Venom is an action and science fiction film directed by Ruben Fleischer, based on a screenplay by Jeff Pinkner and Scott Rosenberg. Starring Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, and Riz Ahmed, the feature film is inspired by the Marvel comic book universe and Spider-Man's famous antagonist. The film will be available on HBO Max starting November 11, 2025.
Investigative journalist Eddie Brock 's life is turned upside down when he comes into contact with an alien organism, a symbiote with its own consciousness. Fused with this entity, he acquires superhuman abilities, but must learn to coexist with his darker side. Now Venom, he fights both his impulses and those who want to exploit the symbiote's power.
Filmed in Atlanta and San Francisco, Venom combines special effects and spectacular action sequences to represent the duality between man and creature. Ruben Fleischer has created a dark and fast-paced film that explores the boundary between hero and anti-hero, at the heart of a story centered on transformation and loss of control.
Accessible to a wide audience of superhero and science fiction movie fans, Venom offers a more brutal and introspective approach to the genre, centered around an ambiguous character in search of redemption and power.
Venom
Film | 2018
Released on HBO Max on November 11, 2025
Original title: Venom
Nationality: United States
By revisiting the origins of the symbiote, Venom lays the foundations for a parallel universe within the Marvel characters, combining biological horror and spectacular action.
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