Morbius (film)

Morbius

Title

Morbius

Release Date(s)

March 30, 2022
April 1, 2022 (USA)

Film Details

Musicians

Jon Ekstrand

Cinematographers

Oliver Wood

Editors

Pietro Scalia

Distributors

Sony Pictures Releasing

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures, Marvel Entertainment, Arad Productions, Matt Tolmach Productions

Running Time

104 minutes

Rating

MPAA: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, some frightening images, and brief strong language

Budget

$75 million

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Appearances

Featured Characters:

Morbius (Dr. Michael Morbius) (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)

Supporting Characters:

Martine Bancroft (First appearance)

Antagonists:

Milo (First and only known appearance; dies) (Main story and flashback)
FBI (First appearance)
- Agent Simon Stroud (First appearance)
- Agent Alberto Rodriguez (First appearance)

Other Characters:

Horizon Labs (First appearance)
Dr. Emil Nicholas (First and only known appearance; dies)
Anna (First appearance)
Jason (First and only known appearance; dies)
Kristen Sutton (First and only known appearance; dies)
Kristen Sutton's twin daughters (Mentioned)
Daily Bugle
Chameleon (Dmitri Smerdyakov) (Name only)
Black Cat (Felicia Hardy) (Name only)
Venom (Eddie Brock) (Mentioned)
- Venom (Symbiote) (Mentioned)
🢐 Vulture (Adrian Toomes)
Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

Humans (Main story and flashback)
Living Vampires (First appearance)
Symbiotes (Mentioned)

Locations:

Earth-TRN688 (Main story and flashback)
- Earth
  - North America
    - Central America
      - Costa Rica
    - United States of America
      - New York (State)
        New York City
      - California (State) (Mentioned)
        San Francisco (Mentioned)
  - Europe
    - Greece (Only in flashback)

Items:

Morbius Formula (First appearance)
Vulture's Wings

Plot

Plot not yet listed

Cast

Jared Leto as Doctor Michael Morbius^[1]

Matt Smith as Loxias Crown^[2]^[3]

Adria Arjona as Martine Bancroft^[4]

Tyrese Gibson as Agent Simon Stroud.^[3]

Al Madrigal as Agent Alberto Rodriguez^[5]

Additionally, Jared Harris has been cast as Nicholas.^[3] Michael Keaton will make an appearance.^[6]

Notes

This film's release date has been pushed back multiple times, some due to the COVID-19 pandemic:
- In March 2020, the film was moved from its initial July 31, 2020 release to March 19, 2021.^{[[#cite_note-Stedman,_Alex'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000010-QINU`"' McNary,_Dave (March_30,_2020). [https//variety.com/2020/film/news/morbius-ghostbusters-afterlife-uncharted-pushed-back-2021-sony-1203549616/_'Morbius,'_'Ghostbusters'_Sequel_and_More_Sony_Movies_Pushed_Back_to_2021]. ''Variety''. Retrieved_on_March_30,_2020.-7|[7]]]}
- In January 2021, the film was moved back once again to October 8th, 2021.^[8]
- Days later, the film was moved back further to January 21, 2022, immediately after the James Bond film No Time to Die was moved to the previous October 8th date.^[9]
- On April 30, 2021, the film had its release date pushed by a week to January 28, 2022.^[10]
- On January 3, 2022, the film had its release date pushed to April 1, 2022, with Sony citing the financial success with the film Spider-Man: No Way Home as the motivator.^[11]

Trivia

In the post credits scene, the line referring to Spider-Man is strangely omitted in theater airings as of May 10th.

Gallery

Trailers

MORBIUS - Teaser Trailer (HD)

MORBIUS - Official Trailer (HD)

MORBIUS - Final Trailer (HD)

Links and References

References

↑ Fleming Jr, Mike (June 27, 2018). Jared Leto, Daniel Espinosa Team For Sony’s ‘Morbius’ Spider-Man Spinoff. Deadline. Retrieved on January 26, 2019.
↑ Kroll, Justin (January 24, 2019). Matt Smith to Star With Jared Leto in Marvel Spinoff ‘Morbius’ (EXCLUSIVE). Variety. Retrieved on January 26, 2019.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Kit, Borys (5 March 2019). Tyrese Gibson in Talks to Join Jared Leto in Spider-Man Spinoff 'Morbius'. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on 6 March 2019.
↑ N'Duka, Amanda (December 14, 2018). Adria Arjona In Talks For Female Lead In Jared Leto-Led ‘Morbius’ Movie At Sony. Deadline. Retrieved on January 26, 2019.
↑ Tyrese (April 18, 2019). He just wrapped for that day.... I come back to our shared tent and once again he ate ALL the snacks... I can’t sleep around this dude cause he’s funny as hell and I guess he really didn’t think I would notice that he’s eating everything in sight.... My #PIC partner in crime aka Agent Alberto Rodriguez aka @almadrigal the bad guys are doomed!!!! #Marvel #Morbius #SetLife #AgentSimonStroud. Retrieved on January 14, 2020.
↑ Morbius - Official Teaser Trailer First Look (2020) Jared Leto
[[#cite_ref-Stedman,_Alex'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000010-QINU`"' McNary,_Dave (March_30,_2020). [https//variety.com/2020/film/news/morbius-ghostbusters-afterlife-uncharted-pushed-back-2021-sony-1203549616/_'Morbius,'_'Ghostbusters'_Sequel_and_More_Sony_Movies_Pushed_Back_to_2021]. ''Variety''. Retrieved_on_March_30,_2020._7-0|↑]] Stedman, Alex; McNary, Dave (March 30, 2020). 'Morbius,' 'Ghostbusters' Sequel and More Sony Movies Pushed Back to 2021. Variety. Retrieved on March 30, 2020.
↑ Rubin, Rebecca (11 January 2021). ‘Morbius’ With Jared Leto Delays Release Date. Variety. Retrieved on 11 January 2021.
↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (21 January 2021). Sony Marvel Movie ‘Morbius’ Heads To 2022 As Bond Takes Over Early October. Deadline. Retrieved on 22 January 2021.
↑ Box office Pro (April 30, 2021). Sony/Marvel's MORBIUS, previously scheduled on January 21, 2022 moves to January 28, 2022 #Morbius #boxoffice. Twitter. Retrieved on April 30, 2021.
↑ Grobar, Matt (January 3, 2022). ‘Morbius’: Sony Pushes Release Date For Jared Leto’s Marvel Film. Deadline. Retrieved on January 4, 2022.

