What’s next for Marvel films after Venom: The Last Dance?

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Now that Venom: The Last Dance has premiered successful theaters, Sony revealed much of its plans for nan Lethal Protector and its cinematic beingness successful narration to nan Marvel Cinematic Universe. This threequel saw nan symbiote deity Knull nonstop an service of his alien minions to Earth to harness Venom’s powerfulness truthful Knull could break free from his cosmic prison.

Though The Last Dance was billed arsenic Eddie Brock and Venom’s past escapade together, nan measurement nan movie sets up early stories involving Knull and nan symbiotes implies that their communicative is acold from over. And since Venom has yet to meet Spider-Man, it’s improbable Sony will fto that hype and buildup beryllium for nothing. Now that The Last Dance is yet successful cinemas, here’s everything that’s connected nan sky for Venom and nan remainder of these Marvel films.

Venom and Spider-Man

To understand nan early of Venom and nan Marvel Universe, nan elephant successful nan room must first beryllium addressed: Tom Holland’s adjacent Spider-Man movie. Recent news assured fans that Spider-Man 4 is still successful development, pinch Shang-Chi‘s Destin Daniel Cretton replacing Jon Watts arsenic director. Writers Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers will return to pen Spidey’s adjacent adventure, making judge his characteristic and communicative enactment consistent.

Given Venom’s narration pinch Spider-Man, it each seems for illustration his latest escapade will lead to nan events of Spider-Man 4. The Lethal Protector did time off a driblet of nan Venom symbiote successful nan Sacred Timeline successful Spider-Man: No Way Home, which seems to group up Peter encountering nan achromatic ooze astatine immoderate point. A rumor from Cosmic Circus does authorities that Venom will yet look nan web-slinger successful conflict successful nan latter’s 4th film.

The adjacent Spider-Man movie will premiere aft Avengers: Doomsday, but earlier Avengers: Secret Wars. This schedule powerfully implies that Spidey’s adjacent escapade will beryllium affected by nan universe-changing events of Doomsday, which could let Spidey and Venom’s worlds to collide erstwhile more. Either way, Marvel and Sony are mounting up Peter to enslaved pinch nan Venom symbiote and don his iconic achromatic costume from nan comics. Whether aliases not this will hap earlier aliases during Avengers: Secret Wars is unknown.

The King successful Black

Rumors authorities that Tom Holland’s 4th solo movie will characteristic Knull arsenic nan main villain and will beryllium titled “Spider-Man: King successful Black.” This implies it will accommodate Marvel Comics’ “King successful Black” crossover storyline, successful which Knull leads an penetration of Earth pinch an service of symbiote dragons and moreover a brace of Celestials nether his control. Such a threat assembled nan likes of nan Avengers, nan X-Men, and nan Fantastic Four successful retaliation. But moreover heroes arsenic powerful arsenic Doctor Strange, Sentry, and nan Silver Surfer could hardly incorporate this primordial evil.

If Knull is nan villain successful Spider-Man 4, it seems apt that Peter Parker will person to squad up pinch Venom, arsenic good arsenic immoderate different warriors, conscionable to guidelines a chance, successful nan vein of Deadpool & Wolverine. Since Venom is being portrayed arsenic a leader alternatively than a villain of Spider-Man, it makes consciousness that Knull would beryllium nan force that brings these 2 together (especially since Carnage is retired of nan picture).

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Despite nan scope of nan root material, it’s unclear if Spider-Man’s movie will bring each these superheroes together, arsenic nan filmmakers don’t want to return excessively overmuch attraction distant from nan web-slinger. Nevertheless, Marvel Studios accomplished a akin feat pinch Captain America: Civil War while scaling down nan formed for nan large screen.

Many fans person been aching for a much grounded, street-level follow-up to Spidey’s past 3 films, particularly aft nan Multiverse played specified a immense portion successful No Way Home. Though Knull is an Avengers-level threat, nan film’s writers still person nan opportunity to research much of Peter’s acheronian side, particularly if he bonds pinch Venom. Peter has besides mislaid his Aunt May and was forced to swipe everyone’s representation of his existence. Knull’s quality could adhd to this, arsenic Peter’s mistakes travel backmost to haunt him pinch much Earth-shattering consequences. This threat could besides bring retired further heroes successful New York to conflict Knull if his service attacks nan city.

Sony’s Spider-Man Universe

For nan astir part, Sony’s cinematic beingness has been a misfire. However, fixed each nan clip and money Sony spent connected introducing characters for illustration Morbius and Kraven, they whitethorn not wish to spot them spell to waste. Though astir of them haven’t appealed to audiences, nan writers astatine Marvel Studios could remedy that if they subordinate Venom and Spidey’s team. Just look astatine really overmuch amended Electro was portrayed acknowledgment to their activity successful No Way Home.

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Rumors person circulated online that Felicia Hardy, aka Black Cat, will make her long-awaited debut successful Spider-Man 4, pinch Sydney Sweeney playing nan feline burglar. Sweeney already has a opinionated narration pinch Sony aft starring successful Madame Web, truthful it’s not astonishing that they’d see her. Black Cat was besides expected to look successful nan canceled Sony movie Silver & Black, truthful it is clear Sony has had plans for this fan-favorite characteristic for a while. However, @MyTimeToShineHello stated connected X that Marvel is allegedly looking for a caller female lead to enactment arsenic a foil to Peter Parker.

Spider-Man 4 originates filming successful nan UK astatine nan extremity of May 2025, and they're casting a caller female lead arsenic good arsenic a caller antheral lead to service arsenic a foil for Peter pic.twitter.com/ijCvZFE3Dt

— MyTimeToShineHello (@MyTimeToShineH) September 25, 2024

According to insider Daniel Richtman, Miles Morales is besides rumored to look successful nan MCU successful Spider-Man 4. His character’s beingness has been hinted astatine aggregate times truthful far, and his fame only grows pinch Sony’s ongoing, animated Spider-Verse trilogy. It seems for illustration it’s only a matter of clip earlier he becomes nan MCU’s 2nd web-slinger, and Tom Holland himself has been keen connected having Miles return complete for Peter arsenic Spider-Man.

Sony besides has Kraven nan Hunter coming retired successful December, which will yet bring 1 of Spidey’s top adversaries to nan large screen. Following nan antagonistic reception of Morbius and Madame Web, the workplace ordered reshoots for Kraven nan Hunter, truthful it seems Sony has already changed strategies pinch its attack to its cinematic universe. However, it remains unclear if said franchise will unrecorded connected afterward and if Kraven will really hunt everyone’s Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man.

Venom: The Last Dance is now successful theaters.