Venom Trailer 2 Breakdown: 11 Things You Need To See
1. No Red Band = No R-Rating?
When Sony Pictures first announced Venom, there was a lot of talk that it would be the first R-Rated film to utilise the Spider-Man property. This was seemingly backed up by director Fleischer just the other week, stating in an interview with Comicbook that it was "the plan" for the film to be rated R, much like the previously released Logan, Deadpool, and Deadpool 2.
This came after comments from producer Avi Arad, in which he said that "Kids love Venom." This, understandably, had worried fans that the film could potentially adopt a more typical PG-13 rating like most Marvel releases, and though the most recent trailer is certainly dark, it didn't sport the typical red band trailer most R-rated releases do.
This may be cause for concern. Though it's possible Venom will get another trailer shortly before its debut, the film's rating still hasn't been confirmed - even if footage shown at Comic Con 2018 painted the picture of a decidedly darker Spidey spin-off than what fans may have originally predicted.
In any case, this trailer painted both a dark and an enjoyable picture of Sony's first Spider-Man spin-off, even if it did look confused in parts.