VENOM Concept Art Reveals Alternate Designs And A Ridiculous Take On The Symbiote's Chest Symbol

For the most part, the design of Venom in the film was pretty good, but not including the classic chest symbol was stupid.

It's actually supposed to be a dragon symbol now.

Of course Josh doesn't like these. They aren't the best but could've been a step in the right direction.

I was one of the biggest supporters of this movie, because I love the idea of a Venom film that has nothing to do with Spiderman, and tom Hardy would be my number one pick for the role.

This movie with that casting SHOULD have been incredible. There is SO much potential there for an intelligent, psychological thriller film with big budget effects, superpowers and creatures. We need an antihero with big film superpowers. How much ass would Punisher kick if he could fly?

But I hated the film. It was terrible, stupid, ugly (so much potential for great visuals!) and generic. I didn’t really like any aspect of it. What a waste.

I would love to see it done in the style and tone of the movie The Guest with Dan Stevens from Legion. Bright neon colours to help Venom stand out (this movie was just a big grey concrete mess). A bluesy, classic rock soundtrack. A witty, psychologically probing script. And have Hardy voice the character without all that sound editing. Something less monstrous and more creepy. Like his voice from Peaky Blinders. A jekyll and hyde film where Venom helps Eddie express his darker side. Maybe even a revenge film, but with a sense of humour.

Plus I know comic loyalists wouldnt like it but I’d drop the alien stuff and just make the symbiote an experiment gone wrong. But then I’ve never liked aliens.

Venom was an OK movie, I enjoyed some of it. The sequel should be better.

I wouldn't call those symbols ridiculous. I think it would have been pretty cool for him to have some type of white pattern on his chest so when it bonds to Peter, the pattern morphs into the Spider symbol. Though, I'd wish to never see it get that far. A Venom sequel shouldn't see the light of day.

I didn't have that big of a complaint on how he looked, however if you want to talk about anything else IMO that movie was easily forgettable, like a 2000 movie lol

I think they might as well have given him the classic symbol. Who cares if he got it from Spider-Man? He's called Venom; just give him a big ol' spider thingy on his chest. It makes enough sense on its own.

Some sort of white pattern would have been better than what we got in the finished film. It just works better from an objective, graphic standpoint. They should have brought in Todd McFarlane to consult on the design!

So I guess this proves that Venom could have been (slightly) worse after all. Who'da thunkit?