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Oct 2021
1h 45m

‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ and Top 5 ...

The Ringer
About this episode

Eddie Brock and his alien symbiote pal are back in 'Venom: Let There Be Carnage,' a sequel to the surprise mega-hit from 2018. To break down the new 'Venom' movie and our favorite comic book movie sequels, Sean is joined by Van Lathan and Charles Holmes, aka The Midnight Boys (0:30). Then, Sean talks to 'Let There Be Carnage' director Andy Serkis, the acclaimed performance capture artist behind Gollum in the 'Lord of the Rings' films and a filmmaker in his own right (1:14:05).


Host: Sean Fennessey

Guests: Van Lathan, Charles Holmes, and Andy Serkis

Producer: Bobby Wagner

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