ESPN is owned by Disney, this is the clearest indication yet that Spiderman will show up in a Venom film.
Tom Hardy is Tom Holland's mentor, everything the younger actor knows about acting he learned shooting Locke. Hardy has signed a three picture deals and he gets a cut of the profits. I don't know about Fleischer's status but Hardy will probably retain the services of Calgary's Todd McFarlane, Venom is his creation. McFarlane played no part in Spiderman 3 - lesson learned.