While there is still no confirmation on if Sony’s Venom film will be receiving a PG-13 or R rating, the director, Ruben Fleischer, and Venom himself, Tom Hardy, have spoken up about the ongoing question.
Although many fans expected Venom to receive an R-rating, multiple people at Sony have been reportedly working to push the boundaries of a PG-13 film, without crossing over into a film that is R-rated, “so future Spider-Man spin-offs from Sony can retain their family-friendliness that the wall-climber is known for.”
From Total Film magazine, as reported on by ComicBook, Fleischer spoke up and said that they “pushed the envelope” with this film as to stay as true as possible to the source material.
Source: IGN.com Venom Director and Tom Hardy Unsure If Film Will Get R or PG-13 Rating