From Kevin Feige’s growing Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) to Warner Bros.‘Conjuringuniverse, it seems that every studio is planning some sort of cinematic universe for their film franchise. While sharingSpider-Manwith the MCU after a deal was made in 2019, Sony is going with a new name to differentiate their Marvel/Spider-Man films.
During CinemaCon in recent days, Sony has revealed that its new name for their non-MCU films will be called “Sony’s Spider-Man Universe.” Previously going by “Sony’s Universe of Marvel Characters,” the films in this shared world, which began with 2018’sVenomstarring Tom Hardy, will include the upcomingVenom: Let There Be Carnage,Morbius, andKraven the Hunter, the latter of which will be directed by J.C. Chandor (A Most Violent Year,Triple Frontier) andwill star Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
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Branching off into their own universe has raised a lot of questions on just how Spider-Man and other Sony characters will be shared. Since Sony is branching off into its own cinematic world but still shares the Spider-Man characters with Disney’s MCU after finally compromising on that deal, it will be interesting to see if, for instance, Tom Holland’s Peter Parker/Spider-Man will jump between universes. After the recentSpider-Man: No Way Hometrailerpresented the multiverse, bringing back characters from previousSpider-Maninstallments such as Alfred Molina’s Doc Ock from 2004’sSpider-Man 2, it’d be no surprise that Tom Hardy’s Venom or Jared Leto’s Morbius will eventually meet up with the Holland’s Spider-Man.
Speaking ofMorbius, the first trailer, which feels like it was released forever ago due to the COVID-19 delays, hinted at the possibility of a crossover with the MCU. In the end, fans see Michael Keaton’s Vulture, who was the main villain in 2017’sSpider-Man: Homecoming,briefly speak with Morbius. Another unexpected crossover that occurred was in 2019’sSpider-Man: Far From Homewhen, during the post-credit scene,J.K. Simmons’ J. Jonah Jamesonfrom Sam Raimi’s SonySpider-Mantrilogy made a small but surprising cameo that hints at something unexpected and great coming for both the MCU and Sony Marvel films.
There seem to be endless possibilities of wherethe MCU and SonySpider-Manuniversescan go and who can they bring back from previous installments. Whether or not they decide to go through with these crossovers, there’s no doubt that each film in their respective universes will have fans eager for more.
Spider-Man: No Way Homeis scheduled to be released in theaters on July 07, 2025.
