about Topher Grace's venom at one point. They ruined it though.

For me the only problem was the screen time.

 

[Ace of Knaves]

Of Venom or Brock?

I think he was ruined because Brock wasn't a good enough character. Am I supposed to believe that a guy wants someone dead because they embarrassed them in front of co-workers and got them fired? Well, I could believe that if more of his personality was explored and that it was a SERIES of events that made him snap. Not just one.

 

[Vengeance of Bane]

Personally I don't think Topher is much of an actor, when it comes to range. He baically does the ame act in every thing he's in. Brock should have been a threat to Peter and as Venom he should have been a terryfying creature. It could have been awesome, if Raimi would have used his awesome horror influence to create Venom and use him as a Jaws like figure, who spreads terror whenever he's on screen.

 

[Venom'sDad]

Eddie Brock is dead , who would be venom ? I don't even think a spinoff is a good idea.

I think he was ruined because Brock wasn't a good enough character.

Well, I certainly would think the would go with the classic and use Eddie Brock Sr... he has more potential for character development than Jr. We all have witness that.

 

[SpaceWay2009]

Tell that to Chris Brown...

LOL..No comment. t:

 

[Infinity9999x]

Personally I don't think Topher is much of an actor, when it comes to range. He baically does the ame act in every thing he's in. Brock should have been a threat to Peter and as Venom he should have been a terryfying creature. It could have been awesome, if Raimi would have used his awesome horror influence to create Venom and use him as a Jaws like figure, who spreads terror whenever he's on screen.

Even if you do believe that about Topher, you can't really blame him for Venom. He had what? Ten, maybe fifteen minutes tops of screen time?

However, I completely agree with your sentiments about making Venom a jaws-like character, that would have been great. Especially if they took a point from his first comic appearance and have him stalking Peter.

 

[bullets]

For me the only problem was the screen time.

It's hard to say how much better it would of been with more time. I did like Topher's performance and can't blame anything on him specifically.
I also liked how he was similar to Parker in size , like a doppleganger.

Should they of killed him off , I don't know .

 

[SP1D3RxV3N0M]

Of Venom or Brock?

I think he was ruined because Brock wasn't a good enough character. Am I supposed to believe that a guy wants someone dead because they embarrassed them in front of co-workers and got them fired? Well, I could believe that if more of his personality was explored and that it was a SERIES of events that made him snap. Not just one.

Both, they should have been the main and only villian of the story and they weren't. And some other were cutted off aswell wich made it even worse.

 

[SP1D3RxV3N0M]

It's hard to say how much better it would of been with more time. I did like Topher's performance and can't blame anything on him specifically.
I also liked how he was similar to Parker in size , like a doppleganger.

Should they of killed him off , I don't know .

If he was a Full movie villian, his death wouldn't piss me off as much.

 

[bullets]

I wouldn't of killed off Brock until Spider-man 4 . He could of also worked as a sublot for the next couple of films much like Harry was.

 

[SP1D3RxV3N0M]

I wouldn't of killed off Brock until Spider-man 4 . He could of also worked as a sublot for the next couple of films much like Harry was.

Then just don't kill him at all, it would be fun to see Spider-man get stalked all the time.

 

[Ace of Knaves]

Yea they had an opportunity to do something unique with Venom. Make him a re-occuring antagonist who randomly pops up in the other movies. Maybe not even announce that he would be in the films and have him pop up as a surprise.

 

[SP1D3RxV3N0M]

Yea they had an opportunity to do something unique with Venom. Make him a re-occuring antagonist who randomly pops up in the other movies. Maybe not even announce that he would be in the films and have him pop up as a surprise.

That would be awesome and would help with his spin-off.

 

[bullets]

It would of been a better way to set a spinoff. Over the course of the films he would try to fight crime ... happened in the comics.

 

[Venom 1988]

^^^
Just because it happened in the comics, doesn't mean it was good.

 

[bullets]

^^^
Just because it happened in the comics, doesn't mean it was good.

Believe me I know . I just don't see how they would pull off a Venom spinoff without trying to go that route.

 

[Dark Victory]

Todd McFarlane also thinks Spawn still deserves a sequel.

 

[Stripesy Strip]

I always thought interesting that in the movie the Topher Grace character was called Eddie Brock Jr. It offers possibilities for the futur. That Topher was the son of the real Eddie. Now that his son has died, you have him coming in to get revenge and he could become a new Venom. The bigger, meaner, blond furry that we know from the comics.

Furthermore you could draw on the comics for inspiration. Before Brock became vengeful of Peter Parker, there was this story of The criminal Sin Eater. Brock, a journalist himself broke the story but Parker revealed that Brock had connection with the Sin Eater and he lost his job, was disgraced and it lead to him becoming Venom. In the new version you could have Eddie Brock create a villain called "The Sin Eater" just to discredit Spider-Man and Peter Parker where Spidey would mess up or something. When it fails, he thinks about commiting suicide but then the symbiote finds him and he becomes a new Venom.

 

[Reikowolf]

I always thought interesting that in the movie the Topher Grace character was called Eddie Brock Jr. It offers possibilities for the futur. That Topher was the son of the real Eddie. Now that his son has died, you have him coming in to get revenge and he could become a new Venom. The bigger, meaner, blond furry that we know from the comics.

Furthermore you could draw on the comics for inspiration. Before Brock became vengeful of Peter Parker, there was this story of The criminal Sin Eater. Brock, a journalist himself broke the story but Parker revealed that Brock had connection with the Sin Eater and he lost his job, was disgraced and it lead to him becoming Venom. In the new version you could have Eddie Brock create a villain called "The Sin Eater" just to discredit Spider-Man and Peter Parker where Spidey would mess up or something. When it fails, he thinks about commiting suicide but then the symbiote finds him and he becomes a new Venom.

Eddie Brock Jr. is the USM Venom. SM3's venom was based on this character design as he would fit to be much closer to Parker's age.

Eddie Brock has no children in the comics.

That being said, in the comics, Sandman didn't kill uncle Ben. So your idea isn't that far fetched.

 

[kropotkin]

dunno if anyone said this before but i personally think it was pretty silly to kill off the venom in spidey 3. he's just the coolest character for me ever and i was very disappointed. and also i think they should have made his jaw longer. if all else fails i'm hoping at least to get a glimpse of the lizard in spidey 4.