It’s Morbin' time - Disney+ style. Yes, after its stint as part of the Netflix catalog, Disney’s licensing deal with Sony means that, just like several other Marvel titles, such asVenomandSpider-Man: Homecoming,Morbiusnow has a streaming release date set for its Disney+ debut. The Jared Leto box office tragedy will get the chance to take a bite of the MCU cherry as it joins the ever-growing list of Marvel titles on the platform on March 1. Does this mean thatMorbiuswill gain a whole new wave of praise? Let’s not hold our breath for miracles.
WhileMadame Web has taken the crown from Morbiusas the worst-rated, lowest opening movie of Sony’s Spider-Man related movie franchise,Morbiusstill has a chance to regain its less-than prestigious title as more people discover it on Disney+.
Biochemist Michael Morbius tries to cure himself of a rare blood disease, but he inadvertently infects himself with a form of vampirism instead. Starring Jared Leto and Michael Keaton.
Sometimes a movie can deliver too many cameos and Easter eggs for its own good. Despite being littered with a huge amount of multiverse worlds and therefore more of these references than your average movie,Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Versehas paid off on pretty much every one of them. This includes as surprising explanation of that glaring question of howMorbius’ post-credits scenes included the MCU’s Vulture after Doctor Strange’s multiverse spell had been corrected.
Morbiuswas a mess of a movie, having been delayed many times, pivoting itself as a Spider-Man referencing film in its trailers then cutting all links to the webbed wonder from its final cut and coming up with a massively convoluted link to the MCU in its post credits scenes. These scenes sawMichael Keaton’s Adrian Toomes aka Vulturebeing throw from his MCU jail cell to the Sony Spider-Man Universe. While something similar happened to Tom Hardy’s Eddie Brock aka Venom, his character was returned to his own universe by the end of the movie. Toomes though was allowed to remain in Sony’s universe and meet up with Morbius to discuss a Spider-Man that Morbius should have no knowledge of.
InSpider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse,Miles Morales and a number of his other Spider-mancounterparts are seen stopping a disaster caused by Kingpin’s Super Collider. However, an unplanned side effect of the Collider’s powers was to see various Spider-Man villains, including Donald Glover’s Prowler from the MCU and a version of Vulture finding themselves thrown into completely different universes to where they should be in the form of “incursions.” Going on the principle that everything that happens in the Spider-Verse movies is linked to the wider multiverse, then this could finally be the reason Michael Keaton’s Vulture was thrown into the world of Morbius.
Will Morbius Return to the Big Screen?
Despite the movie crashing and burning – twice – in theaters, Sony have virtually committed to bringing Morbius back for another movie in some form. Whether this is as part of the team up movie or another solo project is not yet known, but the idea of anyone at Sony wanting to go through the trauma ofMorbiusall over again seems very unlikely right now.
This year will be a big test for Sony’s live-action movie plans after Madame Web’s disastrous start at the box offfice.Kraven the Hunteris the next up to try and make people care about theSpider-Man villains universebeing slowly put together for an as yet unknown purpose.
What Does Madame Web’s Disastrous Reception Mean for Kraven the Hunter?
Do the negative reviews for Madame Web already spell doom for Kraven the Hunter?
Kraven the Hunterwill try to bring yet another strand to the tapestry being woven around the world of Spider-Man, but all without the main web-slinger himself. Sony may have struck the big time withSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, but their live-action offerings have so far proven that they don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got Spidey’s swing.
