and Venom were left temporarily displaced in the MCU following the events of the latter film due to a miscast spell by Stephen Strange intended to wipe the world's knowledge of Peter Parker's secret identity, which Venom itself recognizes due to a shared hive mind of knowledge among the symbiotes across multiple universes. They are seen discussing events that transpired in this universe with a bartender who informs of them of notable figures such as Tony Stark, Bruce Banner and Thanos, while also learning about the events of The Blip. Upon Brock contemplating heading to New York City to meet Spider-Man himself, the two are instantaneously transported back to their home universe alongside the other displaced individuals from the multiverse as the spell is successfully recast, while unknowingly leaving a piece of the Venom symbiote behind at the bar, which begins to move. The character Gorr the God Butcher appears as the main antagonist of the film Thor: Love and Thunder, wielding a Necrosword as his primary weapon in a similar manner to Hela in Ragnarok. Sony's Spider-Man Universe Following the success of reintroducing Spider-Man in the MCU films Captain America: Civil War (2016) and Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Sony Pictures stated that they were moving forward with the live-action film Venom, written by Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner and directed by Ruben Fleischer. It was released on October 5, 2018, with Tom Hardy portraying Eddie Brock and the title character. The film is separate from the MCU; it is set within its own continuity with no connections to the Spider-Man character, making it the first film in the Sony's Spider-Man Universe. Riot appears as the film's main antagonist, portrayed by Riz Ahmed. A blue symbiote designated SYM-A02 and a yellow symbiote designated SYM-A03 also have minor appearances. The 2021 sequel Venom: Let There Be Carnage featured Cletus Kasady / Carnage portrayed by Woody Harrelson as the main titular antagonist. Video games Multiple video games have featured the symbiotes, most prominently Venom and Carnage. Listed below are games that feature other symbiotes besides them: In the arcade title Spider-Man: The Video Game, the final boss fight consists of a battle against an infinite number of symbiote clones created by Doctor Doom. The only way to win is to kill the "prime clone". Most of the main symbiotes appear in the video game Venom/Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety. In the 2000 Spider-Man video game,