Gollum directing Bane and Tallahassee in a Spider-Man-adjacent film is not how I thought 2021 was going to go, but here we are. That's right, Venom: Let There Be Carnage [1] sees Andy Serkis in the director's seat as Tom Hardy and Woody Harrelson go toe-to-toe as Venom and Carnage. The trailer doesn't give much about the plot away — outside of the fact that Venom (aka Eddie Brock) and Carnage (aka Cletus Kasady) will fight in the most epic battle and that there is a slight chance for a Spider-Man cameo. And yet, it already has me counting down the days to the film's Sept. 24 premiere.

Joining Harrelson and Hardy on the cast is Michelle Williams [2] as Eddie's ex-fiancée Anne Weying, Reid Scott as Anne's boyfriend Dan Lewis, Stephen Graham (not Russell Crowe [3] as many originally thought) as Detective Mulligan, and Naomie Harris as Cletus's love interest Shriek. In the comics, Shriek is Cletus's longtime lover [4], and the trailer gives a glimpse of her origins. (So perhaps there might even be a dash of demented rom-com!) Hey, if Venom can avoid eating people, then anything is possible. If you were hoping to stream the Venom [5] sequel on-demand when it premiered, you're out of luck as it will only be available in theaters [6].