Forget Spider-Man 4, Venom"s Villain Knull Is Big Enough To Be An Avengers-Level Threat

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Venom: The Last Dance is set to introduce one of the most powerful villains in the entire Marvel universe with Knull. As a result, rumors of where Knull may appear next have circled. The upcoming Venom 3 has been described as just the beginning for Knull, which has naturally led to rumors of the villain appearing in the next Spider-Man movie. However, this may be thinking too small. Knull, often referred to as the "King in Black," is the incredibly powerful god of the Symbiotes, and there may be multiple projects in which the foe could potentially appear.
Each villain from the Avengers films is a notable character in the universe and has had significant effects on larger stories. Loki, Ultron, and Thanos have been three of the most popular villains. Now, with the confirmation of Ultron appearing in the untitled Vision series, all three Avengers antagonists will have had larger impacts outside of their original films. With Doctor Doom ahead, there still remain other villains with incredible impacts that will be available to use in upcoming Avengers films.
Venom 3 Is Officially Just The Beginning Of Knull's Story Knull Will Appear In Additional Marvel Projects Close Knull will likely only have a small part in Venom: The Last Dance, as it has been revealed the villain is already planned for other future projects. The film could tease him as an antagonist like how the MCU introduced Thanos early on. The question from that, however, is where exactly he will appear next. Perhaps Knull will save the Spider-Verse with appearances in future Sony films, including Spider-Man 4 or Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
Knull could also be planned for run-ins with Morbius, Madame Web, and Kraven the Hunter, although this feels unlikely following the disappointing results of some of those films. Clearly, with the end of the Venom trilogy, Sony still has plans for many of their characters. Rumors have swirled about Venom and Spider-Man teaming up in a new film. However, Tom Hardy has said Venom 3 is his last Marvel movie. The actor explained that while he "loved making" the Venom films, "that’s all she wrote for [him] and the big guy."
Limiting these crossover possibilities to just Spider-Man and Venom is thinking too small. While the connections between Sony"s universe and the MCU are tenuous, there is clearly a relationship there. Otherwise, Tom Holland"s Spider-Man wouldn"t continue to appear in the franchise. If Sony wants their Marvel films to be successful, teaming up with Marvel is a smart idea. Finding a way to use Knull in the MCU may be the best path forward for the characters.
The MCU Has Been Setting Up Knull Too All-Black The Necrosword Appeared In Thor: Love And Thunder Close Knull is an Eldritch god, and one of his greatest weapons is All-Black, the Necrosword. As the first and most powerful god of the Symbiotes, Knull forged the Necrosword and linked it to his power. This sword appears in Thor: Love and Thunder, where Gorr the God Butcher uses it to kill gods. Imbued with Knull"s incredible power, the weapon was left behind at the movie"s end. This establishes that it does exist in the MCU, and a connection with Knull is there. Using the Necrosword to introduce Knull could be a natural way to integrate him into the MCU"s story.
In addition, much of Knull"s motivations concern his ownership and control over all Symbiotes. Following the ending of Spider-Man: No Way Home, part of the Venom Symbiote was left behind in the MCU. Eddie Brock was transported back to his universe, but he left a nice little present for the MC. The remaining part of the symbiote gives Knull the motivation to traverse to the other universe. These previously-introduced components could easily tie into additional stories with Knull in the Marvel Universe. Moreover, they could also be used to make the villain a greater threat to the entire Avengers team.
Knull Is One Of The Best Avengers-Level Threats There Is Knull Feels Like A Step Up From Loki And Thanos Close The Avengers are no strangers to fighting gods. Their first outing pitted Earth"s Mightiest Heroes against the Asgardian god of mischief, Loki, although Knull"s power is much greater and more devastating. With the popularity of Symbiotes, the idea of the team having to face an army of the alien creatures, and even potentially being taken over themselves, is an incredible prospect. All kinds of villains and heroes throughout the MCU could be taken over and controlled by Knull. This could lead to a genuinely harrowing worldwide, or even cosmic-level, threat of the likes the team has never faced.
His status as a deity transcends the cosmos, so characters like the Guardians of the Galaxy could join the fray.
Seeing an army of Symbiote heroes transformed into monstrous villains would be a terrifying sight. Seeing Venomized iterations of Captain America, Captain Marvel, Ant-Man and so many more present significantly higher stakes than in previous MCU films. The kind of destruction that a force like this could wrought and the power Knull would wield over such powerful heroes poses a compelling and scary threat to the Avengers and to their entire world as it is slowly transformed by Knull. Alternatively, his status as a deity transcends the cosmos, so characters like the Guardians of the Galaxy could join the fray.
Knull Would Be Perfect For An Upcoming Avengers Movie Whether In Doomsday Or Later, Knull Would Be An Incredible Antagonist Close Avengers: Doomsday will re-introduce Robert Downey Jr. into the MCU, except this time, he"ll be playing Doctor Doom. However, neither the story details nor the full cast of the next Avengers film have been shared yet. Avengers: Doomsday is planned to lead into Avengers: Secret Wars, and there are a number of ways that the franchise could achieve this goal. Introducing Knull as the initial antagonist of Avengers: Doomsday would theoretically make for a great opportunity for Doctor Doom to fight alongside the Avengers before eventually turning on them and becoming the MCU"s next big bad.
If this does not occur, Knull would be a great choice of villain to feature in the next Avengers film following Avengers: Secret Wars. Alternatively, he could even play into a rumored project like Young Avengers or New Avengers. Simply, the potential of such an other-worldly force like Knull is too big and too promising to resist. The sight of Venomized heroes and villains would be more than enough to make his movie one of the biggest, darkest, and most exciting Avengers films yet. However, this all depends on Knull"s story in Venom: The Last Dance.

Related All The Evidence The MCU Is Setting Up Marvel Villain Knull Multiple developments in Phase 4 indicate that Marvel Studios is gradually setting up Knull to serve as a major villain in the MCU"s future.
Knull will continue to appear in some Marvel films in some capacity, and using him as the main villain of an upcoming Avengers film would be an incredible way to do that. With such a crowded slate of films, it may be difficult to find ways to fit the villain in, although he would certainly be worth the effort. More terrifying than anything the Avengers have yet faced in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the destructive force of Knull would be an incredible and terrifying foe.

Venom: The Last Dance Venom 3 is the third and final installment in Sony's symbiote trilogy starring Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock. It follows the events of Let There Be Carnage, where the anti-hero fought serial killer Cletus Kasady, and Spider-Man: No Way Home, where Brock was briefly transported to the MCU through the multiverse.

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