Is this really the end for Tom Hardy’s Eddie Brock?

Warning: This story contains spoilers forVenom: The Last Dance.

Tom Hardys Eddie Brock has finally waltzed off into the sunset…or has he?

Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock in ‘Venom: The Last Dance’

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DoesVenom: The Last Dancehave a post-credits scene?

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Yes.

Regardless, it seems theVenomseries more than adequately set itself up for a future without its leading man.

Knull and his Necrosword; Andy Serkis in 2024.

Knull and his Necrosword; Andy Serkis in 2024.Marvel; Jeff Spicer/Getty

What happens at the end ofVenom: The Last Dance?

Strickland is in charge of decommissioning Area 51, where the explosive climax takes place.

The final scene finds Brock in Manhattan reminiscing about all the good times he and Venom had together.

Cristo Fernandez Venom

Cristo Fernández.Sony/Marvel

What happens inVenom: The Last Dances mid-credits scene?

Your champion has fallen, Knull says of Venom.

Your planets will be mine.

The King in Black is awake.

I will kill your world.

Everyone will burn, and you will watch.

What happens inVenom: The Last Dances post-credits scene?

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The post-credits scene goes a long way towards explaining the slightly cryptic mid-credits stinger.

Cristo Fernandez’s bartender emerges from the Area 51 cavern in which he hid during the climax.

Might there be a team-up with Spider-Man on the horizon?

Well have to wait to find out.