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Morbius(film)

Morbiusis a 2022 Americansuperhero filmbased on theMarvel Comicscharacterof the same name,produced byColumbia Picturesin association withMarvel Entertainment,Arad Productions,andMatt Tolmach Productions,and distributed bySony Pictures Releasing.It is the third film inSony's Spider-Man Universe(SSU). Directed byDaniel Espinosaand written by the writing team ofMatt Sazama and Burk Sharpless,the film starsJared Letoas Dr. Michael Morbius, alongsideMatt Smith,Adria Arjona,Jared Harris,Al Madrigal,andTyrese Gibson.In the film, Michael and his surrogate brother Milo (Smith) becomeliving vampiresafter curing themselves of a rare blood disease.

Morbius
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDaniel Espinosa
Written byMatt Sazama
Burk Sharpless
Based onMarvel Comics
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyOliver Wood
Edited byPietro Scalia[1]
Music byJon Ekstrand
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release dates
  • March 10, 2022(2022-03-10)(Plaza Carso)
  • April 1, 2022(2022-04-01)(United States)
Running time
104 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$75–83 million[3]
Box office$167.5 million[4][5]

There were previously two notable attempts to adapt the character of Michael into a cinematic form since 1998, those being a role in theBladefranchiseas an antagonist and having a solo film produced byArtisan Entertainment,neither of which ever came to fruition. After announcing plans for a newshared universeof films inspired bySpider-Manrelated characters beginning withVenom(2018), Sony began developing a film based on Michael. Sazama and Sharpless had written a script by November 2017, and Leto and Espinosa officially joined in June 2018. Work on the film began at the end of the year with further casting, ahead of production starting in London in February 2019. Filming was confirmed to have been completed by June 2019, with reshoots happening in Los Angeles the following February.Jon Ekstrandwas hired to compose the film's score.

Morbiuspremiered at thePlaza CarsoinMexico Cityon March 10, 2022 and was theatrically released in the United States on April 1, after being delayed several times from an initial July 2020 date, primarily due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.The film was a critical and commercial failure, receiving criticism for the writing, visual effects, andpost-credits scenes,although Smith's performance received some praise; the film also grossed only $167.5 million worldwide. It became the subject ofinternet memesmocking its reception and quality; the popularity of said memes led Sony to re-release the film in theaters the following June, to another commercial failure. It later received fiveGolden Raspberry Awardsnominations, includingWorst Picture,and ended up winningWorst Actorfor Leto andWorst Supporting Actressfor Arjona.

Plot

At a hospital in Greece, 10-year-oldMichael Morbiuswelcomes his surrogate brother Lucien, whom he renames Milo; they bond over their shared blood illness and desire to be "normal". Seeing Michael's potential, their adoptive father and hospital directorNicholasarranges for Michael to attend medical school in New York while he focuses on caring for Milo.

25 years later, Michael publicly declines aNobel Prizefor his work withartificial blood.His colleagueMartine Bancroftdiscovers he has secretly captured dozens ofvampire batsfromCosta Ricain the hope ofsplicingtheir genes with his own to cure his condition. Michael receives funding from Milo to outfit a private mercenary vessel ininternational waterswith his equipment. While the cure works, it transforms Michael into avampirewho kills and drains the crew of their blood after they attack him out of fear. Once his bloodlust subsides and he regains his senses, a horrified Michael erases allCCTVfootage of his experiment before contacting authorities and jumping overboard.

Michael returns to New York and discovers he now hassuperhumanstrength, speed, andecholocation,with his vampire bats treating him as one of their own. To control his bloodlust, he subsists on his artificial blood as it gradually ceases to satisfy his needs. FBI agentsSimon Stroudand Al Rodriguez investigate Michael's victims and deduce his involvement. Milo learns that Michael is cured but becomes furious when Michael refuses to cure him as well. While checking on a hospitalized Martine, Michael finds a dead nurse, drained of her blood. Believing he was responsible, he attempts to escape before being arrested by Stroud. In prison, he is visited by Milo and realizes Milo took his cure and killed the nurse. Michael escapes to confront him. An unrepentant Milo urges Michael to embrace his powers as he has. Unwilling to hurt his brother, Michael flees.

