Notes on Venom

This week’s edition of Sunday Breakfast with Patrick Doyle saw us belatedly get round to Tom Hardy’s Venom.

There are a number of ways to approach this movie. The 5 word summary -Tom Hardy Eats Bad People. Or the title from the point of view of his character, Eddie Brock -How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Just Love Venom. Or the pithy one word summary -Shambolic.

My fevered suspicion is that Kelly Marcel, who punched up Bronson and Mad Max: Fury Road for her old friend, saw the Bat-signal being flashed, yet again, and decamped to Hollywood to find Tom weeping in his trailer.

TH: It’s a mess.

KM: Page One rewite?

TH: No time. Just take my pages, give me good repartee with myself as Venom.

KM: What about Riz Ahmed and Jenny Slate and Michelle Williams?

TH: I don’t give a hoot about them! Are they friends with you? No! I am! Please! For the love of God fix it…

KM: Okay, calm down. I’ll give it a polish. Just your pages.

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