Hardy also revealed that kids, including his own, have been particularly bummed that his Venom never got to share the screen with Holland. For Chrissakes, the character is literally an evil monster version of Spider-Man created for the express purpose of locking the two in visually dynamic battles while exploring Peter Parker’s internal conflict with his powers.

It turns out that Marvel fans were actually very close to almost getting their big crossover with Tom Hardy's Venom and Tom Holland's Spider-Man.

Ultimately, of course, Hardy’s Venom never did meet Holland’s Spidey. The Discourse Podcast host, Mike DeAngelo, speculated it could have come down to studio politics; without fully conceding, Hardy affirmed carefully to the suggestions, “for all the reasons that you explained ultimately in there.”