Michael meets Martine, acquires a new lab, and develops anantibodyagainstvampirismto stop Milo; he also plans touse it on himself.Stroud and Rodriguez find footage of one of Milo's attacks and, believing Michael's vampirism to be spreading, release it to the media. Nicholas recognizes Milo and pleads with him to stop. Angered by Nicholas' perceived preference for Michael, Milo mortally wounds him; Michael arrives too late to save him while Milo also mortally wounds Martine. Martine dies in Michael's arms, forcing him to drink her blood. Michael summons an army of bats to restrain Milo and inject the antibody. Milo dies and Michael flies off with the bats, mourning his loved ones and embracing his identity as a vampire. Unbeknownst to him, Martine is resurrected, having ingested a drop of Michael's blood as he fed on her.

In twomid-credits scenes,Adrian Toomesistransported to Michael's universe from his own.[a]Surmising thatSpider-Manis somehow responsible, Toomes approaches the fugitive Michael and suggests that they form a team.[b]

Cast

  • Jared Letoas Dr.Michael Morbius:
    A scientist suffering from a rareblood diseasewhose attempts to cure himself afflict him with a form oftransgenicvampirism,[7][8]gaining all of the superhuman abilities but none of the superstitious weaknesses associated withvampires.Leto was drawn to the character's struggle with his disease and the moral implications of a hero who has a thirst for blood.[9]He found the role surprisingly challenging since it was less character-driven than his prior performances and closer to his real-life personality, not requiring his well-knownmethod actingapproach.[10]Charlie Shotwellportrays a young Michael.[11]
  • Matt Smithas Lucien / Milo Morbius:
    Michael's surrogate brother, a wealthy man originally named Lucien and nicknamed Milo by Michael (due to sharing a bed with many previous boys named Milo), who suffers from the same rare blood disease as he does.[12]When Milo gains the same abilities as Michael, he embraces his identity as a vampire whole-heartedly.[13]Smith was originally announced to play comic book characterLoxias Crown / Hunger,but this was later changed to a significantly different character based on Michael himself.[14]After turning down other superhero film roles, Smith joined the film due toDaniel Espinosa's involvement and encouragement from his formerDoctor WhocastmateKaren Gillan,who portraysNebulain theMarvel Cinematic Universe(MCU).[15]Espinosa encouraged Smith to give a bold, villainous performance.[14]Joseph Esson portrays a young Milo.[16]
  • Adria Arjonaas Dr.Martine Bancroft:A scientist and Michael's colleague.[17][18]Arjona said the character was "the smart one in the room" and took inspiration from politician and activistAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez.[19]
  • Jared Harrisas Dr.Emil Nicholas:A mentor and father figure for Michael and Milo who runs a facility that looks after people with incurable illnesses.[20]
  • Al Madrigalas Al Rodriguez: AnFBIagent hunting Michael, and Stroud's partner.[21]
  • Tyrese GibsonasSimon Stroud:
    An FBI agent hunting Michael, and Rodriguez's partner.[22][21]Gibson noted that the character is white in the comic books, and the producers "made him black" to cast Gibson. While Gibson described Stroud as a "superhero"with a" hi-tech weapons-grade arm "in the film, all scenes featuring this armwere cut.[23]Gibson signed a three-picture deal when he joined the film.[24]

Corey JohnsonportraysmercenaryMr. Fox,[25]whileMichael Keatonmakes acameo appearancein themid-credits scenesasAdrian Toomes / Vulture,reprising his role from the MCU filmSpider-Man: Homecoming(2017).[26]J. K. Simmonsfilmed a cameo reprising his role asJ. Jonah Jameson,but his scenes were cut.[27]

