Secret Wars Could Bring Venom Into The MCU Timeline Properly
The MCU could bring back the titular Venom anti-hero (as played by Tom Hardy) and properly fit him into the timeline through its adaptation of Secret Wars. Following his brief cameo in Spider-Man: No Way Home, Venom's tenure in the MCU seemed rather short-lived. This became a disappointing turn after the anticipation built from the post-credits scene in Venom: Let There Be Carnage. Fortunately, this could be rectified by having Venom appear in the MCU's version of the iconic crossover event.
Tom Hardy's Venom leads the Sony cinematic universe populated with anti-heroic versions of several Spider-Man rogues, including Jared Leto's Morbius and Aaron Taylor-Johnson's Kraven the Hunter. Starting with 2018's Venom, the character has experienced a character arc where he grows into the self-proclaimed «Lethal Protector», taking on other notable symbiotic characters such as Riot and Carnage. In Let There Be Carnage's post-credits scene, it appeared that he would eventually cross paths with Tom Holland's Spider-Man, but that was cut short in No Way Home. That being said, an MCU adaption of Secret Wars means a proper role for Venom is not off the table.
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Marvel's Secret Wars is one of the most iconic storylines in comic book history. The storyline features several heroes and villains across the Marvel universe who are brought to a planet known as «Battleworld» to engage in battle at the behest of the Beyonder. It's also the storyline where Spider-Man's symbiote costume is introduced, which eventually gives way to the origin of Venom. Given Phase 4's focus on the multiverse, it seems more likely now that the MCU's Secret Wars will be the next big event
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