Venom 2: Is Another Badass Symbiote Being Introduced In Let There Be Carnage?

Ever since Woody Harrelson cameoed in the Venom mid-credits scene as Cletus Kasady, we’ve been waiting for the serial killer to transform into Carnage. That will finally happen this fall, with the aptly-named Venom: Let There Be Carnage seeing Cletus fighting Tom Hardy’s Eddie Brock. But with so many symbiotes that have been introduced in Marvel lore over the years, naturally fans are wondering if any other symbiotes could appear in Let There Be Carnage, and the chances of this happen have quite possibly increased significantly now that we know who The Irishman star Stephen Graham is playing in the movie.

Stephen Graham (whose resume also includes two Pirates of the Caribbean movies, Hellboy, Boardwalk Empire and Taboo) was announced to be boarding what was once simply Venom 2 back in December 2019, although no details were provided on how he fit into the sequel. That mystery was finally solved yesterday, as while he was breaking down the first Venom: Let There Be Carnage trailer with IGN, director Andy Serkis revealed that Graham is playing Detective Patrick Mulligan, the detective who’s investigating Cletus Kasady and is “waiting for news” from Eddie Brock about where the remains of Kasady’s victims are located. If Mulligan’s name doesn’t ring a bell, maybe this one will: Toxin.

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