Venom: 10 Mistakes Sony Must Avoid With The Spider-Man Spin-Off

10. Revert To A PG-13 Rating

Please, for the love of Odin, let the reports of an R-rating be true.

We have every faith that Sony will see sense on this one and avoid the potentially fatal mistake of reverting to the dreaded PG-13 certificate.

Both Deadpool and Logan are living proof that ultra-violent comic book movies not only work, but can also be box office gold.

Ticket sales, of course, should be a secondary concern but Sony simply wouldn't be doing Venom justice if they toned him down for a family audience.

The symbiote is one of the most violent and deadly entities in the Marvel Universe and some of the best Venom comics have used horror elements to great effect - there's even an issue where the protagonist eats an adversary's brain, for Pete's sake.

If the filmmakers have any regard for the source material, they'll take a no-holds-barred approach with Venom.