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In the post-credits scenes for both Venom: Let There Be Carnage and Spider-Man: No Way Homea possible Venom and Spider-Man crossover was teased as fans clamored for Tom Hardy's anti-hero and Tom Holland's web-head to finally come face-to-face on the big screen.
Unfortunately, this may not happen. On Tuesday (March 12) the official title of the third installment of the successful Sony Poison franchise revealed. And it really looks like Hardy will be hanging up his black alien symbiote suit by the end of the credits. According Variety, Poison 3 will be compiled Venom: The Last Dance, and judging by the title alone, the film will serve as Venom's swan song in Sony's Spider-Verse fighting like hell to break loose.
While there have been rumors that the film will eventually lead to Venom entering the MCU to finally meet your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, details about the film have not been revealed with rumors that Marvel villain Toxin will be the main antagonist in the film and Chiwetel Ejiofor will take on the role of another villain, Orwell Taylor.
Lack, yes, we know. But that's obviously the way the writers are going Venom: The Last Dance they chose to go down for what appears to be the final installment.
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Sony first announced that the third film was in the works during its presentation at CinemaCon in April 2022. The project will be Venom's first appearance after a headlining gig in “Spider-Man: No Way Home ” of 2021.
In February, Temple spoke about the project to Variety, teasing that filming was almost complete. “We're nearing the end right now,” he said. “It's been a wild, wonderful ride. It's so new to me. It's a big set! This is crazy. It was so much fun and I got to work with such cool people. I've been so lucky in my career to have just the most incredible casts. I can't wait for it to go out into the world. I think it will be good.”
After the atrocity that happened Madame Webmaybe it's best for Sony to put the Spider-Man-less Spider-Verse out of its misery already.
Venom: The Last Dance is set to hit theaters on October 25. If it turns out to be the last film in the franchise with no connection to any Spider-Man (not even Tobey McGuire or Andrew Garfield), the franchise will not be lost. No shooting.
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