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COMIC-CON: SPIDER-MAN 3
It's now official: Venom, in his full slobbering-mouth glory, is a villain in Spider-Man 3.
Before a raucous crowd at Comic-Con International on Sunday, director Sam Raimi unveiled a presentation from the film, that, despite include many temporary special effects, raised the roof and gave fans the moment they had been waiting for.
The black ooze dripped down toward Eddie Brock -- who earlier in the clip prayed for Peter Parker's death -- bonding with him, and then for a brief flash, Venom looked square at the screen.
Raimi, who admitted he was more of a fan of the 1960s/70's Spider-Man villains, said he was convinced to use Venom by Marvel's Avi Arad, a producer of the film.
He also noted that principal photography wrapped about two weeks ago.
Raimi was joined on the panel by cast members Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Topher Grace, Thomas Haden Church and Bryce Dallas Howard.
Before the panel, The Continuum was part of two roundtable interviews with Raimi and cast, where they divulged some details and shed some light about the film.