9 Big Questions After Comic-Con 2018

9. Is Venom Part Of The MCU?

What is sure to be remembered as one of the great 'will they/won't they?' debates of our modern age, the question of whether or not Sony's Venom film is actually connected to the MCU arose once again at Comic-Con this year.

And once again, everyone involved with the film somehow seems even more confused than the viewers do. Director Ruben Fleischer teased that:

“We’re planning a huge world with this Venom story, to explore all of the beloved characters from the universe.”

While he was more directly referring to the inclusion of other symbiotes, such as the recently confirmed Riot and Woody Harrelson's hilariously-casual reveal that he's playing Carnage in a cameo right at the end of the film, this inevitably lead members of the audience to ask if he was referring to Tom Holland's Spider-Man appearing in the film.

To which Tom Hardy said:

"I'll have a go at him".

Keep in mind, this was said at least somewhat in jest and from Hardy and Fleischer's tone, it seems much more likely that a battle between Venom and Spidey would happen in later films if it happens at all.

Meanwhile, Marvel continues to distance themselves from this film by forcing Sony to slap the "In Association With..." banner above their title card in the advertising. From the looks of things, it sounds as if the people who made Venom aren't entirely sure whether it's connected or not.