On the flip side, the movie rights to Spider-Man still belong to Sony. This means that Sony can use Spider-Man and his supporting characters at any capacity, regardless if Marvel Studios like it or not. It also means that Sony can establish that Spider-Man: Homecoming and Far From Home are set in the same universe as the crappy Venom movie that turned out to be a massive box office success. In an interview with Cinema Blend, Kevin Feige was asked if he thinks Tom Holland’s Spider-Man will crossover with Venom, to which the MCU chief responded: Venom is probably the best and most intriguing character in Spider-Man’s stacked Rogues Gallery. A clash between the two iconic characters would be a dream come true… if and only if it’s handled properly. Unfortunately, both live-action versions of Venom we’ve gotten thus far have ranged between disappointing (Spider-Man 3) to borderline nonsensical (the Tom Hardy version). It would be a shame to see Sony bring the taint and stench of 2018’s Venom into this Spider-verse which has been excellent thus far.
