Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Removed These 8 Villains (Photos)

In continuing Spider-Verse's pattern of bringing in the niche and absurd from Spider-Man lore, eight lesser-known villains were almost included in 2023's Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.

Throughout both Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and its sequel, niche aspects of Spider-Man lore have gotten the spotlight — from Spider-Man Noir to Spider-Ham and even to the Spider-Mobile. All of those and more have real (sometimes even canon) comic precedence.

One such piece of lore that almost made it into Spider-Verse 2 was The Bar With No Name, a hangout for all of Spidey's rogues (and sometimes even other Marvel heroes' rogues galleries). Several such rogues, noted as "background villains," were cut from the movie, so it's fair to assume they may have populated the bar.

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