“Venom” fans are pretty crestfallen right now. That’s because the first teaser trailer for the highly anticipated comic book film failed to actually show the character.
“Ah, now eventually you DO plan to have Venom in your, in your VENOM movie, right? Hello?” wrote one fan, while another said, “How can you tease the movie without showing the character? GG Sony… You deserve to be sold at this point.”
“Sony, how in the hell are you going to release a VENOM trailer that doesn’t show a glimpse, even for a split-second, of, you know, VENOM!? You want people to buy this half-cooked idea you have? Show us this..” wrote another distraught fan.
Sony dropped the first teaser trailer for “Venom” on Thursday. Hardy stars as photographer Eddie Brock, who is able to transform into a horrifying, sharp-fanged creature known as Venom — a character who belongs to Sony’s Marvel Universe of characters though the new film is not considered a spinoff of the Sony-based “Spider-Man” franchise. While the teaser did feature Hardy as Brock, it didn’t show him in his transformed state as Venom.
See for yourself here:
The film also stars Riz Ahmed, Jenny Slate, Michelle Williams and Woody Harrelson.
Some fans were quick to rush to the trailer’s defense, reminding everyone that the film is still eight months out and still deep in production work. Others said that they understand the studio wouldn’t want to give their main attraction away.
“I get some people are not quite impressed with the #Venom trailer but its a teaser and the film is still deep in post production work,” said one fan. “We still have yet to see full Venom or #Carnage. The cast is too good for me to take dump on this film I am seeing some already are.”
However, another fan responded, “If it’s too early to even show a single shot of the title character in your trailer… maybe just don’t release a trailer?”
https://twitter.com/GeekVibesNation/status/961618142157033472
If it's too early to even show a single shot of the title character in your trailer… maybe just don't release a trailer? #Venom
— Mathew Buck (@FB_BMB) February 8, 2018
https://twitter.com/johncampea/status/961627880647266304
Hardy himself took to Instagram to tease the trailer, writing “We’re just getting started…”
Ruben Fleischer is directing the film, based on a script by Scott Rosenberg (“Jumanji”) and Jeff Pinkner (“The Dark Tower”).
Sony is due to release “Venom” on Oct. 5.
See reactions to the omission of Venom in the trailer below.
https://twitter.com/BrianLynch/status/961630033855959042
So that #Venom trailer kinda sucked.
How can you tease the movie without showing the character?
GG Sony… You deserve to be sold at this point.
— Matt Jarbo (@mjarbo) February 8, 2018
Sony, how in the hell are you going to release a VENOM trailer that doesn't show a glimpse, even for a split-second, of, you know, VENOM!? You want people to buy this half-cooked idea you have? Show us this… #Venom #VenomMovie pic.twitter.com/IbwcAbxFI9
— Adam Frazier (@AdamFrazier) February 8, 2018
https://twitter.com/800lbProds/status/961607102765596673
"Now, Eventually You Do Plan To Have Venom…In Your #Venom Movie, Right?' pic.twitter.com/7sXu68TEXt
— ManaByte ?? #StandWithUkraine (@ManaByte) February 8, 2018
Not showing Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) as Venom in the first #Venom trailer is a bold move. Not sure Sony has the goodwill with their Marvel properties, like Disney/Marvel Studios does, to be secretive with trailers. https://t.co/YNPpwI0gvI
— Jeff D. Lowe (@JeffDLowe) February 8, 2018
Re: #Venom trailer.
I get that Sony either doesn't want to or can't show much, but if you're gonna drop a trailer full of nothing you have to have at least ONE shot that makes me go "Whoa! You have my attention."
There was nothing like that. ?
— Rob (@RobCabrera) February 8, 2018
Mmmmm, that trailer smells like the mid-90s. #Venom
— DrewMcWeeny (@DrewMcWeeny) February 8, 2018
that was a venom trailer?
ok. if you say so.— tom whalen (@strongstufftom) February 8, 2018
So the Venom "reveal" trailer doesn't contain Venom. Just a quick shot of the symbiote. Trying to figure out what I'm supposed to be excited about here? pic.twitter.com/1twqpaPT1i
— The Black Hokage (@TheBlackHokage) February 8, 2018
Is it just me, or…???#Venom pic.twitter.com/dWyMsZhAbi
— STEEL? (@SuperheroSteel) February 8, 2018
