Could Topher Grace Carry an Entire Venom Movie?

July 31, 2008

To be honest, I actually think a Spider-Man spinoff focusing solely on Venom would be a good way to rejuvenate the Spider-Man franchise, since Spidey's stories themselves seem to be getting pretty tiresome. It seems like this idea is going to work out well for the X-Men series, as they devote one whole movie to Wolverine's story.

However, while it sounds like the bigwigs at Sony are interested in the Venom movie idea, they're not convinced that Topher Grace — who played Venom in the last Spidey flick — could carry an entire blockbuster superhero movie.

What do you think? Would you want to watch Topher venomize for a full movie? And if not Topher, then who?

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35 Comments

3 years 20 weeks

*pant, pant* End rant

3 years 20 weeks

Also thanks to havok636, Cecilio Vega, and Megaloglossu amongst other Anonymous people for realizing that Topher Grace as Venom is a terrible casting decision.

3 years 20 weeks

And thank you, darkoblivion, for realizing what Eddie Brock SHOULD be, and the problem with WHOEVER is in charge of casting. STAN LEE SHOULD DO THE CASTING! HE WOULD GET IT RIGHT!

3 years 20 weeks

Topher Grace as Venom was an excruciatingly nauseating sight to see the FIRST time. Seeing a guy who I have always seen in comics as the badass guy who lifts weights for fun; he completely ruined the childhood memories I had ov Eddie Brock. But watching a FEATURE LENGTH film DEVOTED to HIM as BROCK! I have seen "That 70's Show", I have read the comics; where does ANYONE in their right mind get of CASTING this scrawny little TOOTHPICK as EDDIE BROCK! THANK YOU, HOLLYWOOD, for completely SMASHING my childhood memories. Get someone who actually KNOWS the character to do the CASTING! Not just pick a guy who is SEMI-known!

3 years 32 weeks

no he sucked and hopefully they get to show the real venom (hulking and crazy looking" other than the skinny weak looking one they put in 3

3 years 43 weeks

They should cast Topher to be Eddie Brock. Special effects and CGI can handle most of the Venom details.

3 years 46 weeks

He was a HORRIBLE Venom. No amount of acting, make-up, or CGI could make him even a decent Venom. He is the polar-opposite of what Venom is, and that is why he is the worst choice.

3 years 49 weeks

well topher aint the exact picture you'd get from thinking about venom, physically, cause if i remember correctly brock is soposed to be buff, but hey who knows. i agree alot with comment 23

4 years 3 weeks

While I liked him a little in Spidey 3, he just doesn't fit the Eddie Brock role enough to Have an entire movie on his shoulders. His acting skills are good, but it's messed up to admit that his scrawny body forced the visual designers to make Venom look and move around like Carnage instead. Maybe that's who they should have cast Grace as ?

colormesticky 4 years 42 weeks

He'd carry another movie better than Wimpy Maguire could, but I'm not sure it's such a great idea.

havok636 4 years 42 weeks

i cannot begin to express how incredibly disappointed in the casting for venom. he's my favorite spiderman villian, yet they get an actor known for his dorky and quirky personality traits? yeah, i was pissed. if they give him a whole movie as venom, i'll boycott

fashion4ward 4 years 42 weeks

I adore him so very much, but I don't think he's enough of a name to carry a spinoff, though he's talented. But all superhero films are total hits or misses and when it's focused on a villain... that just sounds very complicated.

DecemberBaby 4 years 42 weeks

I like Topher but he's a best friend not a leading man.

gab6784 4 years 42 weeks

Yuck... they would definitely need to get someone else.

Lily Inferno 4 years 42 weeks

Hes a great Eddie Brock, but a horrible actor and cant pull off the bad ass that is Venom. It just doesnt work.

chipjimi 4 years 42 weeks

oops *love

chipjimi 4 years 42 weeks

I ove Topher. I don't think I see enough of him in movies.

mdwseatac 4 years 42 weeks

I'm bothered by topher grace starting with his need to call himself topher instead of chris or christopher (he's soo artsy) and second by his lack of acting talent

Mykie7 4 years 42 weeks

Topher is awesome. I quit watching 70's show cuz he left. He is great at comedy AND at action.

soulight 4 years 42 weeks

I thought Topher Grace was so lackluster as Eddie Brock /Venom and he was only on screen for 30 minutes I can't imagine a full 2 hours of him on the screen.

kittyink 4 years 42 weeks

Having read Spider-Man for many years, I always thought Topher should have played Peter Parker. Toby Maguire is completely uninteresting to me and I found it difficult to watch him play my favorite superhero. So I would definitely support an all-Topher movie.

ilanac13 4 years 42 weeks

maybe - i'm not so sure about it. he has held lead roles in movies before but none of them have ever been major blockbusters, and doing a spin-off to one of the highest grossing franchises kind of puts an expectation out there. we'll have to see i guess - cause you never know. he might step up and blow us all away.