Venom, like every other superhero of the modern era, is laced with all kinds of Easter eggs and subtle references to the comic book world.
And now that Sony’s standalone superhero adventure is nearing its Blu-ray release, The Hollywood Reporter (h/t ComicBook.com) has uncovered not one, but two new Easter eggs from Venom, and we’re willing to bet that you didn’t catch these cute comic book nods first time around.
Hidden within the movie’s special features is a pair of bonus Blu-ray clips, one of which shows Eddie (Tom Hardy) and Anne (Michelle Williams) situated outside the law offices of Michelinie and McFarlane. Sound familiar? It should. That’s a direct homage to David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane (Spawn), two of Eddie Brock’s founding fathers. The second is much more obscure, so buckle up…
Still with us? Per THR, this other Marvel-related...
And now that Sony’s standalone superhero adventure is nearing its Blu-ray release, The Hollywood Reporter (h/t ComicBook.com) has uncovered not one, but two new Easter eggs from Venom, and we’re willing to bet that you didn’t catch these cute comic book nods first time around.
Hidden within the movie’s special features is a pair of bonus Blu-ray clips, one of which shows Eddie (Tom Hardy) and Anne (Michelle Williams) situated outside the law offices of Michelinie and McFarlane. Sound familiar? It should. That’s a direct homage to David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane (Spawn), two of Eddie Brock’s founding fathers. The second is much more obscure, so buckle up…
Still with us? Per THR, this other Marvel-related...
- 12/6/2018
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Ah yes, a superhero story you can sink your teeth into. When Venom claws its way into theaters this weekend, it’ll mark the biggest moment yet for one of the most infamous villains that Marvel’s Spider-Man has ever faced. Tom Hardy is Eddie Brock, a down-on-his-luck journalist who fuses with a symbiotic alien entity to become the long-tongued, sharp-toothed, shape-shifting title character. Directed by Zombieland‘s Ruben Fleischer, the movie is set outside the Marvel Cinematic Universe of which Spidey himself is now a part, giving the character...
- 10/5/2018
- by Sean T. Collins
- Rollingstone.com
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