Tom Holland has said Sony had considered moving his Spider-Man into its own shared universe if the studio’s agreement with Marvel had ended. The disclosure matters because it suggests the character could have been separated from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and connected instead to Sony’s spin-off films.

The possibility emerged during the 2019 dispute between Sony and Disney over the Spider-Man partnership, before the companies reached a new agreement. Holland described Sony’s alternative as a “really wonderful idea”, but did not reveal its full details; reports at the time linked it to potential crossovers with films such as Venom and Morbius.