The production filmed in San Francisco at the same time as The Matrix Resurrections . Some helicopters seen in the background of Venom 2 scenes were actually being used by the Matrix crew; the production simply wrote them into the script as police helicopters. Character & Plot Insights
A tribute to the late Marvel creator appears early in the film; as Venom organizes magazines in Mrs. Chen's shop, Lee's face is visible on a cover.
The film famously ends with Eddie and Venom being transported into a different room where they see J. Jonah Jameson revealing Spider-Man’s identity, officially linking Sony's universe to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) . Commercial Success Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Venom’s fear of "the red ones" (other red symbiotes) is foreshadowed when he discards all red M&Ms in Eddie's apartment.
" Venom: Let There Be Carnage " (2021) centers on the volatile relationship between investigative journalist Eddie Brock and the alien symbiote Venom as they face off against the psychotic serial killer Cletus Kasady and his powerful red spawn, Carnage. The production filmed in San Francisco at the
The film’s tone is heavily influenced by The Odd Couple , portraying Eddie and Venom in a "toxic but committed" relationship where they bicker like a married pair while living on a diet of chocolate and chicken.
Director Andy Serkis, renowned for his motion-capture work in Lord of the Rings , used his expertise to differentiate the movements of the two symbiotes—describing Venom as a "heavyweight quarterback" and Carnage as an "octopus" with unpredictable, "off-kilter" motions. Chen's shop, Lee's face is visible on a cover
Eddie and Anne dine at a restaurant named "L'Araignée," which is French for "The Spider"—a subtle nod to Venom's comic book origins.