Venom, Silver Sable And Black Cat Aren t In The MCU, Confirms Sony

Get the Full StoryWell, it looks like things have finally been settled. After what’s been a bit of a whirlwind week for fans, in which the internet was sent into a collective tailspin after Sony exec Amy Pascal surprised everyone by saying that Venom would be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it seems that some clarity has now been provided – though it’s likely going to upset some people. That’s because Pascal has now backtracked on her comments, telling everyone that the character will exist in a separate universe.

The confirmation comes after similar remarks from both Kevin Feige and Tom Holland, who also both said this weekend that Venom is not in the MCU. There’s been a lot of confusion over the matter lately, mostly stemming from Pascal’s comments last week. But now she’s cleared things up, telling Fandango’s Erik Davis at the Spider-Man: Homecoming junket today Venom, along with Black Cat, Silver Sable and the rest of the characters populating Sony’s Marvel universe will not be in the MCU.

Unless one of the studios backtracks again – which, in all honesty, wouldn’t even surprise us at this point – it seems pretty final now. And while it’s certainly sure to disappoint fans, the bigger issue right now would seem to be whether or not a Spider-Man universe can even work without the hero himself. I mean, how can you make a Venom movie and not include Spidey? Not to mention the confusion that this will all cause now, if you’ve got two separate universes based on the property.

If you ask us, this all sounds like a pretty terrible idea, but we’ll wait to reserve judgement until things begin to take shape and we get a better idea of the direction Sony’s heading in. After all, Tom Hardy as Venom is perfect casting, and Black Cat and Silver Sable are both great characters due for a proper big screen adaptation, so who knows? It’s not ideal, keeping the two universes separate, but there might just be a way to make it work.

What do you make of all this, though? Can Sony pull off having their own Spider-Man universe without the web-slinger? And are you disappointed to hear that Venom won’t be in the MCU? Sound off below!

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