Tom Hardyjust confirmed what fans have suspected for years: aSpider-ManandVenomcrossover withTom Hollandwasthisclose to happening.

We got close," said Hardy.

Fundamentally, for me, it would be for the kids.

The face of Eddie Brock, played by Tom Hardy, peaks out from beneath Venom in ‘Venom’.

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And they dont know why their favorite characters arent in films together.

Thats where its all going to lead, Fleischer said at the time.

And thats the exciting thing, because we changed the origin of Venom [for the first movie].

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While Hardys Venom trilogy never reached the Holland showdown it teased, the actor has no regrets.

And we loved doing it.

Venom: The Last Danceis on Netflix now.

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