Production

Development

Artisan Entertainmentannounced a deal withMarvel Entertainmentin May 2000 to co-produce, finance, and distribute several films based onMarvel Comicscharacters, includingMorbius, the Living Vampire.[28]Previously, the character was set to appear inBlade(1998), portrayed by directorStephen Norringtonin a cameo appearance ahead of a larger role in a sequel. However, the character was cut from the first film and not introduced inBlade II(2002) after Norrington chose not to return for that film.[29]In May 2017, Sony announced plans for a newshared universefeaturingSpider-Man-related properties beginning withVenomin October 2018;[30]this was later titled "Sony's Spider-Man Universe".[31]In July,Spider-Man: Homecoming(2017) directorJon Wattsexpressed interest in featuring Morbius andBladein the then untitledSpider-Man: Far From Home(2019), believing that the character's dark tone could work well within theMarvel Cinematic Universe(MCU).[32]That November,Matt Sazama and Burk Sharplesssubmitted a script to Sony for aMorbiusfilm, after a "secret development process" at the studio.[33]Jared Letobecame "loosely attached" to star in the title role, but would not commit to the film until he was happy with its direction; Leto asked to personally meet with several director candidates.[34]

Jared Leto stars in the role of Morbius. Director Daniel Espinosa joined the film after meeting with Leto while he was on tour with his bandThirty Seconds to Mars.

By the end of April 2018, Sony had approachedAntoine Fuquaabout potentially directing the film. He expressed interest in taking on the project, and said that if he was to make a film in the superhero genre he would want to make it "something that's closer to what I get excited about."[35]He ultimately chose not to take on the project.[34]Other directors that Sony approached about the film includedF. Gary Gray,who considered directing the film but ultimately turned down the role,[36]andDaniel Espinosa,who previously directed the filmLife(2017) for the studio.[34]In May, whileon tour in Germanywith his bandThirty Seconds to Mars,Leto met with Espinosa to talk about the film,[34]and the pair were both confirmed for the project at the end of June.Avi Arad,Matt Tolmach,andLucas Fosterwere producing,[8]and filming was expected to begin by the end of 2018. Sony was expected to fit the film into its already-set Marvel release slate shortly.[34]

Pre-production

By the end of September, Sony was intending for production on the film to take place inAtlanta, Georgia—whereSpider-Man: HomecomingandVenomwere previously produced—but had still not set a release date for the film.[37][38]Screen Rant's Cooper Hood opined that Sony was likely waiting to see the response toVenomin early October, with Arad confirming at that time that there was excitement at Sony to produceMorbius,especially due to the story of a "healer that becomes a killer, and how do you deal with [that?]"[38]Tolmach said the project was "very far along" at that stage and they were now planning to begin filming in early 2019,[39][40]with the intention thatMorbiuswould be the second film released as part of Sony's shared universe afterVenom.[39]He added that Leto was bringing the same "intensity" to the film that he had brought to playing theJokerinSuicide Squad(2016).[41]By November, box office analysts believed thatVenomhad been successful enough for Sony to move ahead with other films likeMorbius,[42]and at the end of that month the studio dated an untitled Marvel film that was believed to beMorbiusfor a July 10, 2020, release.[43]Adria Arjonaentered negotiations to portray the film's female lead, Martine Bancroft, in December;[17]her involvement was confirmed a month later when Sony pushed the release date to July 31,[18]andMatt Smithalso joined the cast in an undisclosed role.[44][45]Art Marcum and Matt Hollowaymade uncredited contributions to the film's script.[46][47]

Filming

Principal photographybegan during the last week of February 2019 inLondon,[48][49]under theworking titlePlasma.[50]Oliver Woodserved as cinematographer for the film, which would be the last he would do so before his death in February 2023.[51]With the start of filming,Jared HarrisandTyrese Gibsonjoined the cast as Michael's mentor and an FBI agent hunting Michael, respectively.[22][52][53]Smith was reported to be portraying the villainousLoxias Crown / Hunger,[22]though he was later revealed to be playing an original character named Milo who is similar to Loxias Crown.[14]Harris was revealed to be portraying Dr. Nicholas, a mentor and father figure to both Michael and Milo.[20]In March, filming took place inManchester'sNorthern Quarter,doubling forNew York City.[54]A month later, Gibson revealed that he was portraying Simon Stroud, and thatAl Madrigalhad been cast as his partner, Alberto Rodriguez.[21]At the end of the month,Justin Haythewas believed to have contributed to the film's script.[55]Filming was scheduled to take 12 weeks,[15][48]andVenomproducerAmy Pascalsaid in June that production had "just wrapped" on the project.[56]Production also occurred atPinewood Studios.[57]

