ed ▁as ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁a ▁shared ▁fict ional ▁universe , ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁continued ▁with ▁two ▁sequ els ▁and ▁several ▁spin - offs , ▁most ▁not ably ▁films ▁centered ▁on ▁Ven om ▁and ▁the ▁Sin ister ▁Six . ▁Due ▁to ▁performing ▁below ▁expect ations , ▁all ▁subsequent ▁install ments ▁were ▁cancel led ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁iteration ▁of ▁the ▁character , ▁port rayed ▁by ▁Tom ▁Holland ▁in ▁the ▁Marvel ▁Cin ematic ▁Un iverse ▁( MC U ), ▁began ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁film ▁Captain ▁America : ▁Civil ▁War . ▁The ▁planned ▁spin - offs ▁were ▁re - pur posed ▁for ▁a ▁tim eline ▁separate ▁from ▁The ▁Ama zing ▁Spider - Man ▁continu ity ▁and ▁the ▁MC U , ▁beginning ▁with ▁ 2 0 1 8 ' s ▁Ven om ▁and ▁will ▁be ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁up coming ▁films ▁Mor b ius ▁and ▁Ven om : ▁Let ▁There ▁Be ▁Car n age , ▁both ▁scheduled ▁for ▁ 2 0 2 1 . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁O sc orp ▁scient ist ▁Richard ▁Parker ▁records ▁a ▁video ▁message ▁to ▁explain ▁his ▁disapp earance . ▁Later , ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Mary , ▁are ▁ab o ard ▁a ▁private ▁jet ▁hij ack ed ▁by ▁an ▁assass in ▁sent ▁to ▁kill ▁Richard ▁and ▁his ▁wife . ▁Richard ▁and ▁Mary ▁fight ▁off ▁the ▁man , ▁but ▁the ▁en su ing ▁struggle ▁causes ▁the ▁plane ▁to ▁crash , ▁killing ▁both ▁Richard ▁and ▁Mary , ▁after ▁he ▁upload s ▁the ▁video . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁present ▁time