by: Bryce L. Jackson

The much anticipated Venom movie finally received its rating and it’s… PG-13.

Much to the chagrin of fans excited to see the popular Spider-Man anti-hero in his most savage form, Sony has oped for a lower rating to maximize the target audience. Rumor also is that Sony may also keep the film from rated R status in case a future deal with Disney could see Tom Hardy’s Venom paired up with Spider-Man of the MCU. The change in tone may clash with the universe that has already been set up.

After the massive box office success of the R-rated “Deadpool” movies and “Logan”, fans were hoping that “Venom” would follow suit, but it seems that Sony has chosen the PG-13 rating so that Venom can easily join the world of Spider-Man in future films if another deal between Sony and Disney can be worked out.

Venom releases October 5th, 2018.