Post-production

In September 2019, Sony announced a new agreement withDisneythat extended a previous deal to haveMarvel Studiosand its presidentKevin Feigeproduce a sequel toFar From Home,keeping Spider-Man in Marvel's shared universe, the Marvel Cinematic Universe. As part of the new agreement, Feige stated that moving forward the MCU's Spider-Man would be able to "cross cinematic universes" and appear in Sony's own shared universe as well.[58]This interaction was said to be "a 'call and answer' between the two franchises as they acknowledge details between the two in what would loosely be described as a shared detailed universe".[59]The film's first trailer, released in January 2020, includes a brief appearance byMichael Keaton,reprising his role asAdrian Toomes / Vulturefrom the coproduced Marvel Studios filmSpider-Man: Homecoming.[26][60]Some of Keaton's scenes had to be reshot when the events depicted inSpider-Man: No Way Home(2021) did not properly coincide withMorbius.[61]Keaton admitted that he was hastily informed over the reason for his character appearing inMorbius,adding that "even they couldn't quite explain it."[62]Certain moments, such as Michael walking past a graffiti painting of Spider-Man, were added in the film without Espinosa's knowledge, only to be removed in the final film.[63]

Reshoots for the film began inLos Angelesby early February 2020,[64]and were finished a month later when film productions around the United States were halted due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[65]At the end of March, the film's release date was pushed back to March 19, 2021, due to the pandemic closing theaters around the world.[66]In January 2021, the film was delayed again, first to October 8, 2021, and then to January 21, 2022, whenNo Time to Diewas moved to the October 2021 date.[67]At the end of January, Leto revealed that additional reshoots were taking place in mid-February.[68]The film's release was moved back another week at the end of April 2021, moving to January 28, 2022.[67]At the start of January 2022, the film was delayed to April 1, 2022, due to the box office success ofSpider-Man: No Way Homewhich Sony hoped would continue throughout early 2022.[69]Later that month,Corey Johnsonwas revealed to have a role in the film.[25]In March, visual effects supervisorMatthew E. Butlerrevealed thatmotion capturetechnology had been used for Leto to portray Michael's vampiric form.[70]Espinosa citedPokémonas an influence on the portrayal of Michael's powers, specifically singling out the series's use of light and color to depict the title creatures' attacks and abilities.[71]

Music

Main article:Morbius (soundtrack)

By October 2019,Jon Ekstrandwas set to compose the score forMorbiusafter doing the same for Espinosa's previous films.[72]Ekstrand's score was released digitally by Madison Gate Records on April 8, 2022.[73]

Marketing

The teaser trailer for the film was released on January 13, 2020.[9]Julia Alexander atThe Vergedescribed the premise of the film as presented by the trailer as "ridiculous",[74]while Matt Goldberg ofColliderfelt it looked "silly" and also noted that the film looked very similar toVenom,which he acknowledged was commercially successful.[75]Scott Mendelson, writing forForbes,agreed with the comparison toVenomwhich he felt was a good move by Sony due to the success of their last fewSpider-Manfilms, but cautioned that Leto may not have the same box office draw for general audiences thatTom Hardygave toVenom.[76]Much of the discussion surrounding the trailer centered on the revelation of Keaton's role and the visual reference to Spider-Man, which led to questions about the film's relationship with theSpider-Manfilms and the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe.[9][77][74][75]A second trailer was released on November 2, 2021, and led to further confusion and speculation about the film's connections to other franchises. Fans and commentators noted that the trailer, in addition to theVenomfilms, also referencesSam Raimi'sSpider-Mantrilogy,Marc Webb'sThe Amazing Spider-Manfilms,and the MCUSpider-Manfilms despite all three franchises being set in different fictional universes.[78][79][80][81]Prior to the film's theatrical release, Espinosa clarified thatMorbiusis set in the same universe as the SSUVenomfilms.[6]

In March 2022, Sony used theirThe Daily Buglepromotional TikTok account,previously used forSpider-Man: No Way Home,to marketMorbius;the videos feature Nicque Marina reporting on events relative to the film.[82]

