10 Major Movie Reveals That Should've Come At The Beginning

10. Spider-Man 3 - Venom

When writer/director Sam Raimi originally pitched his idea for a third Spider-Man film, he only wanted to include two villains: Sandman and the New Green Goblin. However, due to the character's popularity, the studio forced Raimi to include a third villain, Venom. Raimi reluctantly shoehorned the character into the script, featuring the character's evil alter ego in only one scene.

While Spider-Man 3 would have been better off without Venom, leaving him until the end didn't work either. Venom comes to be when Peter Parker's mysterious black goo leaks off of his suit and onto his rival Eddie Brock, played by Topher Grace, a great actor who was horribly miscast. As such, Spider-Man and Venom only fight once, in the final battle which also features both other villains.

By giving him only one scene at the end, Raimi makes the Venom plotline feel pointless. Had Venom swung into the film earlier and had more screen time, fans and critics might have been kinder to the ultimate wasted subplot. But still, in a perfect world, Venom does not appear in this movie.

If you want to see a great Topher Grace villain role, check out Spike Lee's film BlackKklansman.