Mon Mar 03 00:50:00 UTC 2025: ## Streaming Spotlight: Venom’s Farewell, Lord of the Rings’ Animated Prequel, and More

**New York, NY** – This week offers a diverse range of new releases hitting streaming services and VOD platforms, catering to a variety of tastes. Leading the pack is the arrival of *Venom: Let There Be Carnage* on Netflix, marking Tom Hardy’s final outing as the titular antihero. The film sees Eddie Brock and Venom facing off against both military forces and a new extraterrestrial threat.

For fans of fantasy epics, Max is streaming *The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim*, an animated prequel set hundreds of years before the events of the original trilogy. The film, directed by Kenji Kamiyama, stays true to the visual style of Peter Jackson’s films while telling the story of King Helm Hammerhand and his daughter Héra.

Drama fans have several options: MGM Plus offers the Oscar-nominated *Nickel Boys*, based on Colson Whitehead’s novel and depicting the harsh realities of a reformatory in the Jim Crow South. Paramount+ features *September 5*, a historical drama about the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre.

Further enriching the selection are several VOD releases: Steven Soderbergh’s supernatural thriller *Presence* offers a unique perspective on the haunted house trope; the action-comedy *Love Hurts*, starring Ke Huy Quan, provides some light-hearted entertainment; and *A Complete Unknown*, a Bob Dylan biopic starring Timothée Chalamet, completes the diverse lineup. Finally, John Woo’s action thriller, a reimagining of his classic *The Killer*, is available on streaming and VOD.

This week’s streaming offerings provide something for everyone, from superhero action to historical drama and animated fantasy. Check your preferred platforms to catch these new releases.

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