VENOM: 6 Ways Sony's Symbiote Could Have A POSITIVE Impact On The Marvel Cinematic Universe

It's looking a lot like the next Venom movie will pit Eddie Brock against Spider-Man, but exactly what sort of impact could the alien anti-hero have if he's brought into the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

By JoshWilding - Sep 20, 2021 09:09 AM EST

Filed Under: Venom: Let There Be Carnage

When Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios reached a new deal that means they will continue to share Spider-Man, it was made clear that Tom Holland's wall-crawler would start to swing between two worlds. Thanks to the introduction of the Multiverse in Loki, that's now become possible, and means we could soon see Peter Parker in everything from Kraven the Hunter to Silk and Morbius.

Before we reach that point, it's become clear that Spidey will eventually going to cross paths with Tom Hardy's Venom. Fans want to see it, and Sony is all too aware that it's going to be a box office hit. Hardy has hinted that it could be next for Venom on the big screen, while Holland has also spoken positively about the crossover becoming a reality.

What sort of impact could this have on Spider-Man and the Marvel Cinematic Universe if the symbiote is technically part of the MCU or a world extremely similar to it? That's what we're taking a look at today, and you might be surprised by where things could go!

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6. Peter Parker Gets A Powerful New Costume

In an ideal world, Peter Parker would have travelled to Titan in Avengers: Infinity War and returned to Earth with a new, alien costume. Things didn't play out that way, of course, which means that when Spider-Man and Venom do meet, both characters are bound to go through some major changes.

Venom will likely gain webbing and a new chest logo, while Tom Holland should get the chance to explore Spidey's darker side. Given Venom's sentience in Sony's Marvel Universe, it should be fun to watch him interact with Peter, though it's possible that the web-slinger's symbiote will be another of Venom's children (similar to Carnage, for example).

Either way, given Spidey's penchant for switching up his big screen costumes, something tells us his new alien suit could be a permanent addition that follows him back into the MCU. That will be a potential game-changer for how his future stories play out, and the MCU delving into the dark path that takes him down could make for some must-see movies.

5. A New Thanos-Level Threat

Thanos may be dead and gone, but Marvel Studios has plenty of new big bads they can introduce over the next few years. We've already crossed paths with Kang the Conqueror, while Galactus and Apocalypse are almost certainly going to show up in the not too distant future.

However, this working relationship with Sony Pictures could lead to the introduction of Knull. A primordial God of the void who existed before the universe, Knull was enraged when the Celestials despoiled his Dark Kingdom with the Light. In retaliation, Knull created the symbiotes and used them to wage war against all of existence, but ended up imprisoned by his alien army inside Klyntar.

The MCU already has some ties to him in the form of Thor: Love and Thunder's Gorr the God Butcher and the Necrosword, so there are a lot of ways for Knull to be incorporated into the MCU. As a Thanos-level threat to Earth, we could see him battle Venom and Earth's Mightiest Heroes.

4. A Symbiote Invasion

What's the appeal of bringing Knull and a possible army of symbiotes to Earth? Well, for starters, we could end up seeing the likes of Captain America, Thor, and Doctor Strange all forcibly bonded with these aliens with only Spider-Man and Venom left to fend off the mind-controlled Avengers.

That has the makings of one badass movie, and even if it just winds up being one or two MCU characters who find themselves wearing new alien costumes, the visuals could be absolutely epic. This has always been fun in the comic books, and Marvel actually shifts a tonne of merchandise featuring "Venom-ized" heroes (you'll find action figures, Funko Pops, and lots more in stores).

As a result, this crossover could be appealing to both Disney and Sony, but it feels like we could be the real winners. If Marvel Studios is willing to share Spider-Man, then they might just be happy to send a few other familiar faces into Sony's Marvel Universe to square off with Knull's army, while the alternative is that the aliens start showing up in the MCU. That's a win/win, right?

3. Venom Gets Some Input From Kevin Feige

Sony Pictures owns the film rights to Spider-Man and that means they're able to do whatever they wish with these characters (within reason). Leaked "Sony Hack" emails confirmed that Kevin Feige offered some input with The Amazing Spider-Man 2, but in terms of creative, he's not really involved.

