It is unknown whether it will be related to the Spider-Man film franchise or the MCU 's Spider-Man .
By March 2016 , Sony was moving forward with the standalone Venom film with Dante Harper writing the script , Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach producing and Tom Hardy as the titular character ; it is unknown whether it will be related to the Spider-Man film franchise or the MCU 's Spider-Man.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2