History Film / Morbius2022

The film is set for theatrical release on January 28, 2022.

%% zce - how do the trailers show this? * HorrorHunger: The trailers show that along with curing his disease, Michael becomes even stronger than he's ever been along with a number of abilities... all of which comes at the cost of a monstrous, insatiable thirst for blood.

%% zce - how does the trailer "specify" this? * WasOnceAMan: The trailer specifies that Michael Morbius was a man suffering from a rare blood disease and his transformation into a vampire is the result of him attempting to find a cure [[WellIntentionedExtremist by any means necessary]].

%% no citation * IAmTheNoun: An understated example: When Morbius, still sickly and frail, is asked if he needs a doctor, he responds "I am a doctor."

%% no citation ** A Daily Bugle newspaper discussing Morbius being apprehended for ‘vampiric murders’ shows other stories about the Rhino and Black Cat.

* HorrorHunger: The trailers show that along with curing his disease, Michael becomes even stronger than he's ever been along with a number of abilities... all of which comes at the cost of a monstrous, insatiable thirst for blood.
* IAmTheNoun: An understated example: When Morbius, still sickly and frail, is asked if he needs a doctor, he responds "I am a doctor."

** A Daily Bugle newspaper discussing Morbius being apprehended for ‘vampiric murders’ shows other stories about the Rhino and Black Cat.

* WasOnceAMan: The trailer specifies that Michael Morbius was a man suffering from a rare blood disease and his transformation into a vampire is the result of him attempting to find a cure [[WellIntentionedExtremist by any means necessary]].

* SelfDeprecation: The trailer establishes that Michael Morbius is a doctor with a physical affliction that compels him to travel the world trying to find an unorthodox cure. That sounds [[Film/DoctorStrange2016 very familiar]]. But if it's not immediately obvious, the trailer's editing team made sure to include a cover of "[[Music/TheDoors People are Strange]]".

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[[caption-width-right:350:''[[TagLine The line between hero and villain will be broken.]]'']]

->''"Are you here to heal the world... or to destroy it?"''
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* ShoutOut: Near the end of the first trailer, as Morbius is walking through the street, Creator/MichaelKeaton says to him [[WesternAnimation/BugsBunny "What's up, doc?"]]

[[caption-width-right:350:''"I went from dying to feeling more alive than ever."'']]

* BulletTime: At one point in the trailer, gunmen swarm Morbius. One of them fires their gun, leading to the whole scene slowing down. During this, Morbius quickly turns around to see an incoming bullet. It's then followed by Morbius flying past a gunman in a fast burst of energy, and unleashing a lunging strike at another in slow-motion.

->'''Bancroft:''' Michael, I'm more than supportive of you finding whatever way you can to fix yourself. I just don’t want to see you get hurt more than you already have.\\
'''Morbius:''' There's no worse than what I already am, Martine. This could be my last shot at a cure.\\
'''Bancroft:''' And have you thought about what it could cost?

Previews: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLMBLuGJTsA Teaser]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ6iiRrz1SY Official Trailer]]

->'''Morbius:''' How far are we allowed to go to fix something that’s broken?\\
'''Morbius' mentor:''' Until the remedy is worse than the disease.

** An Oscorp building is also seen in the second trailer.

* GameFace: The trailers show several shots of Morbius' vampire form from the comics, with grey skin, red eyes, and a flattened nose.

* GameFace: The trailer shows a glimpse of Morbius' vampire form from the comics, with grey skin, red eyes, and a flattened nose.
* HorrorHunger: The trailer shows that along with curing his disease, Michael becomes even stronger than he's ever been along with a number of abilities... all of which comes at the cost of a monstrous, insatiable thirst for blood.

* MythologyGag: A mural of Spider-Man in the first trailer uses the costume design from the ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy'', though it's also a direct screenshot from ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4''.

** A Daily Bugle newspaper shows Morbius being apprehended for ‘vampiric murders’.

* ContinuityNod: A FBI agent alludes to Venom as the ‘thing from San Francisco’ and later Morbius jokingly calls himself Venom.

