So we kind of knew all along that we were building to this.

Not that it hasnt been a long time coming.

So stepping behind the camera for the final film seemed only natural.

Tom Hardy and Symbiote in Venom The Last Dance

It is about a friendship and we have a long friendship.

So I really wanted to see this one through from inception to the end.

Theyre all the odder, too, when you realize Hardy plays both roles.

Tom Hardy at Rave in Venom Let There Be Carnage

Together, theyve become a bonafide superhero icon on the big screen.

Yeah, but a really unreliable one, Marcel says with an amused smile.

Although I think they kind of make each other better in a way.

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Marcel likens the dynamic a little bit to one of the great romantic movies of all time.

Its sort ofCasablancain a way, isnt it?

They finally decided to be together, and they cant because the world will end.

Is it fair to say thatVenom: The Last Danceis also about lost love?

Yeah, Marcel considers, and Im not necessarily talking about it in a romantic way.

So, yes, it is a love lost at the end.

He represents a beautiful side of humanity that Venom hasnt really come into close contact with, says Ifans.

Ifans also thinks it is telling that the pair cross paths in the desert.

He dragged me to set every day and was like, Youre going to make a shot list.

Still, the trip on the Fury Road proved especially informative to Venom and Eddies own road trip.

George Miller, obviously a massive influence, she continues.

The fun begins when Venom: The Last Dance opens in theaters on Oct. 25.