# Tom Hardy’s ‘Venom’ Officially Returns Before ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/tom-hardys-venom-officially-returns-before-spider-man-brand-new-day/
- Published: 2026-07-21T09:00:15+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-21T09:19:11+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/venom-lego-sony-spider-man-universe-first-set/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film, Spider-Man: Brand New Day

## Key points

- Tom Hardy's Venom resurfaces ahead of Spider-Man: Brand New Day
- Sony's wider Spider-Man Universe officially ended after Kraven the Hunter
- Venom trilogy earned $1.8bn+, far outperforming Morbius, Madame Web, Kraven

## Summary

Tom Hardy's Venom has made a surprise reappearance ahead of Sony's Spider-Man: Brand New Day, despite the wider Sony Spider-Man Universe officially concluding with Kraven the Hunter. The move underlines Venom's status as the standout success of Sony's attempt to build a Spider-Man-adjacent franchise without Spider-Man himself, and suggests the character still has a future even as other spin-offs have been shelved.

Venom, released in 2018, grossed more than $856 million worldwide and spawned two sequels, with the trilogy earning over $1.8 billion collectively. That performance dwarfs Sony's other Spider-Man Universe efforts, including Morbius, Madame Web and Kraven the Hunter, each of which took in less than $175 million. The disparity highlights why Eddie Brock remains a valuable asset for Sony even as the broader interconnected universe has been wound down.

---
Summarised by TalkFuse (https://talkfuse.com/). Quote the original publisher for the reporting and link this page for the summary and discussion.