Overview
- Michael Mando has returned as Mac Gargan/Scorpion in Spider‑Man: Brand New Day and has publicly described that performance as only “level one” of the character’s arc.
- In interviews and a Reddit AMA this week, Mando said Gargan could evolve across “two or three” levels and suggested the character’s ultimate form could be Venom.
- Marvel Studios and Sony have not green‑lit any Gargan→Venom storyline and studio leaders including Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal would make any final decision.
- Commentators note an existing fragment of Eddie Brock’s symbiote in MCU continuity makes a Gargan‑host plausible but adopting the comic origin would likely require retconning Gargan’s backstory.
- Practical issues could complicate the transition: Brand New Day’s tactile aesthetic and Tom Holland’s remark that a symbiote would need a CGI component mean visual and tonal choices will shape whether the idea is used.