Morbius was confirmed for release on July 31, 2020. The release date occurs during peak summer movie season, indicating Sony has high hopes for its next film about a Spider-Man villain.
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Daniel Espinosa is directing Morbius. This is Espinosa's first time directing a film based on a comic book character. Since earning attention for the 2010 Swedish-language crime/action film Easy Money starring Joel Kinnaman, Espinosa has gone on to direct films primarily in that vein. Past credits include Safe House starring Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds; Child 44 starring Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, and Noomi Rapace; and Life starring Reynolds, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Rebecca Ferguson.
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The Morbius cast will be led by Jared Leto ... It was confirmed at the same time Leto's casting was that playing Morbius would not affect his future as The Joker in other films.
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Doctor Who alum Matt Smith joined the cast shortly before filming began and will play the character Loxias Crown. Loxias is based on a Marvel villain but has been tweaked slightly so that he will be established as Morbius' former friend and a man who suffers from the same blood disease as him, too.
Re: [Film] Morbius, The Living Vampire
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2019 7:34 pm
by hepcat
I'm in...in spite of the Leto casting choice. But hey, he has done good movies in the past. Perhaps he'll come through with this one.
Re: [Film] Morbius, The Living Vampire
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 3:44 pm
by Paingod
It's like Spider-Man, but with bats. Like Bat-Man or something.
Re: [Film] Morbius, The Living Vampire
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 4:23 pm
by hepcat
Seems they're going more for traditional vampire instead of science vampire. That's too bad. Also, I really hope they aren't planning on just making another Anne Rice vamp and avoiding the tortured, pale white with skull like nose comic book version.
edit: just noticed the still from the first shot of the trailer. Seems they are going with the ghoulish looking Morbius. That's a relief.
Re: [Film] Morbius, The Living Vampire
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 5:30 pm
by Jaymann
It's a bit less than Spiderman.
Re: [Film] Morbius, The Living Vampire
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 5:32 pm
by hepcat
Re: [Film] Morbius, The Living Vampire
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 6:23 pm
by Smoove_B
Looking forward to the fights between fans of Morbius, Man-Bat and Batmanuel.
Re: [Film] Morbius, The Living Vampire
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 7:01 pm
by hepcat
I was nodding along until you brought up Batmanuel. How dare you take his name lightly.
In the words of the great one: "blah blah blah condom, blah blah blah call girl, blah blah blah paternity suit, blah blah blah excellent lawyer."
Re: [Film] Morbius, The Living Vampire
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 7:53 pm
by JCC
I know nothing about Morbius (outside of the Doctor Who villain) but I thought the trailer looked pretty cool. It certainly gives the appearance of a tie in to the MCU...
Re: [Film] Morbius, The Living Vampire
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2020 8:07 am
by Paingod
JCC wrote: ↑Mon Jan 13, 2020 7:53 pmI know nothing about Morbius...
My only exposure to this character is through the Marvel Zombies book, where he's working on a cure in one of the timelines and his alternate zombie-self is looking to unleash the plague. Very brief exposure, and he didn't do much aside from being a lab geek and get fangs when it was convenient. He was the team leader, though, beside a reluctant werewolf, a demented warlock, and demoralized witch. Not exactly the "A Team"
Re: [Film] Morbius, The Living Vampire
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 12:49 pm
by Smoove_B
Re: [Film] Morbius, The Living Vampire
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 2:01 pm
by hepcat
I'm...not annoyed. So there's that. I guess I'm cautiously optimistic. The Venom movies aren't my bag, so hopefully this will play out differently.
Re: [Film] Morbius, The Living Vampire
Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2021 5:18 pm
by Daehawk
Looks fun.
Re: [Film] Morbius, The Living Vampire
Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2021 5:30 pm
by Holman
I know this is an unpopular opinion, but I think I could go the rest of my life without seeing another comic-book movie.
Re: [Film] Morbius, The Living Vampire
Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2021 6:13 pm
by Smoove_B
*In theory* this should be different in the sense that he's not really a traditional "super hero" - so the tone of the film might be quite different than what people are thinking. That being said, it is Jared Leto so it could go either way.