Release

Theatrical

Morbiushad its world premiere at thePlaza CarsoinMexico Cityon March 10, 2022,[83][84]and was released in the United States on April 1, 2022, inIMAXand other premium large formats.[69]It was originally set for release on July 10, 2020,[18][43]before moving three weeks later to July 31.[18]The film was then delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, firstly to March 19, 2021,[66]then to October 8, 2021, and to January 21, 2022, before moving a week later to January 28.[67]It was then delayed again to the April 2022 date.[69]Sony chose not to release the film in Russia due to the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[85]

The negative reception toward the film generated an ironicmemeculture surrounding it with "praise", which led Sony to re-release it into 1,000 theaters on June 3, 2022.[86]This re-release also performed poorly, making just $280,000 over the weekend.[87][88]

Home media

Sony signed deals withNetflixandDisneyin April 2021 for the U.S. streaming and TV rights to their 2022 to 2026 film slate, following the films' theatrical and home media windows.[89][90]Netflix signed for exclusive "first pay window" streaming rights, which is typically an 18 month window and included future Marvel films in Sony's Spider-Man Universe.[89]Morbiusbegan streaming on Netflix starting September 7, 2022.[91]Disney signed for "pay 2 window" rights for the films, which would be streamed onDisney+andHuluas well as broadcast on Disney's linear television networks.[90][92]Morbiuswas released on digital download on May 17, 2022, and was released onBlu-ray,DVD,and4K Ultra HDon June 14 bySony Pictures Home Entertainment.[93]

Reception

Box office

Morbiusgrossed $73.9 million in the United States and Canada, and $93.6 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $167.5 million.[5][4]

In the U.S. and Canada,Morbiuswas projected to gross around $33 million from 4,268 theaters in its opening weekend, with some industry tracking going as high as $40–50 million.[94]The film earned $17.3 million on its first day, including $5.7 million from Thursday preview screenings.[3][95]It went on to debut to $39 million, finishing first at the box office.[3][96]In its second weekend of release in the U.S. and Canada, the film grossed $10.2 million and finished second behindSonic the Hedgehog 2,[97]while experiencing a drop of 74%, the second-worst of all time for a superhero movie, behind onlySteel(1997), and the worst of any tentpole superhero movie.[98]It fell to sixth place at the box office in its third weekend, grossing $4.7 million (a drop of 54%),[99]and dropped to ninth place in its fourth weekend with $2.3 million (a drop of 51%).[100]The film earned $1.5 million in its fifth weekend, finishing tenth.[101]Morbiusdropped out of the box office top ten in its sixth weekend.[102]The film's "re-release" in theaters during its tenth weekend made $310,665 from 1,037 screens during its first three days.[103]

Outside the U.S. and Canada, the film earned $44.9 million from 62 international markets in its opening weekend, including $2.5 million fromIMAXscreens.[104]It added $15 million in its second weekend for a drop of 62%.[105]It added $6.7 million in the third weekend,[106]$3.3 million in its fourth,[107]and $1.6 million in its fifth.[108]

On June 3, 2022, Sony announced the film would return to 1,000 theaters weeks after its initial theatrical and digital release. This was largely attributed to the film's influx in attention from Internet memes in the weeks prior.[109]This decision was also met with criticism from various outlets, which speculated that the release was because Sony was unaware that the Internet trend was not due to legitimate popular admiration towards the film.[110][111]Upon its re-release the film performed very poorly, making only $85,000 on the day it was released, with many outlets claiming the filmbombedfor a second time.[112][113]After a dismal $300,000 weekend performance in its re-release—a $289 per-theater average—Sony pulled the film entirely from theaters; it was the 14th highest-grossing film domestically for its short re-release period.[114][5]

