14 ‘Venom: The Last Dance’ Easter Eggs You Might Miss

Agony first appeared inVenom: Lethal Protector #4(May 1993), Agony became one of five symbiote "children" spawned from the Venom symbiote. Dr. Teddy Payne secretly saved one symbiote. When she released it, they merged into Agony, gaining the long hair and everything.

Rhys Ifans played Dr. Curt Connors / Lizard in The Amazing Spider-Man. If the actor playing Martin Moon, the alien-obsessed hippie, looked familiar, it is because this is not his first Spider-Man role. Rhys Ifans also played Dr. Curt Connors / Lizard inThe Amazing Spider-Manwith Andrew Garfield and inSpider-Man: No Way HomeIt features Garfield, Tom Holland, and Tobey McGuire.

Someone asks, “Tell me more about your alien friend who loves stones.”

Thanos is not named, but this was a direct reference to the Mad Titan.

The alien friend is Thanos.

Stones means the Infinity Stones.

Knull targets Venom and Eddie Brock because the codex is hidden inside them. The codex unlocks Knull from his prison. In the comics, Dylan Brock is a human-symbiote hybrid who takes the alias Codex after succumbing to Knull. Eddie and Venom are both Dylan's father.

Venom sings along with the hippie family on their acoustic version of David Bowie's “Space Oddity”. Venom is a space oddity, making the song fit.

Major Tom says, “This is Major Tom to ground control, I'm stepping through the door. And I'm floating in the most peculiar way, and the stars look very different today.”

Area 51 plays a large role inVenom: The Last DanceScientists reference the government site's many conspiracy theories.

Someone says, “I heard Stanley Kubrick directed the moon landing.”

General Rex Strickland states, “No one's phoning home from here.”

The movie mentions E.T.'s catchphrase several times. Steven Spielberg's masterpiece still exists in this universe.

The Bartender claims, “He made my family disappear for five years.”

The fallout from Thanos' Infinity Stone snap affects the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but Eddie Brock and Venom do not know about it.

Spider-Man: No Way HomeThis film was a major crossover. It brought characters from every Spider-Man iteration into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Venom gets pulled into the MCU, sees Tom Holland's Spider-Man on TV, even though Venom is not a main character.

Venom: The Last DanceEddie Brock starts as a friendly bartender in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, explaining the differences between their worlds. Venom quickly returns to his own reality.

Dr. Teddy Payne wears a t-shirt reading “Roswell, 1947.” That shirt belonged to his brother before lightning struck him. Conspiracy theorists claim an alien spacecraft crashed near Roswell, New Mexico, in 1947.

Venom states, “I've always wanted to see the Statue of Liberty.”

Most Venom storylines in comics and animated series happen in the Big Apple. The symbiote draws to the city. Only Eddie Brock reaches New York by the movie's end. He finds a friendly web-slinger.

Venom asks, “What's next, Thelma?”

Eddie replies, “Well, Louise…”

Ridley Scott made the 1991 crime drama film.Thelma & Louise.Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis play Louise and Thelma. These two friends start a road trip for freedom. They drive their car off a cliff to avoid police capture.

Lasher is one of Venom's symbiote “offspring,” alongside Riot, Agony, Phage, and Scream. Lasher has several comic hosts, such as Sadie, a young girl dealing with her parents' issues. In the film, Lasher takes over Sadie Christmas, a scientist working with Teddy Payne, also known as Agony.

Knull does not get to stretch his legs inVenom: The Last DanceKnull’s presence fills the entire film. Knull, often linked with Venom and Carnage in comics, is one of Marvel's strongest supervillains. He is a dark god who fought Thor and the Silver Surfer.

While...Last Dance.Last Dance may end Eddie and Venom's story, but it starts Knull's arc in Sony's Spider-Man Universe. Mid-credits scenes show him planning his next move now that Venom is gone.