Why Tom Hardy's Venom Is Not In The MCU
Warning: SPOILERS for Spider-Man: No Way Home.
One of Spider-Man: No Way Home's surprising post-credits scenes confirms that Tom Hardy's Venom isn't part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, giving him a strangely quick exit from the universe. Once Hardy starred in Venom in 2018, audiences became interested in seeing him face off with Tom Holland's Spider-Man. Venom: Let There Be Carnage's post-credits showed Hardy head to the MCU, which seemingly teased this would happen in the future. Instead, Spider-Man: No Way Home moved him back to Sony's universe, but the question remains: is Venom part of the MCU? The answer is no, but that's only for now, as the Symbiote is loose in the MCU's Earth-616.
Venom originally came to the MCU as part of the multiverse in Venom 2's post-credits. Doctor Strange's botched spell in Spider-Man: No Way Home brought anyone who was aware Peter Parker is Spider-Man to the MCU, and the symbiote knew this through its hive mind. Instead of Hardy's Venom making an appearance in the actual film, the continuation of this scene was saved for Spider-Man: No Way Home's post-credits. Eddie Brock is shown talking to a bartender who explains to him that this universe is filled with superheroes. Right as Eddie begins planning to make a trip to see Spider-Man, he's sent back to his original universe.
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The decision for Spider-Man: No Way Home to reverse Venom joining the MCU is quite surprising. It was only a few months prior to No Way Home's release that audiences were teased with the potential for Holland's Spider-Man and Hardy's Venom to meet up. Instead of paying off this tease, Spider-Man: No Way Home immediately kicks Venom out of the MCU. This means
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