Venom Director Discusses R-Rating And Honoring The Comics!

No Comments
Venom director discusses R-rating and honoring the comics!

Just like his comic book counterpart, Tom Hardy's Venom will also be an immensely dark, violent and vicious character. That's what director Ruben Fleischer promises in a new interview.

Right from the beginning, we've heard that Sony Pictures is aiming at an R-rating for Venom. It makes sense as the character is one of the few in Marvel Comics that cannot be tamed within the boundaries of PG-13 unless, of course, you are willing to sacrifice its essence.

Speaking to ComicBook at San Diego Comic-Con, Fleischer claims that he and his team are definitely going for an R-rating as they want to honor the character's comic-book roots. When asked about the upcoming October 5 release's rating and pushing the boundaries of violence and darkness, here's how the director responds:

That’s the plan. It is not the plan, that’s the movie. Our movie wants to honor the comics as close as we can tonally. In the comics, he bites people’s heads off and eats brains. It would be weird to make a movie with Venom if he wasn’t doing that. We tried to honor it as closely as possible. This is definitely a darker, more violent, more vicious Marvel character than I think anyone’s ever seen before. We really want to honor the comics and the character from the comics and I feel like we did a really good job.

Venom director Ruben Fleischer with cast members Tom Hardy and Riz Ahmed at SDCC 2018

Venom director Ruben Fleischer with cast members Tom Hardy and Riz Ahmed at SDCC 2018 (Photo Credit – Sony Pictures)

The first trailer for Venom was a let-down but the second one was impressive enough to make us anticipate its theatrical release. Another promotional video featuring some exciting new footage from the movies was screened at SDCC and it too seems to be a feast for the eyes. Sony has teased its arrival on web within a few days.

After the third trailer has been launched, we will have a clearer idea of what to expect from the movie. Deadpool and Logan have already proved that R-rated superhero movies can make big bucks if the content is unique and first-rate. It remains to be seen whether the solo outing for Tom Hardy's antihero can break new grounds as well.

Share your thoughts on these Venom tidbits and stay tuned for the latest updates!

Previous Post
Venom: New Trailer Teased for Next Week!
Next Post
Morbius Villain and Shooting Schedule Revealed
Menu

Log In

Forgot password?

Forgot password?

Enter your account data and we will send you a link to reset your password.

Your password reset link appears to be invalid or expired.

Log in

Privacy Policy

Add to Collection

No Collections

Here you'll find all collections you've created before.

We use cookies to give you the best online experience. By agreeing you accept the use of cookies in accordance with our cookie policy.

Privacy Settings saved!
Privacy Settings

When you visit any web site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. Control your personal Cookie Services here.

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems.

In order to use this website we use the following technically required cookies
  • wordpress_test_cookie
  • wordpress_logged_in_
  • wordpress_sec

We use Google Tag Manager to monitor our traffic and to help us AB test new features.

Decline all Services
Accept all Services