{"id":70733,"date":"2025-08-16T07:35:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T07:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/70733\/"},"modified":"2025-08-16T07:35:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T07:35:07","slug":"spider-man-4-set-photo-has-fans-convinced-venom-symbiote-is-coming-comic-book-movies-and-superhero-movie-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/70733\/","title":{"rendered":"Spider-Man 4 Set Photo Has Fans Convinced Venom Symbiote Is Coming &#8211; Comic Book Movies and Superhero Movie News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/tag\/spider-man-4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spider-Man 4<\/a> set photo has fans convinced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/tag\/venom\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Venom<\/a> will show up in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/tag\/mcu\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MCU<\/a> movie.<\/p>\n<p>Spider-Man 4, also known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/tag\/spider-man-brand-new-day\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/a>, is currently in production. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/tag\/marvel-studios\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marvel Studios<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/tag\/sony-pictures\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sony Pictures<\/a> movie is directed by Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings\u2019 Destin Daniel Cretton and will see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/tag\/tom-holland\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tom Holland<\/a> once again reprise his role as Peter Parker\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/tag\/spider-man\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spider-Man<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What do we see in the Spider-Man 4 set photo?<\/p>\n<p>The Spider-Man 4 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SpiderMan_Newz\/status\/1956315916188213562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">set photo<\/a> is a poster with the word \u201csymbiosis\u201d and an accompanying dictionary definition of the word.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t confirmation that Venom will actually show up in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/tag\/marvel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marvel<\/a> movie; rather, it could easily just be an Easter egg that appears in the background, if it actually shows up in the movie at all. However, fans were quick to note that it\u2019s a nod to Venom and are now hoping to see the symbiote show up.<\/p>\n<p>If Venom does actually appear in Spider-Man 4, it may not be in the way some fans are expecting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/tag\/michael-mando\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Mando<\/a> has dropped a few hints that his Mac Gargan\/Scorpion character may be the one bonding with the symbiote. This has not been officially confirmed, and it\u2019s unclear if Tom Hardy would continue to voice the character should it come to fruition.<\/p>\n<p>The cast of Spider-Man 4 also includes Zendaya as Michelle \u201cMJ\u201d Jones-Watson, Jacob Batalon as Ned Leeds, Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle\/Punisher, and Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner\/Hulk. Additionally, both Stranger Things\u2019 Sadie Sink and The Bear\u2019s Liza Col\u00f3n-Zayas have been cast in undisclosed roles.<\/p>\n<p>Spider-Man: Brand New Day will be released in United States theaters on July 31, 2026, as part of Phase 6 of the MCU. After that, Avengers: Doomsday arrives on December 18, 2026, followed by the sequel, Avengers: Secret Wars, on December 17, 2027.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new Spider-Man 4 set photo has fans convinced Venom will show up in the MCU movie. 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