The ‘Venom’ Trailer Didn’t Show Venom, And Twitter Users Are Big Mad And Making Jokes

“We all have our own problems. Our own issues,” as Tom Hardy said in the role of Eddie Brock in the first trailer for Venom. And right now, the issues some people are having is that they are very Mad Online™ about that trailer not showing Hardy as Venom.

To be fair, there were more hints about the symbiote than some people might have realized. And who doesn’t want to see lots of Tom Hardy, sans CGI There’s also the matter of the budget. Venom is a lower-budget movie, which gives them freedom to be more violent, but it also means they can’t rush the special effects work or they’d have to pay more. With the film not releasing till October, the special effects probably aren’t trailer-ready.

On the other hand, if the special effects were indeed not trailer-ready, why release a trailer That’s the argument many people were making on Twitter, with even Deadpool co-creator Rob Liefeld expressing disappointment:

— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) February 8, 2018

Thankfully, there were other people who took the whole thing less seriously and made us laugh:

is us.

— Shen (@shenanigansen) February 8, 2018

Man, I wasn't sure about that Venom trailer until it included that shot of Eddie Brock just kind of walking around, following by that shot of Eddie Brock walking into a convenience store. Got me HYPE.

— Hannah Shaw-Williams (@HSW3K) February 8, 2018

Aren’t we all glad that the #Venom teaser showed us the ONE thing we were worried they couldn’t pull off

So happy the car crashes and doctor scenes look solid. pic.twitter.com/un52g7HDBP

— Jason Inman (@Jawiin) February 8, 2018

And some thought the Venom trailer had a ’90s flair:

— Kelly Tindall (@kellytindall) February 9, 2018

I'm only going to see the Venom movie if the poster is Chromium Foil with a hologram on it.

— Stephen Sajdak (@stephensajdak) February 8, 2018

Mmmmm, that trailer smells like the mid-90s. #Venom

— DrewMcWeeny (@DrewMcWeeny) February 8, 2018

My takeaway from the Venom trailer is whoever designed that logo in the early ‘90s evidently nailed it.

— Andy Khouri (@andykhouri) February 8, 2018

But there were plenty of people who just wanted to see Venom:

— GameSpot (@gamespot) February 8, 2018

I mean, if *I* were doing a Venom trailer I’d probably tease the actual symbiote, since it’s what makes the character fun and unique and lots of people don’t know about it But maybe there’s a big audience for Tom Hardy in a CT scanner ¯_(ツ)_/¯

— Robbie Collin (@robbiereviews) February 8, 2018

Ah, now eventually you DO plan to have Venom in your, in your VENOM movie, right Hello pic.twitter.com/4yHXRY38f6

— Brian Lynch (@BrianLynch) February 8, 2018

"Sir, should we put Venom in this Venom trailer"

"DID THEY PUT DINOSAURS IN THE FIRST JURASSIC PARK TRAILER"

"Yeah, like, all of them."

"OK … WELL…. THE CGI ISN'T READY BUT BLACK PANTHER IS NEXT WEEK AND TOM HARDY'S BACK AND NECK ARE ITS OWN SPECIAL EFFECT." https://t.co/zdhmUzYqrE

— Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) February 8, 2018

Is it just me, or…#Venom pic.twitter.com/dWyMsZhAbi

— STEEL (@SuperheroSteel) February 8, 2018

And others pointed out that someone who isn’t familiar with Venom (the character debuted in 1988’s Amazing Spider-Man #300) might just be confused by the trailer:

— Joseph Scrimshaw (@JosephScrimshaw) February 9, 2018

Let's all do an experiment. Go back and watch the #Venom trailer again. Now pretend like you have never heard of Venom, you have no idea what that is, and now tell me… what is that a trailer for

— Professor Thorgi (@ProfessorThorgi) February 8, 2018

"Who cares if the Venom trailer doesn't look like a Venom movie It's just the trailer."

Imagine if you opened a new restaurant and you order a sign to promote it, and the sign says "Mike's Hardware and Fireworks" Not going to get a lot of customers asking for a table

— Professor Thorgi (@ProfessorThorgi) February 9, 2018

Some people made predictions:

— odogaron (@trillValentine) February 8, 2018

But despite all the kerfuffle and guffawing, there were still folks defending the trailer based on the talent behind it:

— Nick Nunziata (@nicknunziata) February 9, 2018

And one intrepid soul managed to reference three Tom Hardy movies in the space of one tweet, because you mustn’t be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling.

Inception.

— (@nuffsaidNY) February 8, 2018

While some people were just looking forward to the potential mashup videos:

— Ryan Higgins (@RyanHigginsRyan) February 8, 2018

Good news, Ryan…