As soon as upon a time, not so way back, Sony Photos tried to create a cinematic universe primarily based on Spider-Man, with out the web-slinger himself. It went in addition to Marvel followers anticipated, with Morbius rapidly changing into one of the vital notorious (and worst) superhero films of all time. If it wasn’t already clear that the studio has in over its head with the thought, they tried to rent one of the vital distinctive filmmakers working at the moment to helm the field workplace flop.
Whereas on the Combined Alerts podcast, Eddington director Ari Aster revealed that Sony approached him years in the past to helm Morbius, which starred Jared Leto. Aster stored issues temporary and did not expose any particulars, however it’s protected to say that the conversations with Sony in all probability didn’t get very far. Regardless of that includes a Spider-Man character and a few star expertise, Morbius proved to be a catastrophe for the studio, one which finally led to the dissolution of the shared universe. If the Midsommar and Hereditary director tried his hand on the superhero style, Morbius would have been the worst begin possible (however in all probability higher than what we bought).
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Supply: Combined Alerts
Morbius
- Launch Date
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April 1, 2022
- Runtime
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108 minutes
