Venom: Let There Be Carnagewill be looking to improve on what its predecessor did for the character. According to recent movie theater listings, the Sony sequel is aiming for a “less is more” approach given the film’s brief runtime would make it the shortest comic book movie to date.
Back in 2018 whenSony’s firstVenomcame out packing 112 minutes of symbiote entertainment, its runtime was already slightly below what was the norm for most MCU films, which usually clock in at just over two hours.Venomreceived mostly mixed to negative reviews, despite Tom Hardy being praised for his individual performance as Eddie Brock, so new director Andy Serkis will certainly be looking to iron out any potential issues for his sequel.
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This revelation came thanks to several movie theater-related sites like AMC and Fandango now officially listingVenom: Let There Be Carnageas just 90 minutes long, while Cinemark notes it’s 95 minutes long (Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surferclocks in at 92 minutes). When compared to the firstVenom,this would cut the film’s length by exactly 22 minutes. However, considering the first film already did most of the necessary introductions for the main cast of characters, it’s not that far-fetched to think this could be the definitive runtime once the movie releases on October 1.
Serkis has already confirmed hisVenomis not part of the mainline MCU, and although this Eddie Brock still belongs in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe, not having to connect the character within a bigger creative scope could play a part inLet There Be Carnagebeing a shorter movie. On top of that, previous theater listings had already suggestedJ.K. Simmons would appear inVenom: Let There Be Carnage, so there may be a lot to these movie listings after all.
To put things into a wider perspective, the average length for all 25 MCU movies afterShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringsis roughly around 130 minutes, an average taken from over 54 hours of content that’s been created since 2008. That amount does not include the latest Marvel Studios exclusives on Disney Plus, so for anyone who ever thought superhero movies are too long,Let There Be Carnagemight just hit that hour and a half sweet spot.
There is no magic formula when it comes to filmmaking that could dictate how long a movie should be, so that will hardly do much to defineLet There Be Carnage’squality. Nevertheless,thanks toSpider-Man 2’s reveal for the PS5sparking even more interest in the Venom character, the film has the perfect setting to live out its full potential.
Venom: Let There Be Carnagewill premiere in theaters on June 08, 2025
