Besides giving us a new teaser at CCXP Worlds 2021, Sony also released a new poster forMorbius. StarringJared Letoas the titular half-vampire antihero,Morbiusis the next chapter inSony’s Spider-Man Universe, a cinematic universe connected toTom Hardy’sVenommovies and possibly the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Morbiustells the story of Doctor Michael Morbius, a man with a rare and deadly blood disease who’s ready to do anything he can to find a cure. Unfortunately, during his search for a miraculous medicine, Morbius ends up turning himself into a blood-thirsty half-vampire that preys on humans to survive. However, Morbius’ curse comes with a few perks, such as enhanced strength, speed, reflexes, and even teleportation abilities. In the comic books, Morbius uses his new powers to fight crime viciously, and it’s expected the movie adaptation to follow the same path. Besides introducing a new anti-hero,Morbiusis also the next piece in Sony’s plan to connect their superhero movies with the MCU. So far, Sony and Disney left their superhero movies in separate universes, but as the MCU jumpstarts the Multiverse, anything became possible.
In less than two weeks,Spider-Man: No Way Homewill featureAlfred Molina’s Doctor Octopus,Jamie Foxx’s Electro,Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin, and, asrecently revealed,Thomas Haden Church’s Sandman andRhys Ifans' Lizard. All these villains come from Sony’s previous iterations of the Web Crawler, exactly one bad guy for each pre-MCU film — three starringTobey Maguireas the titular hero, and the other two led byAndrew Garfield. Also, sinceVenom: Let There Be Carnageshattered the barrier between Sony’s movies and the MCU, it’s fair to say thatMorbiusmight be the first movie to show the aftermath ofNo Way Home.
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Morbius’ latest trailerreferences multiple iterations of Spider-Manin theaters, with nods to the events lived both byTom Hollandin the Marvel Cinematic Universe andAndrew GarfieldinThe Amazing Spider-Manshort-lived franchise. Additionally, the trailer has a clever easter-egg withTobey Maguire’s Spider-Man costume and mentions Hardy’s Venom by name, leading fans to wonder what exactly is happening behind the cameras.
As new marketing material gets released by Sony, it becomes clearer thatMorbiusis more than a standalone movie, as every poster, trailer, and teaser tries to connect to other Sony productions. Consider thatTom Hardy’s Venom is reportedly making a cameo inMorbius,andMichael Keatonmight be reprising his role as the MCU’s Vulture, and it seems like Sony and Disney superhero movies will become part of the same continuity.
Directed byDaniel Espinosafrom a script byMatt SazamaandBurk Sharpless,Morbiuswill hit theaters on August 19, 2025. Check out the new poster below.
