Summary

• The events of Spider-Man: No Way Home have set up the perfect storyline for Tom Holland's Peter Parker in Spider-Man 4.
• The introduction of Venom in Spider-Man 4 can capitalize on Peter Parker's isolation and grief, which make him more vulnerable to Venom's influence.
• Spider-Man 4 could bring the wall-crawler back to basics, creating a personal and character-driven story for Tom Holland's Peter Parker.

The perfect storyline for Tom Holland's Peter Parker in Marvel Studios' Marvel Studios' Spider-Man 4 are unclear.

After battling the Vulture in Homecoming, Thanos in Infinity War and Mysterio in ar From Home, Tom Holland's Peter Parker took on a group of multiversal villains in the MCU's Phase 4. 2021's Spider-Man: No Way Home brought the Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus and Sandman into the MCU from Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy, as well as the Lizard and Electro from Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man films, pitting them against three versions of Spider-Man. With the fate of the multiverse hanging in the balance, Peter Parker needed to make some difficult decisions and tragic sacrifices, but these have set him up for an even more dramatic storyline in Spider-Man 4.

Spider-Man: No Way Home's Tragedy Perfectly Sets Up Venom

Spider-Man: No Way Home's mid-credits scene saw Tom Hardy's Eddie Brock leave a piece of the Venom symbiote from Sony's Spider-Man Universe in the MCU, teasing the adaptation of Marvel Comics' Venom Spider-Man storylines. Peter Parker's Venom suit first appeared in 1984's Secret Wars event, but the wall-crawler soon realized the negative impact the parasitic alien had been having on him. The fact that Tom Holland's Peter Parker is completely isolated after the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home, with Doctor Strange's spell having wiped everyone's memory of him and his Aunt May having been killed by Norman Osborn, means that he is more vulnerable than ever to Venom's influence.

Venom can play on Peter Parker's isolation to form their bond, perhaps promising a more fulfilling life for the growing hero.

What makes this even more possible is the fact that Peter Parker's isolation and grief could bring more of his distasteful personality traits to the surface. Venom amplifies the bad characteristics of its hosts, which has previously been seen with Tobey Maguire's Parker in 2007's Spider-Man 3 and with Tom Hardy's Eddie Brock in Venom. Marvel Studios' Spider-Man 4 will showcase a version of Peter Parker that audiences haven't seen before: more emotional, negative and troubled than ever. Venom can play on Peter Parker's isolation to form their bond, perhaps promising a more fulfilling life for the growing hero, which spells bad news for Tom Holland's next adventure as Spider-Man.

Why Spider-Man 4 Is The Best Place For MCU's Venom Story

Tom Holland's Peter Parker has embarked on some huge storylines in his previous MCU appearances, so Spider-Man 4 perhaps needs to bring the wall-crawler back to basics, making Spider-Man into a more small-stakes hero. Infecting Parker with the Venom symbiote in Spider-Man 4 would create a personal, character-driven story for Tom Holland. While it's unclear exactly when Spider-Man 4 will be releasing in the MCU's future, introducing Venom would be the best way to capitalize on the traumatic events of Spider-Man: No Way Home, as Doctor Strange's spell and the loss of his friends leave Peter Parker in an incredibly vulnerable position.