First Venom Clip Sets Up Movie's Conflict (But Lacks Symbiotes)

Venom is the first of several movies that Sony has in the pipeline based on characters from Marvel's Spider-Man comic books, and it hits theatres in a few weeks. The first clip has now been released; you can also check our our Venom review.

The clip shows reporter Eddie Brock interviewing the villainous Dr. Carlton Drake (Riz Ahmed), and accusing him of some dubious practices. This is presumably before Brock becomes infected with the alien symbiote Venom, but it does set up the conflict between Brock and Drake. Watch the clip above.

If you want to see Venom himself in action, check out the most recent trailer. Venom hits theaters on October 5. It's directed by Zombieland's Ruben Fleischer and also stars Michelle Williams, Jenny Slate, and Woody Harrelson. For more Venom coverage on GameSpot, check out this ranking of every Venom appearance in movies and TV, and find out Who The Hell is Venom?

Venom is the first of several movies based on characters from Marvel's Spider-Man comics that Sony has in in development. Others include movies based on Morbius the Living Vampire, Silver Sable, Black Cat, and Silk. In June it was reported that Jared Leto has signed on to play Morbius. Silver Sable and Black Cat were originally going to appear alongside each other in a single movie titled Silver & Black, but in August it was reported that this project had been shelved and they would now each get their own film. Silk, meanwhile, is a Korean-American superhero, and that movie is in "early development."