Venom will be back sooner than expected. Sony Pictures announced late Monday that it was moving up the Tom Hardy and Woody Harrelson-led Venom: Let There Be Carnage by two weeks. The second Venom movie and the next Marvel entry in Sony's Spider-Man Universe will now release October 1, as opposed to October 15. This comes in response to the box office success of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, also a Marvel movie albeit from the house of Disney, which brought in over $140 million (about Rs. 1,020 crores) over its opening weekend and by the end of Monday.
failed critically — with $213.5 million (about Rs. 1,562 crores) from cinemas in the US and Canada, and $269 million (about Rs. 1,968 crores) from theatres in China. There's no clarity on a China release date for Venom: Let There Be Carnage though, so it'll be interesting to see how the sequel fares — especially given COVID-19.
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This is not the first time that Venom: Let There Be Carnage's release date has been changed. Originally set to drop in Top Gun: Maverick to 2022, but Sony Pictures has decided to stick, rather than twist.
The new October 1 release date for Venom: Let There Be Carnage places it a week prior to the US opening of Daniel Craig's final outing as 007 James Bond, September 30. That could pit Venom against Bond. Gadgets 360 has reached out to Sony Pictures Entertainment India to confirm if Venom: Let There Be Carnage will release October 1 in India as well. We will update this story if we hear back.
Venom: Let There Be Carnage is out October 1 in cinemas worldwide. It will be available in 3D, IMAX, and large formats. In India, it will release in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. Tickets go on sale this Wednesday, September 8 in the US.