Spider-Man No Way Home end credits scenes explained | Radio Times

The movie picks up where Spider-Man: Far From Home – which saw Spider-Man’s identity revealed to the world after he was framed for the murder of Mysterio/Quentin Beck (Jake Gyllenhaal) – left off.

In Spider-Man: No Way Home, Peter (Tom Holland) attempts to get help from Doctor Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) to do undo the damage – and soon finds himself facing battles with his various foes from across the multiverse, from Jamie Foxx’s Electro to Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin and Alfred Molina’s Doc Ock.

The movie soon crescendos to an epic and devastating ending which we have explained here.

However, as with the other Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, there are end credits scenes to pay close attention to as well.

So, without further ado, here is an explainer of what those end credits scenes mean for the film.

Finally, here is all you need to know about how to watch Spider-Man: No Way Home or, if you’re wondering which Spider-Man movies to watch before, then feast your eyes on our guide to all the Marvel movies in order.

**Spoiler warning for Spider-Man: No Way Home**

Spider-Man: No Way Home end credits scene 1 - Venom

Tom Hardy's venom (Sony, HF)

The first credits sting is a follow-up to the shock Venom: Let There Be Carnage end credits scene, which saw Tom Hardy's Eddie Brock transported to the Marvel Cinematic Universe under mysterious circumstances.

The unexplained incident occurs while Brock and his symbiote partner are enjoying some downtime in their hotel room at a South American beach resort, switching on the TV to see Tom Holland's disgraced Spider-Man on the news.

No Way Home reveals that it was Doctor Strange's spell that briefly brought Venom into the MCU, summoning everyone who knows that Peter Parker is Spider-Man.

It's unclear how Eddie Brock is included in that since he's yet to encounter any version of the web-slinger in his own universe, but prior to their teleportation Venom does brag about how the symbiote hive-mind knows many secrets of the universe.

In a funny twist, Hardy's Venom never actually shows up in the main plot of No Way Home, with this first end credits scene revealing he never leaves the tropical resort he turns up at.

Instead, he gets leathered at the hotel lounge as he attempts to wrap his head around all the events that have happened in the MCU so far, as explained to him by the bartender (played by Ted Lasso star Cristo Fernández).

Among the references, Brock is mind-blown to learn that this universe has "tons of super people" including a billionaire with a "tin suit" and a green monster simply known as Hulk.

"And you thought Lethal Protector was a s**t name," says Venom, throwing shade at Bruce Banner's rage monster.

He later hears about the traumatic events of Infinity War and the blip, with Venom being outraged by the idea that in this universe, aliens like "stones" rather than "eating brains".

A drunken Brock stumbles up from the bar and says: "Maybe I should go to New York and speak to this Spider-Man," but moments later is sent back to his own separate universe, as were the other inter-dimensional guests at the climax of the film.

Fernández's bartender is just annoyed that he didn't pay his bar tab before disappearing.

Just as it seems this scene might be fun, but largely inconsequential, the camera zooms in on the bar, where it is revealed that a tiny bit of the Venom symbiote separated from Brock and has been left to roam the MCU.

It starts moving across the bar, implying that it could cross paths with Tom Holland's Peter Parker in the as-yet-untitled Spider-Man 4, opening the door for the famous black suit storyline as well as the MCU's own distinct version of Venom.

Spider-Man: No Way Home end credits scene 2 - Doctor Strange

The second No Way Home end credits scene comes right at the very end of the screening and is actually a full-length trailer for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, currently due for release in May.

This official teaser trailer for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has now been released online, and you can watch it below:

The trailer opens with a voiceover from Baron Mordo (Chiwetel Ejiofor), recalling his line from Strange's first solo film, where he warned that magical recklessness "will not go unpunished".

It's safe to assume that he won't be happy about Strange's latest spell gone wrong, which very nearly ripped the multiverse wide open at the end of No Way Home – expect some serious ramifications here.

We then see the return of Rachel McAdams as Dr Christine Palmer, seen in a wedding dress about to get married, possibly to Stephen Strange himself.

But the next return is sure to generate more conversation, as we finally catch up with Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch following the events of WandaVision, which are addressed head-on in the trailer.

Wanda Maximoff in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness — Wanda Maximoff in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Marvel Studios

"I knew sooner or later you'd show up," she tells Strange from her picturesque garden. "I made mistakes and people were hurt."

Strange assures her he's "not here to talk about Westview", instead asking for her help with a multiversal threat, although rumour has it that Wanda's flirtation with villainy is far from over.

Later scenes give us a first look at Xochitl Gomez as fan-favourite universe-hopping character America Chavez, as well as Doctor Strange's tentacled nemesis, Shuma Gorath.

The trailer ends with a bombshell reveal as Mordo regretfully informs Strange: "The greatest threat to our universe is you."

He then steps aside to reveal the so-called "evil Doctor Strange" also known as Doctor Strange Supreme, who was introduced to the MCU earlier this year in Disney Plus animated series What If...?.

Check out an earlier theory of ours for more information on evil Doctor Strange.

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David CraigSenior Drama Writer

David Craig is the Senior Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering the latest and greatest scripted drama and comedy across television and streaming. Previously, he worked at Starburst Magazine, presented The Winter King Podcast for ITVX and studied Journalism at the University of Sheffield.