WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Spider-Man: No Way Home, now playing in theaters.

Given the multiversal shenanigans that take place in the movie, many fans expected Spider-Man: No Way Home to begin clarifying what exactly Sony's live-action Spider-Verse even is. Ever since the first Venom came out in 2018, viewers have been scratching their heads at what there are plans, concrete or otherwise, for the fledgling shared cinematic universe. Unfortunately, after seeing No Way Home, they're likely still scratching.

No Way Home doesn't clarify what world Venom takes place in, but it does bring up even more questions regarding that universe's Spider-Man. This only makes the continuity of the upcoming Morbius even more confusing, given that it seems to have a firmly established Spidey and Venom. Here's a look at how Sony's continuity may or may not still be amorphous.

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Obviously, the Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield Spider-Men are from separate universes, with the five villains that they face in the movie hailing from one universe or the other. In a mid-credits scene that builds upon the after-credits scene of Venom: Let There Be Carnage, however, Eddie Brock/Venom is seen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe trying to learn its history. He's become well-versed in the now common knowledge story of a rich guy in a suit, an angry green monster and a purple alien obsessed with stones.

Before he's sent back to his universe, he even remarks that maybe he should meet the "Spider-Man" that the news is talking so much about. This comment more than suggests that where Venom comes from, there is no Spider-Man who's a public figure in the same way as Maguire's, Holland's or even Garfield's. In other words, the Sony Spider-Man Universe is not one that viewers are at all familiar with, at least not yet.

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How No Way Home May Have "Made" Sony's Spider-Man Universe

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At the same time, it's possible that the events of No Way Home's climax do establish Sony's Spider-Man Universe, though in an off-panel way. Dr. Strange's spell at the film's end erases public knowledge not only of Peter Parker being Spider-Man but of Peter Parker as a whole to the public. This erases his entire history, to the point where the scientific genius now has to study for a GED because there's no record of his ever being in high school. And by rebooting the MCU in this way, Strange may have also done the same to Sony's Spider-Man Universe.

This would explain some of the things already seen for Morbius. In the film's trailers so far, he not only meets Michael Keaton's Vulture (who has been an MCU exclusive character) but there's also graffiti of Spider-Man in which the character is deemed a "murderer." These all reflect some variation of the MCU continuity being transplanted onto Sony's Spider-Man Universe, and it doesn't stop there.

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Two people also comment on the movie's events being similar to the situation in California, clearly referencing the first if not both Venom movies. The only explanation is that whatever Dr. Strange did when he reset things with his spell also amalgamated Sony's Spider-Man Universe to be more cohesive, now possibly incorporating elements from all Spider-Man movies. Sony may even take advantage of this new status quo and have Andrew Garfield come back as Spider-Man, making a The Amazing Spider-Man 2 sequel that would connect to Morbius and Venom.

Something like this would have to be the case, since, despite Venom's existence being explained as "that thing in San Francisco," Black Cat and the Rhino are mentioned by name in the Daily Bugle. However, it's likely that even if this is the route that things are going in for Sony, continuity will still be a headache even after Morbius releases, much as it is following No Way Home.

To see how Sony's Spider-Verse becomes even more confusing, Spider-Man: No Way Home is now playing in theaters.

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