With Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3 returning to theaters, some early concept art has surfaced from the 2007 movie that features some alternate designs for Venom.
Some of these designs are very different from the comics. Some of them make the character unrecognizable.
This rarely-seen concept art comes from artists Constantine Sekeris and Ej Krisor. They were obviously created during Spider-Man 3’s exploratory stage, and I doubt any of them were seriously considered.
Topher Grace ended up playing Venom in the film, and when talking about went wrong with Eddie Brock in Spider-Man 3, Raimi said: “It was really more just that I didn’t understand the character that well.”
He continued: “It wasn’t close to my heart. The best thing I like about Stan Lee and Steve Ditko’s Spider-Man is that they made relatable characters that I understand. Even if they were confused, like Norman Osborn, they still have goodness in their heart. They want them to do the right thing.”
He added: “When I read about Venom, which I hadn’t read as a kid. I had to catch up on it when they wanted him to be in the movie. I didn’t recognize enough humanity within that character to be able to identify with him properly. That’s really what it boils down to.”
Check out the concept art below and let us know what you think!
