One Big Spider-Man 4 Villain Theory Just Got More Likely

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Recent Spider-Man 4 news presents the perfect candidate for Spidey's next MCU antagonist. Spider-Man 4 has apparently been fast-tracked in the MCU's Multiverse Saga slate, starting development in 2024 and gearing up for a potential 2026 or 2027 release date. Little is still known about Spider-Man 4, but fan theories already abound. Given that Peter Parker's next MCU adventure will probably release soon before or soon after Avengers: Doomsday, there's a high chance that the multiverse will play a big role in its story, despite what Spider-Man: No Way Home's ending suggested.
Peter Parker's new lifestyle after the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home put him on track to face grounded enemies the likes of Kingpin, Hammerhead, Tombstone, and the Punisher. Kingpin's devious plan in Echo's post-credits scene tease, which seems to target New York City's superheroes and vigilantes, also supports the idea that Spider-Man and Kingpin will come into conflict soon, possibly with Charlie Cox's Daredevil as a supporting character. However, this possible storyline may have to wait until after Spider-Man 4, and Spider-Man's next MCU installment may instead feature a different kind of main antagonist.
Destin Daniel Cretton’s Spider-Man 4 May Be Both Street-Level And Multiversal Spider-Man 4 Could Strike A Balance Between Grounded And Fantastical In Phase 6

Whether Spider-Man 4 will be a multiversal or a realistic installment is yet to be confirmed. Nevertheless, there's a chance that the Phase 6 movie will incorporate elements from both sides of the equation. Spider-Man 4's director has been confirmed to be Destin Daniel Cretton, who directed Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and is currently helming Wonder Man, and who was attached to direct Avengers: The Kang Dynasty prior to Jonathan Majors' firing. Cretton's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings was praised for its grounded fight scenes, but it also featured plenty of fantastical elements like mythical creatures and an alternate dimension.

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Peter Parker's drastic lifestyle changes at the end of Spider-Man: No Way Home can't be ignored by Spider-Man 4, but the same may apply to the MCU's overarching multiverse storyline. Fortunately, Destin Daniel Cretton has already demonstrated his ability to balance street-level and interdimensional plotlines, which is good news for fans who are expecting either type of plot in Spider-Man 4. With a well-balanced story, Spider-Man 4 will need an appropriate villain — one grounded enough to threaten Peter Parker's new status quo but extravagant enough to connect with the MCU's multiversal themes properly.
The MCU Already Set Up A Street-Level, Multiversal Spider-Man Villain Spider-Man 4 Could Finally Revisit Homecoming's Long-Forgotten Post-Credits Scene Close Michael Mando's Mac Gargan has been absent in the MCU since Spider-Man: Homecoming's long-forgotten post-credits scene, where Gargan tried to get Vulture to disclose Spider-Man's real identity. Set up to become the Scorpion, Mac Gargan could be Spider-Man 4's perfect street-level main antagonist, as his abilities pose an even match for the wall crawler, who no longer has access to Stark technology. Having been scarred by Spider-Man, Gargan also has enough reasons to torment him, and his desire to discover Spider-Man's secret identity probably wasn't affected by Doctor Strange's memory-wiping spell.
A Venomized Mac Gargan would be a street-level antagonist powered by a multiversal supervillain
As revealed by Spider-Man: No Way Home's post-credits scene, part of Eddie Brock's Venom symbiote was left behind on Earth-10005 after Eddie and Venom returned to their original universe. This symbiote may be searching for a new host, and Mac Gargan is a likely option. In the comics, the Venom symbiote chooses Mac Gargan as its host shortly after the latter learns Spider-Man's real identity. If the MCU's new symbiote does the same in the MCU, a Venomized Mac Gargan would be a street-level antagonist powered by a multiversal supervillain — a perfect representation of Spider-Man 4's potentially mixed plot.
Spider-Man 4 Is The Perfect Time To Introduce Mac Gargan’s Venom A Symbiote-Wielding Mac Gargan Is Also A Perfect Candidate For The MCU's Next Thunderbolt Team

In the comics, Mac Gargan joins the Thunderbolts soon after bonding with the Venom symbiote. Being a government- Thunderbolt helps Gargan flip his public image and gain popularity as a hero. Still, both Mac Gargan and the symbiote retain their villainous intentions. Norman Osborn then transforms the Thunderbolts into the Dark Avengers, making some changes to his original Thunderbolts line-up. The symbiote-possessed Mac Gargan is chosen to be Spider-Man's Dark Avengers counterpart, alongside other villains-turned-antiheroes such as Daken filling in for Wolverine, Bullseye filling in for Hawkeye, and Moonstone filling in for Captain Marvel.
When Mac Gargan's symbiote first reunites with its former host Eddie Brock in the comics, Anti-Venom is born.
Theories about the meaning of Thunderbolts*' asterisk point to the team's replacement by the Dark Avengers following the death of its original members. If true, Valentina Allegra de Fontaine could choose a new line-up that more closely resembles the original Avengers. Similarly to the comics, a Venomized Mac Gargan could survive the events of Spider-Man 4 just in time to join Val's Dark Avengers team and attempt to gain popularity as a separate symbiote Spider-Man. Fellow Dark Avengers members Bullseye and Ares may also be available to return to make a roughly comic-accurate Dark Avengers team possible in the MCU.

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