Critical response

OnRotten Tomatoes,the film has an approval rating of 15% based on 284 reviews, with an average rating of 3.8/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Cursed with uninspired effects, rote performances, and a borderline nonsensical story, this dreary mess is a vein [sic] attempt to makeMorbiushappen. "[115]It ranks as the 18th worst-reviewed superhero movie on the site.[116]Metacriticassigned the film aweighted average scoreof 35 out of 100 based on 55 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[117]Indo-Asian News Servicedescribed the film as having been "utterly ravaged" by critics,[118]andVarietyreported reception as being "comically bad".[119]Jonathon Crump ofManchester Evening Newsreported that early reviews to the film are mixed at best, although he noted that some critics "praised the acting in the film, including Leto's performance".[120]Variety's Ellise Shafer also said while the reviews were negative overall, Smith "did receive some praise for his performance".[121]Audiences polled byCinemaScoregave the film an average grade of "C+" on an A+ to F scale, while those atPostTrakgave it a 62% positive score (with an average 2.5 out of 5 stars), with 47% saying they would definitely recommend it.[3]The C+ score is the second-worst of any Marvel adaptation, ahead of onlyFantastic Four(2015).[122]

Reviewing the film forCollider,Emma Kiely felt that the "central problem ofMorbiusis a lazy and uninspiring script "and added that" no weight or depth is given to any character. "She also noted that there is" little humor "in the film and" when it tries to make a tongue-in-cheek joke, it fails miserably. "[123]Barry Hertz ofThe Globe and Mailpanned the film, saying it "is charmless, incoherent, ugly and so aggressively stupid that it defies any attempt to shove it into the desperate 'guilty pleasure' box."[124]Wendy Ide ofThe Observergave the film 1 out of 5 stars, calling it an "incoherent, vampire-themed Marvel offcut."[125]Hannah Strong ofLittle White Liesalso gave the film 1 out of 5 stars, describing it as "soulless, tedious filmmaking".[126]Richard Roeperof theChicago Sun-Timesawarded the film 2 out of 4 stars, saying: "It looks likeMorbiusmight soon cross paths with Spider-Man in one universe or another, but that would be a big step up for him, because his introductory vehicle feels more like a just-average 1990s vampire movie. "[127]Mick LaSalleof theSan Francisco Chronicleawarded the film a 3 out of 4 and called the film "briskly riveting" and a "perfect antidote to bloatedThe Batman".[128]Chris Bumbray ofJoBlo.comgave the film a 6 out of 10 and called it "a decent enough start for the latest addition to theSony Spider-Man Universe"while also praising the cinematography and" horror aspects "of the plot.[129]

Leah Greenblatt ofEntertainment Weeklygave the film a B grade, saying that Leto "hits the right notes of fear and longing in a surprisingly restrained performance".[130]Stephanie ZacharekofTimecommended Leto's performance writing that it has a "quietly vibrating vulnerability".[131]The Hollywood Reporter's David Rooney said the film "only intermittently matches the intensity" of Leto's performance and wrote: "It's just a shame this opening salvo takes itself too seriously to have much fun with the mayhem, despite the potential in Smith's devilish turn for amusing interplay between the antagonists."[132]Matt Donato ofIGN,who awarded the film a 5 out of 10, praised Smith's performance for providing a "colorfulness the film desperately needs", saying that his "flamboyance and spirit is the antithesis to Leto's drearily dour genius, which is a purposeful but inefficient comparison", and unfavorably compared Leto's solemn performance to Tom Hardy's "campy"performance in theVenomfilms. "[133]

The post-credits scenes also came under heavy scrutiny and became a joke in the eyes of the general public due to the failedfan service,confusing and incoherent explanation, and dialogue.[134]Kate Erbland ofIndieWirestated, "This is confusing stuff, and the appearance of Keaton in a pair of [mid-credits] scenes does little to help the sense thatMorbiusis mostly incoherent, or at least very at odds with whatever it's trying to say. "[135]Julia Glassman ofThe Mary Suefound the overall reveal weak, stating, "I'm beginning to wonder if Sony just... doesn't quitegetthe point of [mid-credits] scenes. "[136]Time Out's Cathy Brennan felt that the film's "attempts" to "court an audience by dangling a potential connection" to the MCU's Spider-Man is "the worst kind of unearned fan service in a film this lacklustre."[137]

Two years after the film's release, Espinosa expressed regret over making the film stating, "To make a movie through committee, I think, is very hard, and I felt in the end that maybe a different director would have been a better fit."[138]

