Miles Morales voice actor Nadji Jeter claims Insomniac’s standalone Venom game was cancelled after Tony Todd’s death in 2024. Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier flatly denies the claim. Here is the full picture of everything known about the project.
Insomniac Games’ rumoured standalone Venom project became the centre of a heated debate on 25 April 2026 after conflicting statements emerged from industry figures. Nadji Jeter, the voice and motion-capture actor behind Miles Morales in the Marvel’s Spider-Man series, revealed on the Love It Film podcast that the studio had planned both a dedicated Venom game and Venom DLC for Spider-Man 2, but scrapped both following the death of Venom voice actor Tony Todd in November 2024. Within hours, Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier responded with a blunt denial: “This isn’t true.”
What Exactly Did Nadji Jeter Say?
During the podcast, Jeter stated: “We were going to have a Venom game. Yeah, we were going to drop a Venom game and a Venom DLC, but we lost Tony Todd.” He described having personally seen the game’s opening sequence and being briefed on the full scope of the project. According to Jeter, the game was envisioned as a standalone experience building on the Venom gameplay segment from Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, where players briefly controlled the symbiote inside Oscorp.
Jeter also spoke emotionally about his relationship with Todd, who played Venom in Spider-Man 2 and became one of the game’s standout performances. “He was like, ‘You’re my nephew now.’ We were doing Comic-Cons together,” Jeter recalled. Todd passed away on 6 November 2024 at the age of 69 after a long battle with illness.
Why Are Insiders Pushing Back?
Jason Schreier’s denial carries significant weight in the gaming industry, given his track record of accurate reporting on internal studio matters. His simple “This isn’t true” comment, posted in response to the cancellation rumour, was widely interpreted as confirmation that the project had not been killed.
Adding further doubt to the cancellation narrative, a reported game developer on ResetEra wrote: “Unless it was canceled in the past two or so weeks, this runs contradictory to what was being discussed at GDC. And Todd died way before GDC 2026.” GDC 2026 took place from 9 to 13 March in San Francisco, well over a year after Todd’s death. If the Venom project was still a topic of discussion among developers at GDC, the idea that it was cancelled specifically because of Todd’s passing does not align.
The Origin of the Venom Project: The 2023 Insomniac Leak
The standalone Venom game first became public knowledge through a December 2023 ransomware attack on Insomniac Games by the group Rhysida. The breach exposed internal documents revealing the studio’s roadmap stretching into the early 2030s. Among the projects listed were Marvel’s Spider-Man 3 (targeting a 2028 internal window), Marvel’s Wolverine, Marvel’s X-Men, a now-cancelled multiplayer title called Marvel’s Spider-Man: The Great Web, and a standalone Venom spin-off.
The leaked materials indicated that the Venom game was originally scoped to be similar in size to Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, the 2020 spin-off that delivered roughly 8 to 10 hours of content. Internal slides also showed plans for cancelled Spider-Man 2 DLC content that was expected to be folded into the Venom project, potentially expanding its runtime to 12 to 15 hours.
What Reports Have Said About the Game’s Details
In September 2025, MP1st published a detailed report based on sources familiar with Insomniac’s plans. The key claims included: Marvel’s Wolverine was on track for a 2026 release, and the Venom project remained in active development. A secondary source, which MP1st noted it could not independently verify, stated Eddie Brock would serve as the game’s protagonist and new symbiote host, replacing Harry Osborn from Spider-Man 2’s storyline.
The same report indicated Cletus Kasady would return as Carnage, serving as the main antagonist. Anti-Venom was also said to feature in the game, though not the Peter Parker-controlled version. Instead, the more monstrous comic-book iteration associated with Eddie Brock was described. MP1st cautioned that the Venom project was likely still in pre-production as Insomniac focused its primary resources on completing Wolverine.
By March 2026, additional reports suggested the game had reached more advanced stages of development, with combat and movement systems reportedly making meaningful progress. The most optimistic timelines pointed to a potential 2027 reveal and release, though this remained contingent on the project’s scale and Wolverine’s completion.
How Marvel’s Wolverine Affects the Timeline
Marvel’s Wolverine is confirmed for a 15 September 2026 release on PS5. It represents Insomniac’s current top priority and the next entry in the studio’s growing Marvel gaming universe. Until Wolverine ships, full production resources are unlikely to shift to the Venom project.
In early April 2026, analysis of a Sony investor call suggested the company had acknowledged a spin-off game based on a popular Marvel IP that had been in development for over four years. While Sony did not name the project directly, the description closely matched the Venom game’s known parameters. The timeline, the spin-off label, and the comparison to Miles Morales all pointed toward the same conclusion.
Is the Venom Game Actually Cancelled?
The balance of evidence leans toward the project still existing in some form. Jeter’s account is sincere and based on what he was personally shown, but voice actors are not always kept informed about the latest internal decisions at a studio. He may have been told the project was no longer happening, or he may have drawn a personal connection between the cancellation and Todd’s death that does not reflect the studio’s actual reasoning.
On the other side, Schreier’s denial, the GDC 2026 developer comment, the September 2025 MP1st report, the March 2026 development progress claims, and the Sony investor call all suggest continuity. Insomniac has never officially announced the Venom game, so there has been no formal cancellation either. Until Sony or Insomniac speaks publicly, the most responsible position is to treat the project as unconfirmed but likely still in development.
Insomniac’s Broader Marvel Roadmap
Insomniac Games has become PlayStation’s flagship Marvel studio since the first Marvel’s Spider-Man launched in 2018. The franchise has achieved enormous commercial success: the original game sold 3.3 million copies in its first three days and became the best-selling superhero game of all time in the US. Spider-Man 2 earned a 90/100 Metacritic score on PS5.
The studio’s projected pipeline, based on both leaks and confirmed releases, appears to follow this sequence: Marvel’s Wolverine in September 2026, followed by the Venom spin-off potentially in 2027 or 2028, then Marvel’s Spider-Man 3 around 2029 to 2030, and the Marvel’s X-Men project further out. Insomniac also signed an agreement with Marvel to develop X-Men games through 2035, positioning Wolverine as the start of a mutant-focused trilogy.
What Should Fans Expect Next?
The clearest moment of truth arrives after Marvel’s Wolverine launches in September 2026. Insomniac typically reveals its next project within the year following a major release. If the studio announces Spider-Man 3 next, it would strongly suggest the Venom game was either cancelled or pushed significantly further back. If Venom is announced first, it would confirm the spin-off survived internal changes and Tony Todd’s recasting.
Regardless of outcome, the demand for a Venom-focused game remains substantial. The character’s playable segment in Spider-Man 2 was one of the most discussed parts of that game, and Todd’s unforgettable vocal performance cemented Venom as a fan favourite within Insomniac’s universe. Whether the project arrives in 2027 or later, the appetite is clearly there.
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