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[Tyrese_Gibson-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Kit, Borys (5 March 2019). Tyrese Gibson in Talks to Join Jared Leto in Spider-Man Spinoff 'Morbius'. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on 6 March 2019.

[N'Duka,_Amanda&#32;(December_14,_2018).&#32;[https//deadline.com/2018/12/adria-arjona-morbius-jared-leto-movie-cast-sony-1202520515/_Adria_Arjona_In_Talks_For_Female_Lead_In_Jared_Leto-Led_‘Morbius’_Movie_At_Sony].&#32;''Deadline''.&#32;Retrieved_on_January_26,_2019.-4] N'Duka, Amanda (December 14, 2018). Adria Arjona In Talks For Female Lead In Jared Leto-Led ‘Morbius’ Movie At Sony. Deadline. Retrieved on January 26, 2019.

[Tyrese&#32;(April_18,_2019).&#32;[https//www.instagram.com/p/BwZUip7hilO/_He_just_wrapped_for_that_day...._I_come_back_to_our_shared_tent_and_once_again_he_ate_ALL_the_snacks..._I_can’t_sleep_around_this_dude_cause_he’s_funny_as_hell_and_I_guess_he_really_didn’t_think_I_would_notice_that_he’s_eating_everything_in_sight...._My_#PIC_partner_in_crime_aka_Agent_Alberto_Rodriguez_aka_@almadrigal_the_bad_guys_are_doomed!!!!_#Marvel_#Morbius_#SetLife_#AgentSimonStroud].&#32;Retrieved_on_January_14,_2020.-5] Tyrese (April 18, 2019). He just wrapped for that day.... I come back to our shared tent and once again he ate ALL the snacks... I can’t sleep around this dude cause he’s funny as hell and I guess he really didn’t think I would notice that he’s eating everything in sight.... My #PIC partner in crime aka Agent Alberto Rodriguez aka @almadrigal the bad guys are doomed!!!! #Marvel #Morbius #SetLife #AgentSimonStroud. Retrieved on January 14, 2020.

[[[FileMORBIUS_-_Teaser_Trailer_(HD)|Morbius_-_Official_Teaser_Trailer_First_Look_(2020)_Jared_Leto]]-6] Morbius - Official Teaser Trailer First Look (2020) Jared Leto

[Stedman,_Alex'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000010-QINU`"'&#32;McNary,_Dave&#32;(March_30,_2020).&#32;[https//variety.com/2020/film/news/morbius-ghostbusters-afterlife-uncharted-pushed-back-2021-sony-1203549616/_'Morbius,'_'Ghostbusters'_Sequel_and_More_Sony_Movies_Pushed_Back_to_2021].&#32;''Variety''.&#32;Retrieved_on_March_30,_2020.-7] [[#cite_ref-Stedman,_Alex'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000010-QINU`"' McNary,_Dave (March_30,_2020). [https//variety.com/2020/film/news/morbius-ghostbusters-afterlife-uncharted-pushed-back-2021-sony-1203549616/_'Morbius,'_'Ghostbusters'_Sequel_and_More_Sony_Movies_Pushed_Back_to_2021]. ''Variety''. Retrieved_on_March_30,_2020._7-0|↑]] Stedman, Alex; McNary, Dave (March 30, 2020). 'Morbius,' 'Ghostbusters' Sequel and More Sony Movies Pushed Back to 2021. Variety. Retrieved on March 30, 2020.

[8] Rubin, Rebecca (11 January 2021). ‘Morbius’ With Jared Leto Delays Release Date. Variety. Retrieved on 11 January 2021.

[9] D'Alessandro, Anthony (21 January 2021). Sony Marvel Movie ‘Morbius’ Heads To 2022 As Bond Takes Over Early October. Deadline. Retrieved on 22 January 2021.

[Box_office_Pro&#32;(April_30,_2021).&#32;[https//twitter.com/BoxOffice/status/1388232085840797696_Sony/Marvel's_MORBIUS,_previously_scheduled_on_January_21,_2022_moves_to_January_28,_2022_#Morbius_#boxoffice].&#32;''Twitter''.&#32;Retrieved_on_April_30,_2021.-10] Box office Pro (April 30, 2021). Sony/Marvel's MORBIUS, previously scheduled on January 21, 2022 moves to January 28, 2022 #Morbius #boxoffice. Twitter. Retrieved on April 30, 2021.

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