Spiderman 3 (2007)

much like it would if Mysterio was used and was represented like he was in the Spider-Man 2 video game.

HI all,

Tangent, there is a series of comics where Eddie Brock, "venom", is just a small nerdy guy like Peter Parker... I cannot remember what the name of it is right now, and I am sure that someone will chime in with it sooner or later... This is the comic series where everyone else thinks that Sam Raimi (sp) is taking Venom from... So technically Venom is takin from the comics too.....

That was taken from the Ultimate Spider-man comic line. one of the best ever.

How was he represented in the Spider-Man 2 video game?

This series has been successful partially to its being faithful to the comic series. If Topher Grace plays Venom, it will be ruined.

And who would you rather have? The Rock?

Disagreed. By your logic, the film would have been ruined already by the complete exclusion of Gwen Stacy. I know most Spiderman fans were unhappy about that, and thought that it might actually ruin the story, but it seems that this was not the case.

These films, I would argue, have succeeded for many reasons: one, of course, being the relative adherence to source material; two, being the brilliant casting (for the most part); and three, being the competent direction (particularly art direction, I think) that has made these films come alive.

I would also argue that, given our complete ignorance of how Topher Grace will be performing in Spider-Man 3, it would be folly to suggest that he will be ruining the film, particularly on the basis you have suggested. Because if they can nix Gwen Stacy - a MAJOR part of Peter Parker's genesis as Spiderman - and get away with it, then who really cares if the guy playing Eddie Brock doesn't look like a football player?

And once again, I re-iterate what I said in a past post in this very thread: (a) it's the acting that will count, more so than the appearance; (b) anyone can beef up; (c) it doesn't really matter how big Eddie Brock is, because once he becomes Venom, he'll be enormous (due presumably to CG, hopefully); and (d) in Ultimate Spiderman, Eddie Brock is a wimpy guy like Peter anyway.

Sure, but hey, certain things were changed that didn't bother me as much. Examples: Peter's web ability being natural, Peter living next door to MJ, etc. but one of the most important aspects to ME is how an actor represents a character, and while this is just my opinion, a nerdy Venom is horrible. A nerdy Mysterio is bad, but a nerdy Eddie Brock is just horrible, so if that is how Venom is represented instead of the muscle-bound psycho that Venom was best seen as, I will certainly be dissapointed. Not saying I won't be able to live with it, but I'm not fond of the idea.

And I never followed Ultimate Spider-Man, so I was not aware that tehre was one, but now that I know there is, I'll be sure not to read it. Thank you :P

And let's not forget that the story hasn't gotten into that clone business yet.

anyone notice that at IMDB the person who plays Aunt may also has a side role as Carnage, probably an error but anyone hear anything about this?
Rosemary Harris .... May Parker/Carnage (attached)

Carnage was once serial killer Cletus Kasady, and became Carnage after merging with the offspring of the alien symbiote called Venom during a prison breakout. The symbiote amplified his psychopathy and made him infinitely more dangerous. Unlike Venom, Carnage is a singular entity, referring to himself as "I" instead of "We", because the symbiote has actually merged into Kasady's bloodstream.

Carnage is also the "father" of Toxin.

Kasady believes he killed his father, who apparently killed the boy's mother when she tried to kill him; as he is completely insane, however, he is self-admittedly unclear on the exact details ("...or is it the other way around?"). It is also unclear on Kasady's relationship with his mother, as he seems to have feelings for her, causing him to dig up her grave at the end of Maximum Carnage. He also revealed that he killed his grandmother when he was younger, pushing her down a flight of stairs. He also tortured animals (including his own dog) when he was young. His largely self-invented past and personality is one of the many traits he shares with the Joker, upon whom he is largely based.

Kasady has been separated and re-attached to the symbiote multiple times. The Carnage symbiote has occasionally attached itself to other hosts, including The Silver Surfer, and the Ben Reilly version of Spider-Man. Venom later decided to absorb the Carnage symbiote "for good," during which Kasady retained the Carnage persona by costuming himself in red paint and continuing his killing sprees (albeit as a powerless human). This was short lived, however, as Kasady coincidentally found an exact replica of the symbiote in the Negative Zone. Why this symbiote is an identical copy, or where it came from, has yet to be explained, although it stands to reason that the story was a wrap-up of a dangling plot thread by writer Howard Mackie.