Now that Venom: The Last Dance has premiered, here’s a breakdown of the story and what its ending means for Eddie Brock, Venom, and its villain Knull.
Venom: The Last Dance has finally hit theaters, marking the final chapter in Sony’s Venom trilogy. Taking place immediately after Spider-Man: No Way Home, this film follows Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) and his slimy buddy Venom as they try to flee from the authorities, as well as the clutches of Venom’s evil creator, the dark god Knull (Andy Serkis).
It’s been a hectic ride these past three films. Though Sony’s Spider-Man Universe failed to live up to its potential with Morbius and Madame Web, audiences can again count on Venom to deliver a wacky, wild adventure. This threequel made for an exciting and heartfelt conclusion to the trilogy that still sets up a dark, epic future for the Lethal Protector. Now that Venom: The Last Dance has premiered, here’s a breakdown of the story and what its ending means for the franchise’s future.Eddie and Venom’s “last” ride
After his battle with Carnage and a brief stay in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Eddie and Venom must elude a team of U.S. soldiers operating out of a secret lab in Area 55 (the successor to Area 51). Though Eddie is accused of murdering the missing Detective Patrick Mulligan (Stephen Graham), the latter is alive and contained in Area 55, with scientists led by Dr. Teddy Payne (Juno Temple) studying the symbiote inside him, as well as a group of other symbiotes who fled to Earth.
As Eddie tries to go to New York City to get a judge he knows to clear his name, he and Venom are attacked by a Xenophage, a giant regenerative monster sent by Knull to steal the Codex inside them. Since Knull was imprisoned by the symbiotes he created on the planet Klyntar, he can only be freed by a Codex created when a symbiote revives and bonds with a dead host.
