Venom: The Last Dance Team Break Down ‘Chaotic’ Venom Horse Scene

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As a seasoned movie critic with over three decades of experience under my belt, I must admit that the Venom Horse in “Venom: The Last Dance” has left me utterly astounded and thoroughly impressed. Having witnessed the evolution of special effects since the days of stop-motion animation, I can confidently say that this symbiote steed is a testament to modern VFX technology.

If you exclaimed “Wow, this is amazing!” upon seeing the Venom Horse in the trailer for “Venom: The Last Dance,” then you can imagine the excitement the cast and crew of the latest Sony Marvel movie felt as they watched their incredible creation come to life from script to screen. The third and potentially final installment in Sony’s Venom franchise follows immediately after the 2021 film, “Venom: Let There Be Carnage,” where Woody Harrelson portrayed the criminal Cletus Kasady as Carnage. Investigative journalist Eddie Brock, played by Tom Hardy, and his symbiote companion Venom are evading the military while traveling cross-country in various vehicles, one of which is the awe-inspiring Venom Horse that has swept the internet off its feet.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, directors Kelly Marcel and John Moffatt discussed the challenging yet amusing process of creating the Venom Horse for the movie. Tom Hardy reacted enthusiastically to the creature’s introduction in the script by sending crying and laughing emojis. Although the concept was already brilliant, turning the wild symbiote into a giant animal was no easy feat. When Moffatt encountered the line introducing the Venom Horse, “Eddie mounts the beast and it gallops like a furious steam engine across the desert while he clings on for survival“, he realized that he needed to employ some unconventional VFX techniques to accurately portray the first symbiote creature’s chaotic speed in the films.

In order for the scene to emphasize size, we initially considered making the horse extremely large. However, this made our character Tom appear minuscule, which felt strange. To overcome this issue, we discovered that having the horse raise a cloud of dust and debris was beneficial as it suggested speed while maintaining a sense of mass. This was crucial for depicting the object’s weight. We collaborated diligently with VFX supervisor Dave Lee and the animation team at Double Negative to convey this sense of mass, and included some gentle camera vibration to strengthen the impact.

Moffatt fondly recalled using a real-sized horse for the practical scenes, later enhancing them with visual effects. In terms of the scenes featuring Brock riding the Venom Horse, the crew equipped Hardy with several wires, placed him on a false horse, and moved him around to film the footage of Brock soaring on the back of the fiery steed.

Venom Horse Can Be Seen In All Its Glory this Fall

While Marcel and Moffatt have meticulously outlined the creation of the Venom Horse, viewers must hold their breath until the movie’s premiere to witness Venom transformed in his equine form. Fans can hardly contain their excitement to watch Venom mount a horse and embark on an exhilarating journey alongside Eddie Brock. Who knows which other Venom-related characters they might stumble upon during their adventure?

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2024-10-18 21:32