The film will be set in Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU), the same universe that Venom (2018), Morbius (2022), Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021), Silver Sable, The Black Cat, Nightwatch, Silk, Madame Web (2024) and Kraven the Hunter (2024) are set in.
Sony Pictures Entertainment announced the film is in development two months before the release of Venom (2018).