US EditionTom Hardy says the Spider-Man and Venom crossover almost happened
- Tom Hardy revealed that a crossover between his character Venom and Tom Holland's Spider-Man almost happened, but ultimately did not occur, despite plans confirmed by Ruben Fleischer in 2019.
- Tom Hardy's desire to create the crossover stemmed from wanting to fulfill the expectations of younger audiences and acknowledging the deal between Sony and Marvel in 2015, which allowed the MCU to have its own Spider-Man while Sony retained rights to ancillary characters like Venom.
- Hardy stated that the Venom-Spider-Man project came incredibly close to realization, but they were restricted by creative boundaries set by the studios.
- Tom Hardy said the crossover "got as close as I could possibly imagine getting, apart from doing a film together," and expressed his desire to fight Spider-Man, while Mike DeAngelo speculated studio politics were to blame.
- Despite the near-realization of a crossover and the success of the Venom trilogy, Tom Hardy's Venom never met Tom Holland's Spider-Man, and while Hardy expressed satisfaction with his role, Sony's broader Spider-Man Universe has faced mixed critical reception and box office results, even though the three Venom films have been profitable.
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