Re: [Film] Morbius, The Living Vampire
Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2021 6:14 pm
by Jaymann
Holman wrote: ↑Sun Dec 05, 2021 5:30 pm
I know this is an unpopular opinion, but I think I could go the rest of my life without seeing another comic-book movie.
+1 Unless of course they go full Paste Pot.
Re: [Film] Morbius, The Living Vampire
Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2021 6:38 pm
by hepcat
Paste Pot PETE, you blithering boob!
Sorry…sorry…it’s just…I mean…show some damn respect for the guy who can stick two or more things together.
Re: [Film] Morbius, The Living Vampire
Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2021 6:47 pm
by Daehawk
I think Jared will nail this one and knock it out of the park. May have to go see it.
Re: [Film] Morbius, The Living Vampire
Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2021 6:51 pm
by hepcat
He’s actually a good actor. I think that gets forgotten amidst his weirdness.
Re: [Film] Morbius, The Living Vampire
Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2021 6:53 pm
by Jaymann
hepcat wrote: ↑Sun Dec 05, 2021 6:38 pm
Paste Pot PETE, you blithering boob!
Sorry…sorry…it’s just…I mean…show some damn respect for the guy who can stick two or more things together.
Actually I was referring to the lesser known Korean knock off, Paste Pol Pot.
Released to theaters 4/1/22.
Removed from theaters 4/18/22.
At least around me. Pretty amazing.
Was it THAT bad?
Re: [Film] Morbius, The Living Vampire
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2022 4:29 pm
by Jeff V
stimpy wrote: ↑Mon Apr 18, 2022 4:25 pm
Released to theaters 4/1/22.
Removed from theaters 4/18/22.
At least around me. Pretty amazing.
Was it THAT bad?
You missed it! And so did I, but this is a movie I'd not pay to see anyway. Give it a few more months and it might be on Amazon Prime.
stimpy wrote: ↑Mon Apr 18, 2022 4:25 pm
Released to theaters 4/1/22.
Removed from theaters 4/18/22.
At least around me. Pretty amazing.
Was it THAT bad?
You missed it! And so did I, but this is a movie I'd not pay to see anyway. Give it a few more months and it might be on Amazon Prime.
It would have been worth a $6 matinee to me.
But apparently not even worth that........
Re: [Film] Morbius, The Living Vampire
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2022 4:32 pm
by stessier
stimpy wrote: ↑Mon Apr 18, 2022 4:25 pm
Released to theaters 4/1/22.
Removed from theaters 4/18/22.
At least around me. Pretty amazing.
Was it THAT bad?
Rotten Tomatoes has the critics at 17% and the audience at 71%.
Re: [Film] Morbius, The Living Vampire
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2022 4:48 pm
by Lassr
stimpy wrote: ↑Mon Apr 18, 2022 4:25 pm
Released to theaters 4/1/22.
Removed from theaters 4/18/22.
At least around me. Pretty amazing.
Was it THAT bad?
Spoiler Warning:
Re: [Film] Morbius, The Living Vampire
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2022 4:52 pm
by stimpy
But has anyone here actually seen it?
I dont know 1 person who has.
Re: [Film] Morbius, The Living Vampire
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2022 4:58 pm
by Lassr
stimpy wrote: ↑Mon Apr 18, 2022 4:52 pm
But has anyone here actually seen it?
I dont know 1 person who has.
The trailers never even piqued my interest. So, that is a no for me.
Re: [Film] Morbius, The Living Vampire
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2022 7:35 pm
by gilraen
Yes, we saw it.
Re: [Film] Morbius, The Living Vampire
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2022 7:50 pm
by Daehawk
Thought the trailers looked wonderful.
Re: [Film] Morbius, The Living Vampire
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2022 9:44 pm
by hepcat
The reviews have scared me off. The Venom movies are complete shit, so I suspect this follows suit. Maybe when it hits streaming.
Re: [Film] Morbius, The Living Vampire
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2022 10:29 pm
by Blackhawk
I liked the first Venom movie, but the vampire theme here just didn't have a lot of appeal to me.