At the43rd Golden Raspberry Awards,Morbiusreceived nominations forWorst Picture,Worst Director,andWorst Screenplay;and wonWorst ActorandWorst Supporting Actress.[139]

Internet memes

Due to its lackluster box office performance and dour critical reception,Morbiusinspired variousInternet memes.[140]Polygonwrote that the film became "a kind of collective internethate watch",[141]with fans sharing memeshitpostswhichironicallypraised it.[c]Following its release, the hashtag #MorbiusSweep, which jokingly claimedMorbiuswas the most financially and critically successful film of all time, began trending.[146]Claims included the film becoming the first to sell over a trillion tickets,[147]the first to make over a "morbillion"dollars,[148]receiving an impossible 203% or higher approval rating (and similarly-impossible 142% or higher audience rating) from Rotten Tomatoes,[149]and an edited screenshot of theWikipediapage covering thehighest-grossing films,withMorbiussupposedly having earned $352.9 trillion.[143]Another example made the claim thatMartin Scorsese,who had previously declared that superhero films were not cinema, had changed his mind after seeing the film; this fake quote was shared on Instagram byMorbiusactor Tyrese Gibson and later deleted, which journalists attributed to Gibson believing it was genuine.[150]

The film received a resurgence in Internet memes following its release tovideo on demand,with many involving the fake catchphrase "it's Morbin' time",[151][152][153]a play on thePower Rangerscatchphrase "it's Morphin' time"[154][155]and/or theBen Grimmcatchphrase "It's Clobberin' Time".[156][157]Users on the film's officialDiscordserver call themselves "Morbheads",[147]and users engaged in "Morbin'"on various Discord servers by distributingpiratedcopies.[158]A large number of channels on the live-streaming serviceTwitchbegan illegally hosting the entire film on repeat;[153][159]one channel, Morbius247, was banned after acquiring thousands of followers.[160]Morbiuspiracy spread to other platforms, includingTwitter,where the entire film was posted in a series of 52 two-minute long videos, compressed into a 30-second long video, and the entire script copy-and-pasted into individual tweets.[161][162]OnTumblr,the entire film was compressed into a minusculeGIFfile and widely spread.[141]Additionally, viralfake newsposts claiming that aMorbiussequel had been greenlit as a result of the Internet memes spread on Twitter,[163][164]leading "Morbius 2"to trend on the website,[165][166]in addition to the phrase "it's Morbin' time" trending on Twitter for a week.[167]

Leto, in response to the memes, tweeted "What time is it?" and a 19-second video where he was "caught" reading a script titledMorbius 2: It's Morbin' Time"written" by himself under the pseudonymBartholomew Cubbins.[168][169]Following the financial failure of the re-release, a petition was started onChange.orgto put the film back in theaters for a third time with the claim that "we were all busy that weekend".[170]

Future

In January 2021, Leto said there was potential for Michael to appear alongside the characterBladein a future project, withMahershala Alicast in that role for theMarvel Cinematic Universe(MCU).[171]That December, in discussing the introduction of themultiverseinSpider-Man: No Way Home(2021), Leto said there was potential for further crossovers with his character in future films.[172]Tom Hollandexpressed interest in seeinghis version of Spider-Manfrom the MCU fighting Michael in the future,[173]while producersKevin FeigeandAmy Pascalconfirmed interest in a potential film starring both Leto and Ali.[174]In March 2022, Leto also expressed interest in a future film featuring Michael appearing alongsideVenom,portrayed by Tom Hardy.[175]During CinemaCon 2022, Sony announced numerous Marvel projects. Some outlets noted that whileVenom: The Last Dance(2024) andSpider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Versewere announced, there was no announcement for aMorbiussequel, leaving the character's future in question.[176][177]

Notes

  1. ^Toomes is transported from theMarvel Cinematic UniversetoSony's Spider-Man Universedue to the events of the filmSpider-Man: No Way Home(2021).[6]
  2. ^Identified off-screen as theSinister Six[6]
  3. ^Attributed to multiple sources:[140][142][143][144][145]

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