Venom: 10 Mistakes Sony Must Avoid With The Spider-Man Spin-Off
3. Alter The Character's Appearance
Venom fans are purists and they won't be happy unless Sony's sticks rigidly to the classic character design.
We're talking a nightmarish powerhouse with that white spider motif across his chest, a lashing tongue and teeth like oversized splinters.
Spider-Man 3 dropped the ball on this one by draping the gooey costume across Topher Grace's less-than-hulking frame and revealing his facial features when in full symbiote mode - that's almost as bad as letting us peek beneath Judge Dredd's helmet!
We all know that Venom is so much more than this, and the early signs we get from the solo film are positive.
Hardy proved he can beef up to supersized proportions when he portrayed Bane in the Dark Knight Rises, so at least the got they physique right this time.