[Trivial Psychic]

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Originally Posted by DarthKamen

Out of curiosity.....did anyone besides me like how Venom looked In that film? I have no opinion on Topher Grace(I don't know what the issue is myself) but I loved the way Venom looks in that film.

I initially did not like the look, however it grew on me. I also realize Raimi's reasoning for making the suit a simple color swap of the original movie costume. During initial filming Sony Executives were worried that people would associate the all-black costume with latex S&M gear, so they balked and forced Raimi to change it into the more contemporary style with the tattered wedding. The character was also altered a bit in post production, as Sony executives thought the initial shots that were screened were a bit to terrifying for children. This caused Venom to have the more cartoonish look, as well as the more high pitched screech that was featured in the film as opposed to the SDCC trailer that debuted earlier in the year.

Back to the question though, I didn't mind Topher's Venom all that much, as it was more in line with the Ultimate version of the character. Aspects of his performance were later retconned into Venom's origin with the Dark Origin TPB, where Eddie Brock went from honorable reporter who made a mistake, to a pathological liar who would regularly employ cons and schemes to achieve success. I still keep the Medicom RAH figure on display in my home right next to my PAK Venom.