Venom 3 will reportedly start filming soon, and new shooting locations might offer fans a glimpse of what’s to come.
Although the studio is seemingly focused on its newest Spider-Man entries like Kraven the Hunter, fans don’t have to worry that Sony Pictures has forgotten about Venom. Venom 3, the sequel to 2021’s Venom: Let There Be Carnage, was announced in 2022 as a possible final installment in the symbiote trilogy. Since then, Sony has been relatively tight-lipped about the Venom 3 plot. However, it has announced Kelly Marcel's promotion from writer to director. Other announcements include Chiwetel Ejiofor as a potential villain in Venom 3 and Juno Temple's casting in an undisclosed role.
News was limited until recently when reports came out of Cartagena, Spain, that filming for Venom 3 would start in a few days. Murcia Today reported that the Venom 3 crew has been building sets for weeks in Los Mateos, a neighborhood in Cartegena. According to production manager Tate Aráez, Los Mateos was chosen because it closely resembles some streets in Mexico. The Cartagena City Council also confirmed that filming was approved in Calblanque, a nature reserve on Spain's coast featuring beautiful beaches.
So, what does Cartegena have to do with the Venom 3 plot? Eddie Brock's last appearance on the big screen was in a Spider-Man: No Way Home post-credits scene. In the scene, Eddie and Venom are in a Mexican bar struggling to grapple with the number of super-powered beings in the MCU. Eddie decides to find Peter Parker until he’s sent back to his universe by Doctor Strange's spell. The scene ends with a shot of a bit of a symbiote left behind.
The symbiote has made several appearances outside Hardy's Venom movie franchise, most notably in Sam Raimi's 2007 Spider-Man 3. The symbiote bonds to a host, giving the MCU several options to incorporate it with Tom Holland's Spider-Man. Since Cartagena was selected for its visual similarity to Mexico, Venom 3 may, at least in part, continue that storyline. However, there are still questions about how Venom 3 will play out within the context of the multiverse, especially with the appearance of Eddie Brock's San Francisco in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
However, the connection to Mexico might have nothing to do with the last time viewers saw Eddie Brock. Set photos from Spain suggest that at least part of the film will occur on Diá de los Muertos, the Mexican holiday celebrating the dead. Until Sony Pictures decides to release more information, fans can only speculate about Eddie Brock and Venom's next adventure.
Venom 3 is expected to be released in October 2024.
Source: Murcia Today