How Venom 2 Sets Up A Spider-Man vs. Venom Crossover

Warning! Spoilers ahead for Venom: Let There Be Carnage

While Venom: Let There Be Carnage sets up a future meeting between Tom Hardy's Lethal Protector and Tom Holland's Spider-Man, will they battle instead of teaming up? Despite Peter Parker's absence in Venom's origin story, there appears to be a curious undertone of familiarity by the symbiote in the post-credits scene which saw Eddie and Venom viewing the Webslinger on their hotel television. Is there some bad blood between Venom and Spider-Man due to some multiversal madness?

In Venom 2's post-credits scene, Eddie Brock and Venom are laying low on an island as fugitives, residing in a dingy and less-than-desirable hotel room. However, Venom starts to allude to secrets and knowledge he holds thanks to his species' symbiote hivemind he's connected to that spans universes. While Venom intends to offer Eddie a small taste, they were interrupted by the multiverse shifting which resulted in their Marvel Cinematic Universe debut. While their room became much nicer, but they also saw none other than an unmasked Spider-Man on the television thanks to the efforts of Mysterio in Spider-Man: Far From Home.

However, Venom approaches the television with what seems like a rather curious recognition. Somehow, it seems as though he knows Peter Parker, calling him "that guy" with odd familiarity. Furthermore, it could also be construed as somewhat menacing considering that he then licks the screen, possibly implying that he wants to eat the Webslinger. As a result, there seems to be a strong possibility that Spider-Man and Venom will fight each other when their crossover happens, rather than teaming up despite Eddie and Venom's decision to become a Lethal Protector to take down (and eat) bad guys as a dark hero.

Assuming that Venom does indeed recognize Spider-Man, it's likely that the aforementioned hivemind will be responsible for a potential rivalry despite a lack of any personal experiences between Venom and the MCU's Webslinger. Seeing as how Venom's knowledge and secrets span "multiple universes" it's very likely that Venom's animosity towards Peter Parker could be due to Topher Grace's Venom and Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man from Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 3. Seeing as how that particular Venom was destroyed by Maguire's Spider-Man, it's possible that Tom Hardy's Venom doesn't have much love for any Spider-Man (due to his hive mind connection and shared knowledge).

While this is just conjecture at the moment, it does appear as though the current Venom and Spider-Man will battle one another (at least initially). Despite the MCU Spider-Man's absence from Venom's story thus far, it looks like Venom's rivalry with Spider-Man could span universes and realities. In any case, the upcoming crossover will no doubt be incredibly exciting whether it occurs in Spider-Man: No Way Home, a potential Venom 3, or a Spider-Man vs. Venom crossover film all its own set in the MCU.

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Venom: Let There Be Carnage is now playing in theaters.