Venom 4: King in Black (2025) will 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 the return of Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock, resurrected by a symbiote fragment from the remnants of The Last Dance, now hidden in Las Vegas. But his respite is short-lived: Knull (played by Andy Serkis) has awakened, and his failed containment of the codex has unleashed an all-consuming symbiote shroud on Earth.

His mission? To eradicate all light and enslave the universe. Forced into an uneasy alliance, Eddie teams up with Kraven the Hunter (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), fresh off his 2024 solo film, and Spider-Man (MCU retiree Tom Holland) in a desperate attempt to stop the Onyx King. Their battle takes them from the neon chaos of Las Vegas 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 brute strength, Spider-Man’s acrobatics, and Kraven’s relentless hunting skills collide with symbiote dragons, while Knull’s Necroblade carves a path of destruction. Meanwhile, Dr. Payne (Juno Temple) discovers an ancient Weyland-Yutani relic capable of severing Knull’s link to the symbiote hive. But as the battle escalates, Venom begins to hear the call of his creator, straining his bond with Eddie.