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  • Tom Hardy Says His Favorite ‘Venom’ Scenes Were Cut From the Film

    Tom Hardy Says His Favorite ‘Venom’ Scenes Were Cut From the Film

    Sony

    The upcoming Marvel-Sony spinoff flick “Venom” waffled between shooting for an edgy R rating, or sticking with the more family-friendly PG-13, eventually opting for the latter. It remains to be seen how that decision will affect the final cut, but according to titular star Tom Hardy, the film is already working with less content — and without his favorite scenes.

    In an interview with ComicsExplained, Hardy was asked to name his favorite scene in the new flick, which follows the notorious Spider-Man villain, but isn’t connected to the MCU (for now, anyway). And as the actor tells it, there’s some pretty strange bonus content waiting in the wings for its eventual inclusion on the “Venom” home release.  (Skip to the 4:40 mark in the video below.)

    “They’re scenes that aren’t in this movie,” Hardy said of the moments he loved best. “There are like 30 to 40 minutes worth of scenes that aren’t in this movie… all of them. Mad puppeteering scenes, dark comedy scenes. You know what I mean? They just never made it in.”

    It’s hard to say if those particular moments would have affected the film’s rating. After all, how do you turn puppeteering into R-worthy material? (Aside from featuring foul-mouthed subjects, anyway.) But Hardy’s description certainly supports his earlier statements about the film leaning into a tragicomic tone.

    And by the way, lest you think Hardy is too broken up about those missing scenes, don’t worry: In his ComicsExplained interview, he joked with co-star Riz Ahmed that he’s now expecting someone to re-edit the clip with “The Sound of Silence” playing in the background, a nod to that infamous Ben Affleck “Batman v Superman” meme.

    Can someone turn that into a bonus “Venom” scene??

    “Venom” is due in theaters this Friday, October 5.

  • ‘Venom’ Probably Won’t Be Rated R

    ‘Venom’ Probably Won’t Be Rated R

    Sony

    Sony’s upcoming “Spider-Man” spinoff, “Venom,” looks pretty dark, but apparently it’s not going to lean into that vibe too far: The flick is reportedly no longer aiming for an R rating.

    That’s according to Variety, which reports that an R — which was to have been a first in the Marvel-Sony partnership — is “unlikely” at this point for “Venom,” which will instead “push the very limits of PG-13 without crossing over into a higher rating.” And you can thank your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man for that.

    Per Variety, Sony executives are worried about an R rating restricting future crossover potential into the world of Peter Parker and co., who have been part of the MCU for several films now. “Venom,” starring Tom Hardy as the titular villain, is currently totally separate from those heroes, and was originally aiming to play up the villain’s horror elements before eventually striking a compromise to also play up the some of the lighter elements of the gritty character.

    “The feeling is [the lower rating] will give the studio greater leeway for future installments that will feature Spider-Man,” Variety reports. ” … Any ‘Spider-Man’ movie will carry a PG-13 rating because the wall-crawler is more family friendly, and if ‘Venom’ is too dark and gory, it might preclude other film match-ups, not just with Peter Parker’s alter-ego, but also with other members of the extended Marvel Cinematic Universe.”

    While that’s certainly disappointing from a creative standpoint, it does make the most financial sense for Sony. We’ll just have to see if fans are understanding about the compromise.

    “Venom” is due in theaters on October 5.

    [via: Variety]