I kind of wondered how they were going to work Sandman into the plot: in the most stupid way possible, of course.

Still, it should be alright as long as they don't try and bring Eddie Brock into the story too significantly. I love Venom as much as the next person, but if they try and fit too many SM villains into the same movie they'll end up with something similar to the horrible mess that was X-Men: The Last stand.