The future seems bright for Eddie and Venom, but do we get a glimpse at that future in this film?<\/b>
\nWith the first \u201cVenom\u201d movie and \u201cSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,\u201d Sony showed that its Marvel properties can work perfectly well without the MCU. But, like all comic book movies, it\u2019s still all about the franchise. \u201cWhat\u2019s next?\u201d will always be a big question for any superhero flick, and \u201cVenom: Let There Be Carnage\u201d is no exception. The first movie came with a mid-credits scene that teased Woody Harrelson\u2019s Cletus Kassidy, who would of course end up being the sequel\u2019s Carnage. It also ran with a sneak peak at \u201cSpider-Verse\u201d after the credits. And, of course, we all expect pretty much any Marvel movie, MCU or not, to have something extra after the credits start. And, yeah, \u201cVenom: Let There Be Carnage\u201d does have something extra for you, midway through the credits. There\u2019s nothing at the end of the credits. The remainder of this post will consist mostly of spoilers. While this movie might not be a part of the MCU, it looks like Venom himself might soon be \u2014 at least briefly. At the end of the film, Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) and Venom are taking a tropical vacation. Venom tells Eddie that the symbiotes have experienced stuff that no human can imagine, and he promises to give Eddie a glimpse. The lights dim, night turns to day, and Venom very much has no idea what\u2019s going on \u2014 this is not what he was going to show Eddie. We hear a familiar voice on the TV: JK Simmons as J Jonah Jameson. He\u2019s ranting about the menace of Spider-Man. Tom Holland\u2019s picture appears on screen. Venom thinks he looks tasty. What does this mean? Well, it seems like a safe bet that we\u2019re going to see Venom in \u201cSpider-Man: No Way Home\u201d in December along with the other folks from Sony\u2019s non-MCU Marvel movies. I wouldn\u2019t expect a huge role for Venom there \u2014 he\u2019ll probably just be around for a few minutes to beat up Spider-Man and bail. As for his MCU future beyond that, it\u2019s anybody\u2019s guess. Mine would be that there aren\u2019t any MCU \u201cVenom\u201d movies on the horizon, but the introduction of the multiverse will allow them to have him drop in when it makes sense to do so. Venom isn\u2019t quite tonally compatible with the MCU \u2014 he\u2019s got a bit too much of an edge, and he\u2019s a bit too weird and out of step with the vibe. And, also, maybe Venom is better when he\u2019s isolated like this. I always kinda hated Venom in the comics, because he doesn\u2019t really fit with the ensemble. But having him partitioned off by himself the way these movies have him seems to be working pretty well.<\/p>\n