Tom Hardy Suddenly Walks Back Recent SPIDER-MAN/VENOM Crossover Comments: "People Embellish A Story..."

Tom Hardy Suddenly Walks Back Recent SPIDER-MAN/VENOM Crossover Comments: "People Embellish A Story..."

After strongly hinting that a Spider-Man/Venom crossover featuring himself and Tom Hardy nearly happened, Tom Hardy has walked back those remarks by suggesting his comments were taken out of context...

By JoshWilding - Apr 05, 2025 09:04 AM EST
Filed Under: Venom
Source: AP News

When Sony Pictures released Venom in 2018, Spider-Man was already in the MCU. There were rumours that Tom Holland's Peter Parker was meant to be among those visiting the Life Foundation on a school trip, though it obviously never happened.

Then, in Venom: Let There Be Carnage's post-credits scene, Tom Holland's Eddie Brock was transported to the MCU where Venom took an immediate interest in the hero. Despite that, there was no sign of him in Spider-Man: No Way Home until another post-credits scene sent the anti-hero home...but not before he left a small piece of the Symbiote behind. 

Venom: The Last Dance kinda, sorta retconned that, and the last time Spider-Man and Venom shared the screen remains 2007's Spider-Man 3.

Earlier this week, Hardy strongly hinted that a crossover nearly became a reality. However, the actor has suddenly walked back those comments in an interview with AP News

"People embellish a story. I just said I would have loved to work with 'Spider-Man,' but it never happened, which is a fact," the actor said. "It hasn’t happened. And I’m no longer working with 'Venom' ... it is a shame because my kids would love to watch Venom and Spider-Man together. I would have liked that."

For clarity, here's what Hardy was quoted as saying a few days ago: 

"We got close. We got as close as I could possibly imagine getting, apart from doing a film together, which I would have loved to have done because that just means so much fun."

"Fundamentally, for me, it would be for the kids. Because, you know, as much as adults love superhero films, as you can tell by the box office when they’re successful, I think I’m constantly reminded by children how important these characters are. And they don’t know why their favorite characters aren’t in films together."

"We were given a set of boundaries, and we were just really privileged to be able to play with a much-beloved IP like Venom in a way that we were allowed to play. And in that [regard], we did what we could and what we loved doing."

"We poured all of ourselves into it within the remits of what we were allowed to do with him. And so the enjoyment of the work outweighed the limits of our possibilities with him because we just focused on what we were allowed to do. And we loved doing it."

So, were his remarks taken out of context? Not intentionally, perhaps, but when he says they got close, it's just as likely that Hardy was referring to the post-credits scenes mentioned above rather than any behind-the-scenes discussions. 

While it's true that the team working on the Venom franchise likely had to deal with several "boundaries" meant to distance the Lethal Protector from Spider-Man (including his origin story, powers, and appearance), those stingers were surely meant only to increase interest in Sony's movies. After all, why would Kevin Feige want to infect Marvel Studios' movies with a property that received negative reviews from fans and critics alike?

We still don't know why Sony couldn't reference or use a different Spidey to bring Venom more in line with his comic book counterpart, though rumours continue to swirl that Peter will get his alien suit in one of the upcoming Avengers movies. 

Are you disappointed that Hardy's Venom never got to share the screen with Holland's Spider-Man?

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OptimusCrime
OptimusCrime - 4/5/2025, 9:53 AM
I really need to see Venom vs Spider-man.

But not his Venom

Freaking Disgrace
whatthetruck
whatthetruck - 4/5/2025, 11:00 AM
@OptimusCrime - Marvel raids the trash can for ideas nowadays. I have no doubt they'll find some way to bring this caricature of Venom to the MCU. I wanna say it wasn't Hardy's fault, but I get the feeling he had a hand in it.

