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There are a lot of mixed feelings buzzing around the release of Marvel’s official _Venom_ trailer. Tom Hardy is casted to play Eddie Brock, the host of the soon-to-be first Symbiote entity on Earth, whom calls himself Venom. Directed by Ruben Fleisher (the _Gangster Squad_ and _Zombieland_ director) is taking the proverbial bull by horns on his first Marvel film, out October 5, 2018. Different from yesterday’s _Deadpool 2_ trailer release, the _Venom_ trailer doesn’t show much of the actual supervillain/anti-hero, but it gives enough clues for the audience without spilling so much as a drop of tea. We have scientists, Tom Hardy under an MRI scan, exploding vans, and a moment where we see the container holding the alien goop that will undoubtedly be the core source of mayhem. But here’s the conundrum: no Spider-Man. Which is funny considering that the first host the Symbiote claimed in comic lore was non-other than Peter Parker. So, what can we expect from this stand-alone origin film? We can trust that the Marvel franchise will, like always, weave the storyline into a much bigger picture (and maybe, fingers crossed, see a bit of the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man after the end credits).  One thing is for certain: there is sure to be a lot of attention surrounding the film. Grab your bucket of popcorn, boys and girls; This will be entertaining. * * * Written by Leslie Gonzalez