Tom Holland’s Planned Cameo In Venom Was Reportedly Prevented

Tom Holland’s Spider-Man almost had a planned cameo in 2018’s Venom. However, it was reportedly prevented.

By Mabel Judith Andrady
November 14,2022
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Sony Pictures was allegedly pressured by Marvel to remove Tom Holland’s planned cameo as Peter Parker/Spider-Man from the film Venom. Sony finally got the smash blockbuster they sought with the release of Venom last year. Despite poor reviews, Venom became a financial success and inspired a sequel. Since Venom was greenlit, fans have been curious about the film’s relationship to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal, of Sony, seemed to have opposing views, which led to some consternation.

Venom’s October 2018 release let audiences see that it was a standalone effort unrelated to the main Marvel Cinematic Universe continuity. But months before Venom’s premiere, there were whispers that Holland had shot a planned cameo as Peter Parker. Of course, Marvel may have had a say in why Spider-Man wasn’t included in the final cut.

The Truth Revealed 

From what we hear, Sony was unable to include an appearance by Tom Holland’s Spider-Man in the Venom verse because Marvel Studios put a halt to it. The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s creative team has been quite methodical in building its super-powered universe, and no hero has needed more wrangling from the studio’s upper echelons than Tom Holland’s Spider-Man.

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Since Sony Pictures still holds the rights to Spidey on the big screen and is consistently releasing new films set in its own Sony Spider-Man Universe, Marvel Studios has had to tread carefully in order to use the webhead in its own story while still maintaining good relations with the SSMU’s producers.

Heavy Spoilers on YouTube claims that Marvel Studios forbade Sony Pictures from including Tom Holland’s Spider-Man in a planned cameo in Venom (2018). Here’s what they said:

“Tom Holland was meant to feature in [Venom]. Marvel Studios pulled the plug on it and said, ‘No way.'”

Fans have seen the MCU and Marvel Studios’ other brands link in little ways thanks to Marvel Studios’ new contract with Sony. One of the greatest mysteries surrounding the release of Venom in 2018 was whether or not it will have any bearing on Tom Holland’s Spider-Man.

Fans would have gone crazy if they knew that this was the moment the SSMU was formally linked to Marvel Studios’ MCU. Since then, SSMU members have made short appearances in the MCU, and vice versa, as proven by this year’s Morbius showing MCU characters on the Sony side.

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