Film Phase 5 — The Multiverse War (2025–2026)

Venom: The Last Dance

Name: Venom: The Last Dance
Released: 2024-10-25
Duration: 109 min
Cast: Tom Hardy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Rhys Ifans, Stephen Graham

"'Til death do they part."

Released October 25, 2024 1h 49m ○ Optional

Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie's last dance.

Watch note

Tom Hardy's final Venom film. Knull the symbiote god is the true threat. Eddie dies. Sony SSU finale — no direct MCU connection.

Why It Matters in the MCU

The concluding chapter of the Hardy Venom trilogy brings the symbiote mythology to a close with a story that addresses the Klyntar homeworld and the cosmic hierarchy the symbiotes serve. It is the trilogy's most ambitious entry in world-building terms and its most structurally conventional in narrative terms, trading the character-work that distinguished the earlier films for mythology delivery. The film's ending resolves the Eddie Brock/Venom relationship with genuine finality, which is a harder creative achievement than most of its detractors acknowledge.

Where It Fits in the MCU

Venom: The Last Dance sits at position 114 of 133 in the MCU's story-chronological order, placing it within the Phase 5 — The Multiverse War (2025–2026) era. It is rated Optional — can be skipped without losing the main thread. Watching in story-chronological order provides the most coherent character development experience — individual arcs build naturally toward the franchise's major crossover events, with each film's post-credits scenes carrying forward into what follows.