Here's to hoping for a soft reboot. Doubt it though.
Equivocal
Equivocal - 4/5/2025, 3:43 PM
@OptimusCrime -

I never really cared for sony's venom

I never seen the movies but from what I heard, they were not that good aside that they also said that venom origin was not spiderman related, unlike the comics, post 'Secret Wars' story line
anyway, hopefully the MCU does a better job (comic accurate) whenever they do make a venom movie and/or cameo sans Tom Hardy
Wahhvacado
Wahhvacado - 4/5/2025, 9:56 AM
"We got close. We got as close as I could possibly imagine getting, apart from doing a film together"

"People embellish a story"

CBM are pros are embellishment but this one doesn't fall on them..
mountainman
mountainman - 4/5/2025, 9:56 AM
Just watched The Last Stand on Netflix. Hardy is a great actor but we don’t need any more of his Venom.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 4/5/2025, 9:59 AM
I'm sure Avi Arad is the reason. He's always the reason for Spider-Man [frick] ups
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 4/5/2025, 10:11 AM
Yeah , it does seem like that it was referring the post credits scenes we got but that’s it really…

I know Hardy’s Venom has its fans but I’m not one of them personally (haven’t seen The Last Dance but didn’t care for/like the first 2 films) so I’m glad that any sort of crossover never happened.

Honestly if we do get a MCU Venom , I hope they just give it to Mac Gargan like he does at some point in the comics since Michael Mando can play that level of scary imo.

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Spike101
Spike101 - 4/5/2025, 10:12 AM
I think he’d be fine to carry on and meet Spider-Man. I quite enjoyed the humour of the first two movies but the third one wasn’t well written let’s be honest. That said poor writing can easily be fixed the next time around. I’d rather that than continually soft reboot characters.
THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 4/5/2025, 10:18 AM
if anyone is thinking Tom hardy and Tom Holland will share the screen together as Venom and Spidey, should just forget it.

It's not going to happen and you can take that to the bank.

However, if Sony decide to wake the [frick] up, till then its a dry dream.

For [frick]s Sake
TheNewYorker
TheNewYorker - 4/5/2025, 10:29 AM
It didn’t happen. It won’t happen. Stop dragging it LOL
His Eddie/Venom should’ve been more like his Tommy/Warrior character, instead of that goofy simpleton we got.
MaximusTheMad
MaximusTheMad - 4/5/2025, 11:10 AM
I have symbiote fatigue. In fact, I've had symbiote fatigue since 2008 (when Web of Shadows came out).

Yet they keep putting symbiotes in everything.

I just want a New York crime drama starring Spidey. Homecoming came kinda close, and I'd love to see them continue that story.
dracula
dracula - 4/5/2025, 11:16 AM
If Tom were to ever show up in spiderman id be fine with him playing the role again

But really id rather it be an mcu variant

The venom movies waste a lot of pogential
CaptainAwkward
CaptainAwkward - 4/5/2025, 12:11 PM
He’s got a point tbh. The whole purpose behind venom as a spinoff was to merge both characters together in the same movie. The franchise feels pointless if this definitive version of Venom never crossed paths with Spiderman especially considering the fact that in recent years we’ve seen all three Spider-Men appear onscreen. Poor venom wasn’t invited to the party. What was the point in that end credit scene in the bar where he shifted to MCU timeline due to Strange casting a spell to make everyone forget who Spiderman is.
EnKino
EnKino - 4/5/2025, 2:27 PM
I think you got the actors' names reversed. Also a Venom / Spiderman crossover wouldn't feature Tom Hardy and himself because Tim Holland plays Spiderman.
grif
grif - 4/5/2025, 2:32 PM
when is this guy going to retire? i thought he said he was going to retire a while back?

JacobsLadder
JacobsLadder - 4/5/2025, 7:01 PM
This whole idea of having Venom without Spider-man showed how little they knew about the character. Venom is Venom because the symbiote attached to....wait for it.....Spider-man. If it attached to a regular person, there wouldn't be Venom. It would be something else entirely. I can't stand the entire concept of these effing movies. Secret Wars can at least do that right. Please. Let Peter come back from Battleworld with the symbiote suit.

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