"Got as close as I could possibly imagine": Tom Hardy reveals how we almost got a Spider-Man film with Venom 

Tom Hardy portrayed the character of Venom in the namesake superhero film. But there was a time when he was about to do a crossover with Tom Holland's Spider-Man. Fans can only imagine what it would look like.

The British actor was at “The Discourse Podcast” from The Playlist, where he dropped this revelation, which has reportedly surprised the viewers because of its idea. Hard said that the crossover came very close to happening.

"We got as close as I could possibly imagine getting."

So let us explore what exactly the Dark Knight Rises actor said about the crossover between Spider-Man and Venom.

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Tom Hardy talks about a Venom-Spider-Man crossover

In his recent appearance on The Discourse Podcast, Tom Hardy revealed that there was a time when a crossover film between Venom and Tom Holland's Spider-Man was in the works. But it did not materialize. He said,

“We got close. We got as close as I could possibly imagine getting, apart from doing a film together, which I would have loved to have done because that just means so much fun.”

When asked if it fell apart due to studio politics, the actor hinted that the reason was mentioned by the host already. He then spoke about his reason for doing the film.

“Fundamentally, for me, it would be for the kids because, you know, as much as adults love superhero films, as you can tell by the box office when they’re successful, I think I’m constantly reminded by children how important these characters are. And they don’t know why their favorite characters aren’t in films together.”

Further, Hardy spoke about doing the three Venom films in the franchise.

"We were given a set of boundaries, and we were just really privileged to be able to play with a much-beloved IP like Venom in a way that we were allowed to play and in that [regard], we did what we could and what we loved doing."

The actor further continued,

"We poured all of ourselves into it within the limits of what we were allowed to do with him. And so the enjoyment of the work outweighed the limits of our possibilities with him because we just focused on what we were allowed to do. And we loved doing it.”

Hardy portrayed the titular shapeshifting superhero in the 2018 film Venom and its two sequels: the 2021 Venom: Let There Be Carnage and Venom: The Last Dance which came out in 2025.

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