However, should Venom find his way into the MCU, then the Marvel Studios President can find ways to improve him. It already looks like Venom: Let There Be Carnage director Andy Serkis' vision for the character is a major upgrade over Ruben Fleischer's, but with Feige involved in the Spider-Man/Venom crossover, we could see Eddie Brock take another step in the right direction.

It could be as simple as enlisting Marvel Studios' talented concept artists to redesign Venom's appearance or as hands-on as actually helping craft the creative direction of this big screen meeting. Either way, we can't help but be confident that with Feige around, good things would follow for Eddie.

2. The Battle We've Been Waiting For

Spider-Man vs. Venom is one thing, but Spider-Man vs. Venom vs. Carnage? Well, that would be on a whole other level. "Maximum Carnage" hasn't aged particularly well, but it was one heck of an event story, with Spider-Man joined by the likes of Black Cat, Captain America, and Deathlok in an effort to put an end to Cletus Kasady's murderous rampage across New York City.

By merging these two worlds - even by heading down the Multiverse route - we can finally get a big screen adaptation of one of the most epic Spider-Man battles to ever grace the page.

It doesn't even necessarily have to be "Maximum Carnage," but Marvel Studios getting involved with what is sure to be an unmissable crossover would be a good thing for everyone. A darker storyline like this one would also feel like something new for the MCU, especially as the studio continues to receive criticism for what many feel is a formulaic style of storytelling in its movies.

1. A New Venom

With Venom about to smash his way into Spider-Man's world, it's not just Peter Parker that Eddie Brock could have an impact on. Mac Gargan was introduced in Spider-Man: Homecoming, and ended up behind bars and badly injured after crossing paths with the friendly neighbourhood superhero.

That movie's mid-credits scene made it clear the villain is looking for revenge, and if becoming Scorpion doesn't work out for him (and we don't think it will), then giving him the Venom symbiote would be a logical next step. This version of the character was an absolute beast, hulking over his foes and taking great delight in eating...everyone. This would be the Venom we've met dialled up to 100.

What this would mean for Eddie Brock is hard to say (perhaps he'd be forced to don another symbiote like Anti-Venom, for example), but there's a lot of storytelling potential here. However, that could only really be made possible by bringing Venom into Spider-Man's corner of the MCU in a meaningful way.

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16 Comments

rebellion - 9/20/2021, 9:31 AM

No.

OmegaDaGrodd - 9/20/2021, 9:35 AM

Did a Symbiote write this?

tylerzero - 9/20/2021, 9:36 AM

@OmegaDaGrodd -

*Ahem* It's pronounced "SIM-BYE-YOTE."

Fogs - 9/20/2021, 9:36 AM

Could've worked... With a proper set-up.

As things are now I fear this will damage Tom's Spidey more than help. Unless we got something really creative multiverse-wise in No Way Home.

Menks123 - 9/20/2021, 9:36 AM

I wonder how long until we get Apocalypse.

Like, that surely is waaaay down the line i'd think.

thelastson18 - 9/20/2021, 9:39 AM

I’d kinda love to see Venomized heroes, maybe in a What If down the line. For now, let’s keep this version of Venom to a minimum

GhostDog - 9/20/2021, 9:42 AM

thewanderer - 9/20/2021, 9:44 AM

Not even trying to keep this a spoiler at this point?

RitoRevolto - 9/20/2021, 10:03 AM

Let's not. 🙂

Slotherin - 9/20/2021, 10:06 AM

Maybe on the Mac Gargan Venom since they seem to have dropped the Scorpion set up.
Big maybe.

Ha1frican - 9/20/2021, 10:07 AM

I think there’s only one way this works. Something happens to Venom and it renders the symbiote without its personality, it finds its way to Peter Parker and Eddie attempts to go back to normal life and is having basically withdrawals. As his life gets worse and worse the symbiote begins to slowly wake up and alter Peter’s personality and he crosses paths with Eddie and makes things worse for him until he eventually figures out Peter is Spiderman and that he has the symbiote and stalks himself until Peter rips off the symbiote and they reform as Venom with a newly formed hatred of Spiderman. From then on you can kinda do whatever but I really think they need to get the core of that Venom origin in there to make any of it work