Venom: The Last Dance
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Venom: The Last Dance is a 2024 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Venom. It is the sequel to Venom (2018) and Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021), and the fifth film in Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU). Written and directed by Kelly Marcel, it stars Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock and Venom, alongside Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Rhys Ifans, Stephen Graham, Peggy Lu, and Alanna Ubach. In the film, Eddie and Venom are on the run from both of their worlds. Hardy revealed in August 2018 that he was signed on to appear in a third Venom film and Sony Pictures began development by December 2021 after the second film was released. Marcel and Hardy were writing the script by June 2022, and Marcel was set to make her directorial debut with the film that October. New cast members, including Ejiofor and Temple, joined in mid-2023 and filming began at the end of June 2023 in Spain. Production was halted the next month due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, and resumed that November after the strike ended. The film was completed by the end of February 2024 and its title was revealed a month later. Venom: The Last Dance premiered at the Regal Times Square theater in New York City on October 21, 2024, and was released in the United States on October 25. The film received mixed reviews from critics, with criticism for the plot while Hardy's performance, the action sequences and visual effects were praised. Despite being the lowest-grossing film in the trilogy, it was a box office success, grossing $478.9 million worldwide.
Infobox
Directed by
Kelly Marcel
Screenplay by
Kelly Marcel
Story by
mw- Tom Hardy Kelly Marcel
Based on
Marvel Comics
Produced by
Avi Arad Matt Tolmach Amy Pascal Kelly Marcel Tom Hardy Hutch Parker
Starring
Tom Hardy Chiwetel Ejiofor Juno Temple Rhys Ifans Stephen Graham Peggy Lu Alanna Ubach
Cinematography
Fabian Wagner
Edited by
Mark Sanger
Music by
Dan Deacon
Productioncompanies
Columbia Pictures Marvel Entertainment Arad Productions Matt Tolmach Productions Pascal Pictures Marcel Hardy Productions Hutch Parker Entertainment
Distributed by
Sony Pictures Releasing
Release dates
October 21, 2024 (2024-10-21) (New York City) October 25, 2024 (2024-10-25) (United States)
Running time
109 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$110–120 million
Box office
$478.9 million
Tables
mw- Accolades received by Venom: The Last Dance · Reception › Accolades
Saturn Awards
Saturn Awards
Award
Saturn Awards
Date of ceremony
February 2, 2025
Category
Best Science Fiction Film
Recipient
Venom: The Last Dance
Result
Nominated
Visual Effects Society Awards
Visual Effects Society Awards
Award
Visual Effects Society Awards
Date of ceremony
February 11, 2025
Category
Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature
Recipient
Xavi Martin Ramirez, Oscar Dahlen, Hedi Namar, Yuri Yang (for "Water, Fire & Symbiote Effects")
Result
Nominated
Critics' Choice Super Awards
Critics' Choice Super Awards
Award
Critics' Choice Super Awards
Date of ceremony
August 7, 2025
Category
Best Superhero Movie
Recipient
Venom: The Last Dance
Result
Nominated
Best Actor in a Superhero Movie
Best Actor in a Superhero Movie
Award
Best Actor in a Superhero Movie
Date of ceremony
Tom Hardy
Category
Nominated
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
| Saturn Awards | February 2, 2025 | Best Science Fiction Film | Venom: The Last Dance | Nominated | |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | February 11, 2025 | Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature | Xavi Martin Ramirez, Oscar Dahlen, Hedi Namar, Yuri Yang (for "Water, Fire & Symbiote Effects") | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards | August 7, 2025 | Best Superhero Movie | Venom: The Last Dance | Nominated | |
| Best Actor in a Superhero Movie | Tom Hardy | Nominated |
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- Previously depicted in the post-credits scene of Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), this is the timeline for Sony's Spider-
- As depicted in Venom.
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