
The third Spider-Man movie, Spider-Man: No Way Home, will open the gates to the multiverse, bringing villains from Sony’s past Spider-Man movies into Holland’s world, so all eyes are on this and all future movies related to the web-slinger. Related: Why Sony's Spider-Man Villain Universe Isn't Really About Villains Meanwhile, the MCU continued its course and brought Spider-Man (now played by Tom Holland) back for a couple more adventures after his debut in Captain America: Civil War, appearing in two solo movies and Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. Instead, Sony has been hard at work building its own universe of Spider-Man characters, starting in 2018 with Venom, directed by Ruben Fleischer, and introducing Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock/Venom.


It all started with a deal between Sony and Marvel that allows Spider-Man to be part of the MCU while also appearing in Sony’s universe, though that hasn’t really happened yet.
