Life: 7 Reasons It Should've Been A Secret Venom Origin Story

7. It Would've Firmly Separated Venom From The MCU

Everything we've heard about the Venom spinoff indicates that it'll be completely separate from the MCU - so no Cap, Iron Man, Black Widow, or Tom Holland Spider-Man in sight.

Whatever Sony's reasoning may be, their wish is to create an isolated cinematic universe featuring characters they have the exclusive rights to, including Black Cat, Silver Sable, and Spidey antagonist Venom.

And with Life, the studio had the perfect opportunity to plant their flag in the soil, make their mark, and distinguish themselves from the family-friendly MCU in a bloodthirsty, thrilling, mature fashion.

Life would not have been your average comic-book adaptation, and could have earned Sony the same praise that genre-defying hits like Kingsman: The Secret Service, Deadpool and Logan did.

There's no way the bright and colourful Captain America, Vision or Iron Man could exist in this same universe, and if Life were a Venom story, it would've made the studio's intent very, very clear from the word go.

Of course, Sony can still make a Venom movie like this, but thanks to Life, we'll feel like we've already seen it and its impact will be lessened. This was their chance to make one hell of a statement, and now it's gone.