Venom 2 is on the way, and Spider-Man might be along for the ride too

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Want a Venom sequel with Spidey? You might just get the chance to see it very soon

Tom Hardy in Venom

Does anyone want to try and figure out who owns what Marvel characters? Spider-Man, currently in the MCU and set to appear in Spider-Man: Far From Home and potentially Avengers 4, may also be showing up alongside Tom Hardy’s Venom in a Venom sequel – or beyond. The writer of the original Venom hinted as much in a recent interview which, interestingly, has since been pulled from YouTube.

Speaking to Discussing Film (H/T IGN), Venom co-writer Jeff Pinker opened up about Venom 2 (or whatever it’ll be called) by stating pretty definitively that “I can’t say anything other than [a Venom sequel] is happening.” As of “right now,” though, Pinker isn’t attached to write it.

But the real juicy bit comes with a big ol’ hint that Spider-Man – maybe Tom Holland’s Peter Parker, but who knows at this point? – could show up. “Without revealing anything I’m not allowed to reveal,” Pinker teases, “It is not impossible that in a future, upcoming Venom movie, Spider-Man will play a significant role.”

However, Venom’s unexpected success throws a spanner into the works and might speed things up a bit. Feasibly, the webhead could rejoin Sony’s mini Spider-verse (not to be confused with Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse!) to have a standalone story opposite Tom Hardy. It would, after all, be an absolutely guaranteed box office success and a license to print money with the two Toms involved.

To add further fuel to the fire, Discussing Film’s interview has been pulled from YouTube. That screams someone saying they shouldn’t have. Mark this one down as a maybe, but don’t be surprised to see it happen. Now, if someone could convince Tom Hardy to join the MCU, that’d be great…

Bradley Russell
Bradley Russell

I'm the Senior Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, focusing on news, features, and interviews with some of the biggest names in film and TV. On-site, you'll find me marveling at Marvel and providing analysis and room temperature takes on the newest films, Star Wars and, of course, anime. Outside of GR, I love getting lost in a good 100-hour JRPG, Warzone, and kicking back on the (virtual) field with Football Manager. My work has also been featured in OPM, FourFourTwo, and Game Revolution.