Tom Holland has said he is unsure how a live-action Spider-Man film could match the symbiote suit seen in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, praising the game’s depiction while questioning whether studios could achieve a similar effect without significant computer-generated imagery. His comments matter because they highlight the creative challenge facing Marvel if it introduces Spider-Man’s black suit into the MCU.

Holland contrasted the possible alien, fluid look with Tobey Maguire’s more practical black suit in Spider-Man 3, noting differing fan expectations. Recent images from Spider-Man: Brand New Day suggest a move towards more tactile, imperfect costume design, while No Way Home already established a possible route for the symbiote after a fragment of Venom was left in the MCU; Avengers: Secret Wars is another potential, though unconfirmed, opportunity.