Venom 2 Almost Had A Different Title Than Let There Be Carnage

Venom 2 Almost Had A Different Title Than Let There Be Carnage

Venom: Let There Be Carnage director Andy Serkis reveals that the film was almost named after a popular Joy Division song from the ’80s.

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Venom 2 Almost Had A Different Title Than Let There Be Carnage

Venom: Let There Be Carnage almost had a very different title. The film, which is a followup to the 2018 hit Venom, continues the story of Tom Hardy’s Eddie Brock and his alien symbiote Venom. The film, which was directed by mo-cap icon Andy Serkis, also stars Woody Harrelson, Michelle Williams, Naomie Harris, Stephen Graham, Reid Scott, and Peggy Lu. The film hit theaters yesterday, taking the number one box office spot on Thursday night. If the numbers continue for the entire weekend, Venom: Let There Be Carnage is poised to knock Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings out of the top spot.

The film’s subtitle Let There Be Carnage was officially announced in the ppring of last year. The title largely exists to acknowledge that the film will be continuing the plot line promised in the post-credits sequence of Venom, which introduced Brock to Woody Harrelson’s character, serial killer Cletus Kasady. In the film, Kasady becomes bonded to the symbiote Carnage and wreaks major havoc across San Francisco. The Let There Be Carnage title might be self-explanatory, but it’s also a reference to the godlike power of this new threat that will force Venom and Eddie to get in sync like never before.

Speaking with Collider, Serkis explained the process by which they ended up selecting the final title. When asked if the film ever had an alternate title like Venom: Lethal Protector, he replied that Let There Be Carnage was the preferred title all along except for one moment. During that time, they bandied about the idea of titling the movie Venom: Love Will Tear Us Apart. Read the full quote here:

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Not really, nothing to do with Lethal Protector at this point. We did think for a moment it might be called Love Will Tear Us Apart, that was a going concern for a little while. But Let There Be Carnage just seems to do it. There wasn’t a lot of fighting over the other titles we were thinking of. Because this was such a strong contender.

“Love Will Tear Us Apart” is a reference to the classic 1980 Joy Division song of the same name. It’s an even snappier, snarkier title than Let There Be Carnage, underscoring the running joke that Venom and Eddie are a squabbling couple. Even though the title has been changed, the jokes won’t be going anywhere, as evidenced by the Venom 2 trailer where Reid Scott’s character comments that “those two need some serious couples counseling.”

There’s one thing that’s true about Venom: Let There Be Carnage, no matter what its title is. It will continue to have the wild sense of humor that defined some of the best moments of the original film. Both titles show that the filmmakers intend these movies to be a raucous fun time that don’t treat themselves with the gravity of certain other superhero adaptations. Given the box office take it’s already managed to pull in despite Venom 2’s mixed reviews, it seems that their strategy is certainly working.

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