After its main credits, Venom drops sequel bait with its mid-credits scene introduction of a famed Spider-Man character. Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy), having fully bonded with the inky alien parasite named Venom, returns to his street-beat duties as an investigative reporter. With notebook pad and pen in hand, he pilots his motorcycle to San Francicso’s San Quentin prison to interview a dangerous inmate — Eddie’s next big story. Deep in the belly of the prison, a mouthy guard leads Eddie down shadow-clad hallways. “You ask me, they’re dumb to let him call the shots. The second he asked for you to interview him, I’d have shut that shit down,” the guard says. Eddie explains the FBI is “just taking advantage of the one and only time he’ll ever speak to anyone. They’re hoping I might help them identify some additional bodies.” “FBI don’t work up close and personal with him. The FBI will have to identify you, you don’t follow the rules,” the guard warns, opening a door...