Spider-Man has one of the most iconic rogues galleries in all of pop culture, and most have been featured across his eight feature films, but one managed to get his own successful spin-off franchise. Venom was introduced back in 1988 and soon became the perfect anti-Spider-Man, eventually being brought to life on the big screen for the first time with 2007's Spider-Man 3.

Director Sam Raimi originally didn't want to touch Venom for the original trilogy, but at the request of producer Avi Arad added him as well as Gwen Stacy to the script. Spider-Man 3 was the most expensive film ever made at the time and was the most successful Spider-Man movie until the release of Spider-Man: No Way Home.

Now, Raimi is returning to the superhero franchise world, but still doesn't quite get the appeal of Venom. During the press tour for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, he lamented his unfamiliarity with the character, and Spider-Man 3's disjointed reviews.