Venom: Let There Be Carnage
2021 American superhero film
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| October 25 2024 | Venom: The Last Dance was released in theaters, marking the third installment in the Venom film series. |
| October 2022 | Kelly Marcel was set to make her directorial debut with Venom 3, which would also be a producing project for her. |
| June 2022 | Tom Hardy revealed that Kelly Marcel was writing the script for the next Venom film, and that he was co-writing the story with her. |
| April 2022 | Sony officially confirmed the development of Venom 3 at CinemaCon. |
| 2021 | Film opened with $37.3 million on its first day, including $11.6 million from Thursday night previews, becoming the second-biggest opening since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2021 | Richard Spriggs, Ricardo Silva, Lucas Cuenca, and Federico Frassinelli were nominated for Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature at the Visual Effects Society Awards for their work on Carnage. |
| 2021 | Venom: Let There Be Carnage was nominated for The Movie of 2021 at the People's Choice Awards. |
| 2021 | Lucy Bevan, Nina Henninger, Emily Brockmann, and Sarah Kliban were nominated for The Zeitgeist Award at the Artios Awards for Location Casting. |
| 2021 | The film ended its box office run as the third-highest-grossing film of 2021 in the United States and Canada, with a total domestic gross of $213.6 million and a worldwide total of $506.9 million. |
| December 2021 | Pascal announced that the next Venom film was in the 'planning stages', indicating early development of a sequel to Venom: Let There Be Carnage. |
| December 2021 | To promote the digital and Blu-ray home media release, a web series titled 'Chen's Market' was released on Facebook and Instagram Live, featuring original cast members Peggy Lu and Santana Maynard. |
| November 2021 | Film debuted at the top of iTunes, Google Play, and Vudu charts after its release on PVOD services. |
| November 14 2021 | Venom: Let There Be Carnage became the second film to cross $200 million at the US and Canadian box office during the pandemic, following Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. |
| October 2021 | Venom: Let There Be Carnage grossed $37.3 million on its first day, including $11.6 million from Thursday night previews, becoming the second-biggest opening since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| October 1 2021 | Theatrical release in the United States, following multiple pandemic-related delays from the initial October 2020 date. |
| September 2021 | A character poster for Anne was released, which was alleged to have copied a silhouette from fan art published on DeviantArt in 2018. |
| September 2021 | Eminem was announced as the composer of a new song for the film, titled 'Last One Standing', a collaboration with Skylar Grey, Polo G, and Mozzy. |
| September 2021 | Following the box office success of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Sony moved the film's release date forward two weeks to October 1, 2021. |
| September 24 2021 | Another rescheduled release date for the film during the pandemic. |
| September 17 2021 | Another rescheduled release date for the film during the pandemic. |
| September 14 2021 | The film premieres in London. |
| August 2021 | Sony and CJ 4DPlex announce a deal to release 15 films in ScreenX format, with Let There Be Carnage as the first film. |
| August 2021 | A second trailer was released, providing expanded footage of Carnage and further emphasizing Eddie and Venom's chemistry, which was praised by critics for improving upon the first film. |
| August 2021 | Due to SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant surges, the film was delayed again to October 15, 2021. |
| June 25 2021 | First rescheduled release date for the film during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| May 2021 | The film's first trailer was released, highlighting Woody Harrelson's improved wig and featuring intense moments with Venom and Carnage characters. |
| April 2021 | Sony signed a deal with Disney to provide access to their Marvel content for streaming on Disney+ and Hulu. |
| March 2021 | Director Andy Serkis explained that the film's trailer had not been released due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Sony waiting for optimal theater viewing conditions. |
| March 2021 | The film's release was moved to September 17, 2021, and subsequently shifted one week later to September 24, 2021. |
| December 2020 | Marco Beltrami was confirmed as the composer for Venom: Let There Be Carnage, following his previous work on Marvel-based films produced by Parker. |
| October 2 2020 | Original planned release date for Venom: Let There Be Carnage in the United States before pandemic-related delays. |
| April 2020 | Sony announced the official title of the film and released a short teaser featuring the official logo, which sparked mixed reactions from comic book fans and critics. |
| April 2020 | Sony initially confirmed the film's release date as October 2, 2020, during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| April 2020 | The film's title, 'Venom: Let There Be Carnage', is officially announced. |
| February 21 2020 | Continued filming at Grace Cathedral in Nob Hill, San Francisco. |
| February 20 2020 | Filming took place at Grace Cathedral in Nob Hill, San Francisco. |
| February 8 2020 | Tom Hardy confirmed that filming in England was completed, with production moving to San Francisco. |
| January 2020 | Filming took place at the campus of London South Bank University in mid-January. |
| December 2019 | Stephen Graham joined the film as Detective Mulligan by the end of the year. |
| November 15 2019 | Principal photography for Venom: Let There Be Carnage began at Leavesden Studios in Hertfordshire, England, under the working title Fillmore, with Robert Richardson serving as cinematographer. |
| October 2019 | Naomie Harris was cast as Shriek, the secondary villain and love interest for Carnage. |
| September 2019 | Reid Scott was expected to reprise his role as Dan Lewis in the Venom sequel. |
| August 2019 | Andy Serkis is hired as director, selected partly due to his expertise in CGI and motion capture technology. |
| July 2019 | Sony began meeting with potential directors to replace Ruben Fleischer, including Andy Serkis, Travis Knight, and Rupert Wyatt. |
| January 2019 | Official work on the Venom sequel begins, with Tom Hardy and Woody Harrelson confirmed to return, and Kelly Marcel returning as writer. |
| 2018 | During pre-production of the first Venom film, the creative team decided to save the character Carnage for a potential sequel, with director Ruben Fleischer wanting to give the franchise a natural next step. |
| November 2018 | Sony scheduled an untitled Marvel sequel (believed to be Venom 2) for release on October 2, 2020. |
| August 2018 | Tom Hardy confirmed he had signed on to star in two Venom sequels. |
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