4 well-liked comedian e-book Spider-Man villains now seem like successfully banned from becoming a member of Tom Holland in the MCU. The executives in command of these difficult character rights have seemingly ruined all hope of Spider-Man preventing his full rogues’ gallery.
Regardless of its ambitions, Sony’s Spider-Man Universe (SSU) has been met with largely detrimental reception, with critics and followers alike criticizing its inconsistent tone, underdeveloped characters, and lack of a cohesive narrative. Whereas Tom Hardy’s Venom franchise managed field workplace success, different entries like Morbius, Madame Internet, and Kraven the Hunter had been broadly panned and didn’t carry out.
By 2024, the franchise’s string of disappointments made it clear that audiences had grown weary of Sony’s villain-centric spin-offs, and the studio quietly shifted focus away from the SSU’s movie slate. With no new motion pictures in energetic growth, the SSU seems to have run its course, marking a delicate conclusion to a once-ambitious however finally flawed cinematic experiment.
Nonetheless, that does not imply injury hasn’t already been performed, as a number of key characters from these awful, low-cost motion pictures appear to be forbidden from becoming a member of the MCU.
4 Spider-Man Villains Banned from the MCU
Kraven
Kraven’s live-action debut in Kraven the Hunter didn’t seize the character’s menacing essence, as an alternative providing a poorly obtained portrayal of him as a vigilante. The movie’s detrimental reception, alongside its weak narrative and lack of growth for Kraven’s character, makes him unlikely to return to the MCU.
A extra devoted tackle Kraven, one which aligns along with his traditional comedian e-book obsession with looking Spider-Man, might have supplied a compelling villain, however the movie’s flawed execution undermined any future probabilities for the character to sq. off towards Spidey. As well as, this was the uncommon case the place the actor, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, had already been in the MCU as Quicksilver. With the MCU’s concentrate on well-crafted storylines, it might be a big problem to reintroduce Kraven after leaving a foul style in lots of followers’ mouths.
Morbius
Morbius, portrayed by Jared Leto in the 2022 movie, additionally noticed a important and business failure, with the character’s transformation right into a vampire feeling rushed and unsatisfactory. Mockingly, the post-credits scene of that film related itself to Spider-Man in a serious method. Michael Keaton’s Vulture seeks out Michael Morbius in some multiversal shenanigans, teasing a future team-up.
Nonetheless, all indicators level to that duo by no means dealing with off towards any Spider-Man in the future. In truth, the odds of ever seeing Leto’s Morbius again on display screen are bleak to say the least.
If dealt with higher (most likely by Marvel Studios), Morbius might have been a tragic anti-hero, mixing horror and superhero components with a concentrate on his inside wrestle between his vampiric curse and his ethical compass. Nonetheless, as a consequence of the movie’s lack of ability to develop these themes successfully, Morbius’ introduction to the MCU is extremely unlikely.
Madame Internet
Madame Internet was one other character from the Spider-Man universe whose potential was wasted in the SSU. Madame Internet’s convoluted plot, laughably terrible ADR, and lack of significant growth for the character left audiences disengaged. As well as, Dakota Johnson appeared depressing enjoying the position and the total undertaking felt like an affordable cash seize.
Madame Internet’s psychic talents and connections to Spider-Man lore might have made her an intriguing addition, particularly in a multiversal storyline, however the film’s poor reception and failure to correctly make the most of the character makes a future MCU look inconceivable. In an alternate actuality, the character might’ve made for an fascinating avenue into the multiverse, much like Physician Unusual or America Chavez. Sadly, making an attempt to modernize the character as the lead in a broadly launched movie was merely by no means going to work.
Ezekiel Sims
It is nonetheless infuriating how Tahar Rahim’s Ezekiel Sims was by no means known as a “spider man” in Madame Internet, although he has each attribute.
Regardless, Ezekiel didn’t make a lot of an influence in Madame Internet, serving extra as a background character than a big determine. His minimal presence in the SSU, mixed with the movie’s weak villain arc, seemingly eliminates any probabilities of him being resurrected in the MCU.
In the comics, Ezekiel is a mystical determine with connections to Spider-Man’s powers, making him a probably fascinating mentor. Nonetheless, the lack of growth left little room to construct on his character, and Marvel Studios would seemingly select to concentrate on extra totally realized characters for any future Spider-Man tales. In truth, Mr. Detrimental is already rumored to be a principal villain in Spider-Man: Model New Day, a personality who was fortunately not tainted by being a part of the SSU.
