series continued, Kasady would have become Carnage. Film Cletus Kasady appears in films set in Sony's Spider-Man Universe, portrayed by Woody Harrelson. This version is a victim of extreme physical and psychological abuse dealt by his mother, father, and grandmother, the last of whom he eventually killed to escape the abuse, and became a serial killer because the media labeled him a monster and canonized his abusers. After being captured by authorities, he was placed on death row in San Quentin Prison after California's governor decided to end the state's moratorium on executions in light of the exceptionally horrific nature of Kasady's crimes. Kasady first appears in a mid-credits scene for Venom, being interviewed by Eddie Brock in prison and promising "carnage" after his escape. Following the film's release, Harrelson has stated that Kasady will have a major role in the film's sequel (see below), having been unable to read its script until he signed on for the first film. Kasady returns in Venom: Let There Be Carnage. While awaiting his execution, he is visited and interviewed again by Brock, who wants to learn the locations of his victims' bodies. Kasady quickly comes to see Brock as a kindred spirit and refuses to talk to anyone besides him. On the day of his execution by lethal injection, Kasady insults Brock, provoking Venom into attacking him, which allows Kasady to bite Brock's hand and absorb part of his symbiote. During his execution, a new symbiote surfaces inside Kasady, blocking the injection and granting him superhuman abilities, which he uses to break free and go on a violent rampage through the prison. The symbiote then introduces itself as Carnage and offers to help Kasady infiltrate Ravencroft Institute to liberate his childhood lover, Frances Barrison, in exchange for Kasady killing Brock and Venom. Kasady agrees, and together with Barrison, extends his rampage through all of San Francisco while capturing Patrick Mulligan and Anne Weying to lure out Brock and Venom. As Kasady and Barrison attempt to get married at a cathedral, Brock and Venom confront them. Seeing that Kasady and Carnage's bond is incomplete, Brock and Venom trick Barrison into attacking Kasady and Carnage with her sonic powers, which demolishes the cathedral, killing Barrison and separating Brock and Kasady from their respective symbiotes. After re-bonding with Brock, Venom devours Carnage and bites Kasady's head off. Video games Cletus Kasady / Carnage appears as