We Are Venom: Breaking Down the Biggest Moments From the New Trailer

Ever since Sony broke news that it was developing a solo Venom movie starring Tom Hardy, fans were perplexed, to say the least. Since the movie would only be done in "association with Marvel," there is no official place for it in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and therefore there will be no Spider-Man in the film.

Considering how closely Venom and Spidey are tied in the comics, it's a legitimate question to wonder how this movie will work on its own. The first trailer for the film didn't do much in helping convince fans of the film's validity, given that it never gave us a proper look at the title character. However, the second trailer finally gave us a sense of the vibe of the film, as well as Venom's toothy grin, assuaging some fans' concerns, though not all of them.

While most expected a new trailer to premiere during the Venom panel at Comic-Con International in San Diego, the third (and most revealing) trailer actually arrived a little over a week after the convention ended. Clocking in at over three minutes, this trailer goes all-out in showing us the symbiote in action while simultaneously introducing the movie's villains, their goal and their abilities. Sony has given fans the trailer they so desperately wanted, but was it really worth the wait.

Here are the biggest moments and revelations from Venom's blood-curdling third trailer.

Eddie Brock: Reporter

Venom's second trailer confirmed that Tom Hardy's Eddie Brock is a reporter, just as he is/was in the comic books. We see him confront Carlton Drake (Riz Ahmed), and try to push him with questions that Brock very well knows he won't get an answer to. However, in the third trailer, we get a little more sense into what Brock is after, not just as a person, but as a reporter.

He's not just looking to expose Drake; he's an investigative reporter who specializes in dark secrets. "I always seem to find myself questioning something the government may not be looking at," the voiceover informs us. However, in his latest crusade, Brock has no idea what kind of darkness he will truly find.

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The Life Foundation (and Their Plans)

In this trailer, we finally get a peak behind the Life Foundation curtain. Ever since it was announced that the film would take inspiration from the Venom: Lethal Protector comic, we've known that the villainous scientific organization was at the heart of the film -- but we still weren't certain what they were after. Now, thanks to some revealing footage and dialogue, the organization's goals are starting to come into focus.

Riz Ahmed's Carlton Drake takes center stage, standing in front of his scientists, where he talks about the current state of the planet, and the fact that human beings are essentially disposable. As he conducts an experiment to combine a symbiote with a human test subject, he explains that the symbiosis between man and this alien life form is the key to evolution -- and to a new life form.

Venom's Full Look, Revealed

While we had already seen Venom's face in the previous trailer and in a few official images for the film, we still hadn't gotten a full, proper look at the creature from head to toe. Well, the third trailer finally gives us that in spades -- and much more. Once Eddie is covered with the symbiote, we get a sense of just how massive Venom is, and how he dwarfs the puny humans around him. He truly is an unsettling presence, made only more frightening thanks to his raspy voice.

While he doesn't have the white spider emblem on his chest, the white veins that course through his body does add an alien texture to the character that works in its favor. Plus, we even get a sense of the character's powers, from super-strength and giant leaps to the ability to heal the body of host Eddie Brock, as well as create protective shields.

Multiple Symbiotes

From the previous trailers of the film, we got a sense that there wasn't just one symbiote involved in this story. Since Venom is based on the Lethal Protector comic, a series that featured five other malevolent offspring symbiotes for the character to deal with, the theory was that we would see some, if not all of these villains in the film. As we can see in this third trailer, there is definitely more than one symbiote around.

On top of Hardy's Venom, we see early on a male human test subject get bonded with a symbiote. While we don't know what comes of this exact creature, we do later see another female character who is clearly bonded with a symbiote: she walks around a market and shoots multiple spikes all around her, killing everyone in the vicinity. So how many symbiotes are in this movie, exactly?

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The World Has Enough Superheroes

During the trailer, a tagline sporadically appears, revealing that "The World Has Enough Superheros." While this is more than likely an obvious reference to all of the superhero movies that are currently being released, it's also a statement about Venom himself. Yes, he may be a force for good in his solo film, but make no mistake, he is still most definitely a monster.

This is clearly communicated when we first see Venom holding a man by his throat in the middle of the street. He runs down all of the body parts he's going to eat, before licking his face. Then, in the closing moments of the trailer, Venom appears to flat-out eat someone in the middle of a grocery store -- right in front of the cashier. This isn't your typical Marvel film; this is the sorry of an alien creature who likes to chow down on people... and who can also do a bit of good, when properly aimed.

Enter Riot

"Giant leaps will always come at a cost," Ahmed's Cartlon Drake can be heard saying, before we see his monstrous Riot in action. Director Ruben Fleischer recently revealed that Ahmed's character was going to become the symbiote known as Riot in the film, and the third trailer finally reveals the movie's main antagonist in its final moments. Drake's Riot appears paler than Brock's Venom, but he appears to be just as massive -- if not bigger.

On top of that, the creature has no qualms with using its unique powers to create axes with its hands and chop up the people who work in the Life Foundation laboratory into bloody messes. The final shot of the trailer showcases a truly epic clash of symbiotes, as Venom and Riot splash and gush all over the screen. Riot can be seen prying the Venom symbiote clean off of Brock, indicating that he might be even more powerful than our "hero."

Arriving in theaters Oct. 5, director Ruben Fleischer’s Venom stars Tom Hardy, Riz Ahmed, Michelle Williams, Jenny Slate, Scott Haze and Reed Scott.