Two points. First, aren't you the guy whose wanted a rated R film, like, forever? They could get a different director, which is what Raimi has hinted at wanting for a fresh new take on the material. That means they could push the rating. That'd definitely be something we haven't seen before in the franchise.
Damn right I want an R-rating, then I wouldn't mind seeing Carnage on film. Even with a different director, there's still MARVEL/SONY, they will allow none of this in their Disney's Spider-Man film. They're not going to take kindly to a serial killer who kills without the symbiote, and then killing for the fun of killing in larger numbers with the symbiote. Hell, these movies are so watered down, I can't even imagine the words "Serial Killer" coming out of the mouths of any of these characters. This is what happens when you cater your movie towards kids and merchandising, you have to leave most of the mature, complex, dramatic and intensity content out of it.
If Carnage is in it, expect the really, really, really watered down version. Then, what the hell's the use, just a waste of more screentime?
For two, we already got the New Goblin. If they do the Hobgoblin proper, then that'd be another Goblin. So we have two Goblins with a third possible. But no...symbiotes are redundant.
Or is it just that it involves a symbiote and not the Lizard...?
Was that the Goblin, or Harry wearing a half mask, no Goblin suit and with his trusty flying skateboard? This is the reason we didn't see Harry wearing his father's suit and flying his dad's glider, because they wanted the character to look radically different from the Green Goblin (which he shouldn't) that's licensees for you. So, what are they going to do to Carnage, to make him look radically different from Venom, as to not have a repeat villain. I'm sure Carnage fans would love to see Carnage NOT looking like Carnage, yeah, that'll go over well. Plus, the Goblin was an ongoing story arc from SM1 through SM3, and the Goblin story is finished, so no HobGoblin.
Do you really think that they're going to want to repeat the same symbiote drippin' goop covering someone else after SM3, after everyone under the sun ripped the film apart? It would be a huge mistake on their part, let us hope they're not this stupid. It would be best to do something a lot differently, to coinside with the FRESH NEW take.
Carnage would be done worse than Venom was. And please no more damn goblins.
I agree on both accounts.