Eddie Brock, aka Venom, is one of Spider-Man’s most hateful and powerful foes. The disgraced reporter bonded with the dark alien Symbiote suit after Spider-Man discarded it and transformed into Venom.

Seven years after the release of the Tom Hardy-led Venom, director Ruben Fleischer has now opened up about the hurdles he faced while devising an origin story for the alien symbiote without Spider-Man ...