Warning: This article contains spoilers for Venom: The Last Dance.
Venom: The Last Dancedelivered the perfect response to the confusion caused by the post-credits scene ofSpider-Man: No Way Home. Tom Hardy made hisMCUdebut as Eddie Brock inSpider-Man: No Way Home, having been dragged into the 616-universe by Doctor Strange’s original botched spell, though he didn’t join the battle at the Statue of Liberty. Instead, Eddie Brock drank his time away at a bar in Mexico, and was filled in on a brief history of the MCU by Cristo Fernández’s bartender, and this scene played out again inVenom: The Last Dance’sopening moments.
Eddie Brock and Venom’s brief stint in the world of the MCU caused some confusion and spurred criticism, as it was reversed as quickly as it was established at theend of2021’sVenom: Let There Be Carnage. Venom made no mark on the MCU whatsoever, and, most notably, did not cross paths with Tom Holland’s Spider-Man at all, which was seriously disappointing. Hilariously,Venom: The Last Danceaddressed this criticism with one swift joke aimed at the multiversewhich was delivered shortly afterVenom returned to Sony’s Spider-Man Universe.
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Venom Is Done With The Multiverse
The opening moments ofVenom: The Last Dancemirrored thefinal scene ofSpider-Man: No Way Home, catching up with Eddie Brock in the bar in Mexico in the MCU’s 616-universe. However, he was hastily returned to the SSU by Doctor Strange’s memory wipe spell, where he made himself a drink and set out to run from the Xenophages sent by Knull.Being thrust back into his home reality, Venom declared,“I’m so done with this multiverse s**t,“which bears resemblance to Deadpool joking about the lackluster projects of the MCU’s Multiverse SagainDeadpool & Wolverine.
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This was a throwaway line from Venom, but stuck out as the perfect way to address the confusion caused bySpider-Man: No Way Home’smid-credits scene. Firstly,Eddie Brock appearing in the MCUdidn’t make sense, as Doctor Strange’s spell was supposed to bring characters who knew Spider-Man’s true identity into the MCU, and Venom did not. It also didn’t make sense that he was returned in the way he was, and it was a shame he didn’t meet Spider-Man during his visit.Venom declaring he’s done with the multiverse surely reflected the thoughts of many viewers.
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It never made sense that Venom would have been dragged into the MCU byDoctor Strange’s spellat the end ofVenom: Let There Be Carnage.Let There Be Carnage’smid-credits scene was directed bySpider-Man: No Way Homedirector Jon Watts in conjunction with the MCU Phase 4 movie, but there was no explanation as to how this could have been possible.Venom did not know Spider-Man’s identity, so it would have been awkward bringing them together, which means it was more beneficial to simply reverse this and send Venom back home.
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Knull Will Likely Pose A Threat To The Entire Multiverse
Venom: Let There Be CarnageandSpider-Man: No Way Home’smid-credits scenes, and the opening moments ofVenom: The Last Dance, had basically no impact onThe Last Dance’sstoryline whatsoever. While Venom might be done with the multiverse, the multiverse might not be done with him, especially now thatKnull has been introduced to live-action. In Marvel Comics,Knull was dubbed the King in Black by the Celestials, tasked with maintaining the multiverse from within, though he renounced this mission and set out to spread darkness instead.
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It seems very likely that Knull will somehow be freed from his Symbiote-inflicted imprisonment at some point in thefuture of Sony’s Spider-Man Universe.Since he poses such a huge multiversal threat in Marvel Comics, it’s very possible that Knull will take on the same role for the SSU, perhaps allowing him to bridge the gap between the SSU and the MCU. Knull and the multiverse may play a key part in the SSU’s future, so Venom’s multiverse line inVenom: The Last Dancesoon may not be so funny.
Venom: The Last Dance
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Venom: The Last Dance is a film directed by an undisclosed director, featuring the character Venom in a thrilling narrative. The movie explores the alien symbiote’s latest challenges and transformations as it navigates through a world full of danger and new adversaries.
