‘Venom’, an American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, is releasing on the screen of Star Cineplex of Bashundhara City Shopping Mall of the capital today. Directed by Ruben Fleischer, the film is going to hit the screens at Star Cineplex along with its USA release.

Produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Marvel, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it is intended to be the first film in Sony’s Marvel Universe adjunct to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The screenplay of ‘Venom’ is written by Scott Rosenberg, Jeff Pinkner, and Kelly Marcel.

In ‘Venom’, journalist Brock is bound to an alien symbiote that gives him superpowers. When Eddie Brock acquires the powers of a symbiote, he will have to release his alter-ego ‘Venom’ to save his life.

Sony began developing a Venom film after the character made his cinematic debut in ‘Spider-Man 3’ in 2007. After various iterations, work on a new version began in March 2017 to start a new shared universe featuring the Marvel characters to which Sony possessed the film rights, though Sony also intended for the film to share the world of ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’, which is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe after a deal between Sony and Marvel Studios. It was later clarified that the film is a standalone set in its own universe.

The film stars Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock / Venom, alongside Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze, and Reid Scott. The film ‘Venom’ premiered in Westwood, Los Angeles on October 1. The film received generally negative reviews from critics, who criticized the inconsistent tone and script, although Hardy’s performance received some praise.