Venom trailer viewed MORE than any Spider-Man EVER: How many times has it been viewed?

Venom is a wildly popular comic book character despite his less than blockbuster friendly demeanour.

Given his antihero nature, it’s not surprising that the first trailer for the Venom movie with Tom Hardy has been popular.

But no one knew how popular it would really be.

How many times has the Venom trailer been viewed?

As of today, the Venom trailer has been viewed more than 64 million times.

And according to a ScreenCrush report, this makes it more popular than the trailer for every Spider-Man movie.

The trailer is also more popular than the trailers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Justice League, and The Twilight Saga: New Moon.

Venom has a similar set of powers to Spider-Man, though his web-slinging is black, as is his suit.

Also, Venom likes to murder people, which makes him more similar to Deadpool than Captain America (though without the merc-with-a-mouth’s sense of humour).

Confirmed cast members for Venom so far are Tom Hardy as Venom/Eddie Brock and Michelle Williams as Anne Weying, Eddie’s girlfriend and a district attorney.

Venom’s antagonist, Dr Carlton Drake, is played by Riz Ahmed (Rogue One, The Night Of).

The Marvel-based movie is being produced by Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Woody Harrelson is in Venom, though only briefly, and we suspect he’ll take up the role of Carnage, a villain in both Venom movies.

You read that right – both Venom movies, as there is already a sequel in the works.

Harrelson worked with Venom director Ruben Fleischer on the dark comedy Zombieland.

Despite Venom being part of the Marvel comic universe, Marvel Studios has no designs to meld it with the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

So there won’t be a Venom meets Captain America crossover movie.

Venom is in cinemas October 5, 2018.