After many, many release date delays and re-shuffles, the universe has decided there can, officially, be carnage. Venom: Let There Be Carnage has arrived, following up on Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) and the head-chomping alien he shares a body with after their origin story in 2018's Venom. This time around, Andy Serkis is in the director's chair, and Woody Harrelson's Cletus Kasady has been unleashed with a brand new wig and the homicidal symbiote known as Carnage inside of him. The hype, as they say, is real, but thanks to the extremely confusing, notably un-chill times we're living in, it can get a little confusing as to how exactly we're supposed to watch 2021's biggest new releases.
We've got you covered. Here is your complete guide to watching Venom: Let There Be Carnage right now:
Editor's Note: This post was last updated on November 20 with Digital, 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD details.
Is 'Venom: Let There Be Carnage' Playing In Theaters?
It is, finally. The road to Venom: Let There Be Carnage actually hitting the big screen has been a pretty wild one. Originally set to premiere on October 2, 2020, the film was delayed several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic, shifting to June 5, 2021, then September 17, then September 24, then October 15, before the success of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings inspired Sony to push Let There Be Carnage up to October 1. So, long story short, you can currently go see Venom: Let There Be Carnage right now in a movie theater. And after that box office, you can bet it's probably going to stay in theaters for a while.
Of course, as the pandemic is still sticking around, make sure to check your local safety precautions carefully before buying a ticket.
Is 'Venom: Let There Be Carnage' Streaming Anywhere?
Unfortunately, no. The only way to watch Venom: Let There Be Carnage right now is at a movie theater. The 2021 initiative taken by Warner Bros. to drop all its blockbusters on HBO Max, coupled with Black Widow's debut on Disney+ Premiere Access, really got audiences accustomed to the option of watching new movies at home. But more and more, buoyed by the relative success of films like Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings—plus vaccines becoming more readily available—studios are releasing tentpoles exclusively in theaters once again. Venom: Let There Be Carnage is no different.
As to where Let There Be Carnage will, eventually, be streaming? Also a complicated question. Back in April, Disney and Sony reached a pretty massive deal that ensured Sony's Marvel content—including everything under the studio's loosely defined universe of Spider-Man-related characters, like Venom—would stream on Disney-owned streamers like Disney+ and Hulu, but only after an exclusive stay on Netflix.
Is 'Venom' (2018) Streaming?
The original Venom, directed by Ruben Fleischer, is only currently available to stream for free on FX Now. Otherwise, Venom is available to rent on Amazon or Vudu for $2.99, or Apple TV, Youtube, and Redbox for $3.99.
If you simply must get your Tom Hardy fix and don't feel like renting, here are all the actor's movies you can stream right now, broken down by streaming service:
Netflix
Legend
Lawless
HBO MAX
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Dark Knight Rises
Dunkirk
Inception
Child 44
Stuart: A Life Backwards
Amazon Prime
Capone
Peacock
Warrior
Hulu
Inception
What Marvel Movies Are Streaming Right Now?
Listen, maybe you just want to watch a Marvel movie, any Marvel movie, right this dang second, and that's fair. Whether or not you decide to go see Venom: Let There Be Carnage, these are all of the Marvel movies you could just stream right now, broken down by streaming service:
Disney+
Iron Man
Iron Man 2
Thor
Captain America: The First Avenger
Avengers
Iron Man 3
Thor: The Dark World
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Guardians of the Galaxy
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Ant-Man
Civil War
Doctor Strange
Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2
Thor: Ragnarok
Black Panther
Avengers: Infinity War
Ant-Man and The Wasp
Captain Marvel
Avengers: Endgame
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Fantastic Four (2005)
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Fantastic Four (2015)
Starz
Spider-Man
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 3
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
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