Previews: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLMBLuGJTsA Teaser]]

''Morbius'' is a 2022 ScienceFiction SuperheroHorror movie directed by Creator/DanielEspinosa (''Film/{{Life|2017}}'') and the third installment of Film/SonysUniverseOfMarvelCharacters after ''Film/{{Venom|2018}}'' and ''Film/VenomLetThereBeCarnage''. It is based on the [[ComicBook/{{Morbius}} eponymous comic book character]] and stars Creator/JaredLeto in the title role, as well as Creator/AdriaArjona, Creator/JaredHarris, Creator/MattSmith and Creator/MichaelKeaton.

''Morbius'' is a 2022 ScienceFiction SuperheroHorror movie directed by Creator/DanielEspinosa (''Film/{{Life|2017}}'') and the third installment of Film/SonysUniverseOfMarvelCharacters after ''Film/{{Venom|2018}}'' and ''Venom: Let There Be Carnage''. It is based on the [[ComicBook/{{Morbius}} eponymous comic book character]] and stars Creator/JaredLeto in the title role, as well as Creator/AdriaArjona, Creator/JaredHarris, Creator/MattSmith and Creator/MichaelKeaton.

* LongHairedPrettyBoy: Morbius (played by Creator/JaredLeto) is a rather good-looking man with long hair down to his shoulders. [[AdaptationalAttractiveness This is in contrast to his comic book counterpart whose unattractiveness was part of his backstory]].

* ShoutOut: Near the end of the first trailer, as Mobius is walking through the street, Creator/MichaelKeaton says to him [[WesternAnimation/BugsBunny "What's up, doc?"]]

The film is set for theatrical release on January 21, 2022.

''Morbius'' is a 2021 ScienceFiction SuperheroHorror movie directed by Creator/DanielEspinosa (''Film/{{Life|2017}}'') and the third installment of Film/SonysUniverseOfMarvelCharacters after ''Film/{{Venom|2018}}'' and ''Venom: Let There Be Carnage''. It is based on the [[ComicBook/{{Morbius}} eponymous comic book character]] and stars Creator/JaredLeto in the title role, as well as Creator/AdriaArjona, Creator/JaredHarris, Creator/MattSmith and Creator/MichaelKeaton.

''Morbius'' is a 2021 ScienceFiction SuperheroHorror movie directed by Creator/DanielEspinosa (''Film/{{Life|2017}}'') and the third installment of Film/SonysUniverseOfMarvelCharacters after ''Film/{{Venom|2018}}'' and ''[[Film/VenomLetThereBeCarnage Venom: Let There Be Carnage]]''. It is based on the [[ComicBook/{{Morbius}} eponymous comic book character]] and stars Creator/JaredLeto in the title role, as well as Creator/AdriaArjona, Creator/JaredHarris, Creator/MattSmith and Creator/MichaelKeaton.

%%* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Loxias Crown looks like [[https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Loxias_Crown_(Earth-616) this]] in the comics, but is played by Creator/MattSmith here. %%no citation
%%* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: In the comics, Morbius turned himself into what he is by treating himself with scientific experiments such as injecting himself with fluids distilled from vampire bats and, as a last chance, shock treatment as a way to "electrically create blood cells." The trailer shows Morbius having (seemingly) given up on science's ability to cure his illness, and instead travels to a remote location and conducting a ritual that gives him [[OurVampiresAreDifferent his cure]]. Thus, the nature of his transformation is now mystical rather than hybrid mutation.

%%* CulturedBadass: Michael can be heard humming Beethoven's Für Elise during the first part of the trailer, implying he's a fan of classical music. He's also seen playing chess as a child. Though the badass part doesn't come until later...%%zce

%%* TheMentor: Creator/JaredHarris portrays one to Morbius. As seen in the trailer, he has known Michael since he was a child.%%zce

%%* PowerWalk: Loxias Crown is seen doing this in the trailer.%%zce