Before Tom Hardy and Sony brought "Venom" to the big screen as a solo protagonist, the character was an iconic villain of Marvel's Spider-Man. And it sounds like there was very nearly a crossover with Tom Holland's Spider-Man series in the MCU.

How did Venom make it through an entire trilogy of films without ever even meeting Spider-Man, let alone fighting against or alongside his superhero nemesis? It is deemed the great missed opportunity of Sony’s Spider-Man Universe,

Tom Hardy appeared on “The Discourse Podcast” from The Playlist and confirmed that a crossover between Venom and Tom Holland’s Spider-Man “got as close as I could possibly imagine getting” before falling apart. The Oscar nominee would not give a specific reason for why the project never got off the ground, although he did allude …

Tom Hardy says he got close to making a Venom crossover with Tom Holland's Spider-Man before talks fell through.

Spider-Man archvillain Venom made it into the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the mid-credits scenes ending 2021’s Venom: Let There Be Carnage and Spider-Man: No Way Home, but that’s as close as Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) ever got to Peter Parker (Tom Holland).

Tom Holland is known for inadvertently offering up MCU spoilers. This is one secret he was allowed to share. It’s been nearly six months since Marvel announced that Tom Holland would be returning for a fourth standalone Spider-Man film. Now we’re finally starting to get some details.

Tom Hardy has revealed that a crossover film between his 'Venom' and Tom Holland's 'Spiderman' "got as close as I could possibly imagine getting."

Tom Holland wasn't announced to be a part of Marvel's upcoming magnum opus Avengers: Doomsday and fans are worried for his future!

The 28-year-old is currently filming Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. With Avengers: Doomsday now in production, Holland cannot be in two places at once. Daniel Richtman reported that a stunt double will film some of Holland’s scenes as he finishes work on The Odyssey.