Venom 4: King in Black (2025) is set to dominate theaters on a speculative November 14, 2025, launching Sony’s Spider-Man Universe into its most apocalyptic chapter yet. Directed by Kelly Marcel, the film sees Tom Hardy return as Eddie Brock, resurrected by a symbiote fragment from The Last Dance’s wreckage, now in hiding in Las Vegas. But his reprieve is short-lived—Knull (portrayed by Andy Serkis) has awakened, his failed codex containment unleashing an all-consuming symbiote shroud over Earth. His mission? Eradicate all light and enslave the universe.

Forced into an uneasy alliance, Eddie joins Kraven the Hunter (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), fresh from his 2024 solo film, and Spider-Man (Tom Holland, pulled from the MCU) in a desperate bid to stop the Onyx King. Their battle takes them from Las Vegas’s neon-lit chaos to a devastated Knowhere, where Knull’s Xenophages consume heroes like Rex Strickland (Chiwetel Ejiofor). In one of the film’s most intense moments, a 20-minute desert battle sees Venom’s raw strength, Spider-Man’s acrobatics, and Kraven’s relentless hunting skills clashing against symbiote dragons, while Knull’s Necrosword carves a path of destruction.

Meanwhile, Dr. Payne (Juno Temple) uncovers an ancient Weyland-Yutani relic capable of severing Knull’s link to the symbiote hive. But as the battle escalates, Venom begins to hear its creator’s call, straining its bond with Eddie. The climactic showdown atop the Las Vegas Sphere sees the trio make their final stand against Knull. A desperate gambit leads to a momentary Spidey-Venom fusion, teasing a new symbiote-powered Spider-Man before a sacrificial strike sends Knull plummeting—though a post-credits scene hints at his eventual return.