The best thing about Kevin Feige’s Marvel is the end-credit scenes. They are almost always so juicy that you have no other option but to wait impatiently for the next film. Like how Thor: Ragnarok set the entire scene for the impending doom called Thanos, Marvel Studios knows how to keep their audience begging for more. However, where there are hits, there will be misses, and a great example of a “miss” is the whole Spider-Man and Venom debacle that happened.
After Venom: Let There Be Carnage, we were pretty stoked that the time for a Spider-Man and Venom face-off was closer than expected. Of course, we know better now. Despite a few good years having been passed since the letdown, we fans have not gotten over the iconic rivalry that was robbed from us!
How Kevin Feige’s Marvel Studios Robbed the Fans
It all began in Venom: Let There Be Carnage. As Venom and Tom Hardy’s Eddie Brock sit back and relax in their hotel room, they are greeted by strange noises and are eventually transported to a different universe – Kevin Feige’s MCU. As Venom licks Spider-Man’s face on the TV, fans braced themselves for an epic Venom vs. Spider-Man showdown. However, when Spider-Man: No Way Home came around, all our desires were squashed like a bug.
In No Way Home, Eddie decides to pay Tom Holland’s Spider-Man a visit in New York but before he could make big moves, Doctor Strange’s spell sends him back to his own universe. As Eddie travelled back, he took our dreams along with him. While he did leave a piece of the symbiote behind, it’s almost as if the MCU has forgotten about the alien goop completely. Even Venom: The Last Dance had no mention of Spider-Man whatsoever.
This reminds fans of the rival superhero universe, DC, and its Black Adam. Dwayne Johnson’s film was a matter of division in the fandom. While some loved it, others thought it was just meh. However, when the post-credits rolled in, the entire audience was jumping up and down upon seeing Henry Cavill’s Superman return.
Just like Venom and Spider-Man, fans believed that Superman’s return meant a brawl between him and Black Adam. Even Johnson was looking forward to fighting the Kryptonian supe. Alas, James Gunn and Peter Safran came along with their bulldozer and trampled all over our dreams.
Could Venom and Spider-Man Come Face to Face in the Future?
Venom 3 was the final film in the franchise, meaning fans were pretty disappointed to see it come to an end without uniting Peter Parker and Eddie Brock. However, there might be a glimpse of hope after all.
According to a report by The Cosmic Circus, there are plans to put the two characters on the same team as they fight a common enemy – Knull. As per the report, The Last Dance may set the scene for Spider-Man 4.
TCC hears that Knull would be looking to cover the entire multiverse in his darkness and if the multiverse is involved, there is a good chance that Earth 616 will also be mentioned.
Since Venom left a piece of himself in the MCU, it is quite possible that Venom and Spider-Man may team up to defeat Knull. Of course, nothing has been confirmed yet so to say anything with certainty right now wouldn’t make much sense.
Venom: The Last Dance is currently in theatres.
Spider-Man: No Way Home is available to rent/buy on Prime Video and Venom: Let Ther Be Carnage is available to watch on Prime Video via STARZ.
