With Disney’s acquisition of major studios like Marvel and 20th Century Fox under its unified banner, the convergence of all of Marvel’s comic book work into the cinematic world now comes with easy navigation. But characters like Spider-Man and Venom are still being acquired under Sony’s proprietary rights and as evidenced by Sony’s nascent Spider-Man universe, there doesn’t seem to be any sign of the latter slowing down. And that puts a definite obstacle in the way of Kevin Feige’s vision of the MCU.
The clash of the two studio titans has already caused more problems than necessary – the latest being a tear in the connective tissue that holds the arc of Spider-Man, Venom and Gorr the God Butcher together in the Marvel comics.
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Kevin Feige Stops Tom Holland’s Spider-Man Cameo In Venom
There’s been a lot of talk surrounding the random nature of the mid-credits and post-credits scenes throughout SSMU. While there have been sightings of Michael Keaton’s Vulture in the alternate universe where Eddie Brock and Morbius reside, the overlap also occurs when Tom Hardy paid a puzzling visit to the mainstream MCU at the end of No coming home, leaving behind a trail of Venom in his wake. While this sign of goodwill between Marvel Studios and Sony potentially paves the way for Marvel’s Spider-Man to go hand in hand with Venom, there’s a larger story at play that’s being overlooked due to Marvel, and specifically Taika Waititi’s digression from the comic book source material. .
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But before we get into the details of this story, let’s face the facts about Feige’s involvement in changing a major aspect of Spider-Man’s identity. Sony’s complex involvement with the Marvel comic book character and his evolution has been around for a long time, and as such it was understandable for a central figure around whom the studio has built, named and dedicated an entire universe to go from from time to time – if not in an official capacity, at least for a courtesy appearance. However, given Sony’s progress with Venom and Morbius throws a wrench into Feige’s future plans, the latter also takes a stand by refusing to have Tom Holland’s Spider-Man appear in the SSMU opposite Tom Hardy’s Venom.
This whole clash shouldn’t be misinterpreted as a battle of wills and egos, but the executive decision on Kevin Feige’s part ensures that the juxtaposition of the SSMU and MCU doesn’t dilute the two universes to such an extent. that Tom Holland would be forced to leave one studio in favor of another. The currently balanced narrative is a perfect fit for all parties involved, and Feige intends to keep it that way for as long as possible.
Tom Hardy’s Venom Was Meant To Kill Gorr In Thor 4
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In Thor: Love and Thunder, Gorr comes into possession of the Necrosword and eventually becomes the God Butcher. However, what the film adaptation forgoes in its narrative is the battle between the two gods – one clad in golden armor and the other clad in black – who crash-land on the planet of Gorr and led him to meet All-Black in the first place. In the Marvel comics, the one covered in black is Knull – who, in his quest for revenge against all life, launches a genocidal rampage across the universe, beginning with the murder of the Celestial who dared to bring light and life. in its dark residential void. Interestingly, the severed head of this murdered Celestial exists as Planet Nowhere in the MCU.
Knull, who comes from an anti-life space, is the creator of the original Necrosword, building it using the decapitated Celestial as a forge. The All-Black then allows for the creation of unprecedented monstrosities, a percentage of what was shown in Thor 4 via Gorr’s ability to summon Black Berserkers to Earth and create shelter for himself on the Colorless Planet. The comic credits this powerful All-Black as the first symbiote in existence, and the Berserkers are getting dangerously close to Venom’s alien family. As the story progresses, Knull has been betrayed and imprisoned by his own symbiotic creations.
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Given that MCU’s Gorr was in possession of the Necrosword and Sony’s Venom was on a singular quest to find its way back and the former essentially commands the latter, this could have put the two universes on a direct collision course. When the Necrosword was destroyed in Thor: Love and Thunder, he broke submission on all symbiote lifeforms, including Venom, which would have led to the All-Black creation killing Gorr in retaliation. This could have essentially made the MCU converge with the SSMU in a linear, non-convoluted fashion.
Considering how Venom and Spider-Man are also related and the Gorr arc is now off, it remains to be seen what Feige’s plans are for the crawler, especially after the very confusing post-credits scene that dropped off a piece. of Venom in the mainstream Marvel Universe.
Venom and Thor: Love and Thunder are now available to stream on Netflix and Disney+ respectively.
Source: Heavy spoilers
