This article contains spoilers forVenom: Let There Be Carnage.
AsVenom: Let There Be Carnagecontinues to collect box office revenue all over the world, its star Tom Hardy is already moving on to new things, one of which may or may not be related toSpider-Manjudging from the actor’s cryptic social media posts.
Ever since the firstVenommovie came out, it’s been known that it’s just a matter of time before Sony pits Eddie Brock and Peter Parker against each other as part of the rebranded Sony’sSpider-ManUniverse. However, after seeingLet There Be Carnage’s mid-credits scene and the fact thatSpider-Man: No Way Homepossibly ends the Tom Holland era, such an encounter could be the next card on the deck for both characters.
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Do not count on Hardy to be the one delivering such news though, at least not on purpose, because the actor has again posted a picture featuring Spider-Man and Venom only to delete it rather quickly, thus enticing further rumors for the newSpider-Man movie. This is not the first time Hardy has alerted fans due to his puzzling activity. Only a month ago, a photo of himwearing aSpider-Man: No Way Homehatfueled theories that he and Venom would get aSpider-Mancameo.
Hardy has talked about his own personal desire for Venom to munch on Spider-Man, and his special Halloween post featured exactly that before being taken down just a few hours later. Although Marvel and Sony tend to stay tight-lipped on such matters, spoilers are often unavoidable and sometimes help boost hype for a movie, which has been the case forNo Way Home.
How that eventual crossover would unfold is an entirely different matter that writers will have to accommodate for, as bothVenomfilms lean more on a 2000s superherostyle while the MCU’sSpider-Mantrilogy obviously borrows more from the Marvel Studios formula. Despite critics and general audiences generally preferringSpider-Man, the money does spill both ways, since the revenue generated by the twoVenommovies has far exceeded expectations.
Regardless of Hardy’s true intent, afterLet There Be Carnage, Venom is officially fair game for Spider-Man and vice-versa for years to come. Even if Marvel is currently riddled with Phase Four delays right now, fortunately, things are playing out much different in the video game universe, since Spider-Man and Venom are bound to face off much soonerbeforeWolverinejoins the PS5’s own multiverse.
