Venom 2: 8 Things The Sequel Must Include
2. An R-Rating
While the Venom director has suggested the Venom sequel doesn’t ‘need to be R-rated’, there’s still hope for the film to realise the potential that the original maybe doesn’t.
An R-rating – or at least, more than a PG-13 – would allow the film to either go into full horror film territory, or follow in the footsteps of Deadpool as a more adult comedy – either of which would suit the source material significantly better. Although ideally a film can be made so that people of all ages can enjoy it, it is at its core a film about a terrifying alien that just really loves murdering people – which doesn't convert to be child-friendly awfully easily.
There’s still potential for Sony to pull off a family friendly Venom film, sure – but with a serial killer antagonist, the real question is – why would they want to?