That's right, we are back! It's a bit delayed, but we couldn't pass on sharing our thoughts on Venom. So if you're still interested in the movie and still interested in us, here it is. Venom is the first entry in Sony’s Marvel Universe, which is adjunct to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The Spider-Man movie without Spider-Man. Directed by Ruben Fleischer, Venom stars Tom Hardy as shamed journalist Eddie Brock who is trying to take down Carlton Drake (Riz Ahmed), the notorious and brilliant founder of the Life Foundation. He's lost his reputation and he's lost his love (Michelle Williams). While investigating one of Drake’s experiments, Eddie’s body merges with the alien symbiote Venom – leaving him with superhuman strength and power.