Spoilers for “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” follow below.
As soon as Sony Pictures confirmed a “Venom” sequel was happening, fans were speculating over whether the film might include a cameo from Tom Holland’s Spider-Man. And while “Venom 2” doesn’t technically feature a Tom Holland cameo, early versions of the script did include a role for Peter Parker alongside Tom Hardy’s Eddie Brock/Venom.
Venom and Spider-Man are famous foes in the Marvel Comics, but bringing them together onscreen has been tricky since Holland joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe. To briefly explain a complicated issue, Marvel Studios — the Disney-owned company behind the interconnected MCU — does not own the license for the character of Spider-Man or the characters found in Spider-Man comics.