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Morbius (2022)

Directed by Daniel Espinosa

Cinematography by Oliver Wood

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Morbius (2022)

Poor Jared Leto. He’s been the subject of countless memes and punchlines for his choice of 2016’s Suicide Squad and now Morbius.  Give him a break. This flaming coffin isn't his mistake. I’d blame the writers, the director, the producers, and the studio instead.

Afflicted by an incurable blood condition, Michael Morbius (Jared Leto) has dedicated his life to medicine. When his latest experiment - an attempt to splice the genes of vampire bats with his own - transforms him into a vampire, his colleague Martine Bancroft (Adria Arjona) is horrified. His best friend Lucien (Matt Smith) believes it’s merely a setback. As Morbius struggles with his newfound bloodlust, he must choose between becoming a monster or a hero.

Unlike Venom, Morbius could work in a non-Spider-Man universe (though the film tries hard to expand its world by cramming in the wall-crawler). Too bad his needlessly comic book-y origin makes this a confused mess from the get-go. See, Morbius is not actually a vampire. He just has uncannily vampire-like powers and abilities - a remnant of 1954's Comics Code Authority. It's no surprise then that this picture can’t decide what it wants to be. With Michael reverting to his human form after his bloodlust is satisfied, there’s a sort of Jekyll and Hyde thing going on. Corpses - all drained of blood - are discovered all over the city. FBI agents Al Rodriguez (Al Madrigal) and Simon Stroud (Tyrese Gibson) are convinced he's responsible but he doesn't remember a thing. Sounds like a horror movie? What if I told you there's no blood to be seen anywhere?

Actually, Morbius is a superhero movie. The kind we used to get 20 years ago. Our hero’s abilities are clearly outlined… until they aren’t. There’s one development right at the end that makes you go “wait, how did that happen?” The unexplainable is the least of this film's worries when you compare them to the missed opportunities. Imagine, one moment being on the verge of death and the next having superhuman strength, senses beyond anything you’ve experienced before, and the ability to fly. What cost would you pay to stay that way? Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless, responsible for such clunkers as The Last Witch Hunter, Gods of Egypt, and Power Rangers, have no idea. Instead, we get all the bad scenes you’d associate with an uninspired supernatural spookfest, complete with a hand grabbing the victim from the bottom of the frame. How did that lady not see what was coming for her? We also get a thoroughly useless villain, the kind that doesn't hold a candle to the internal struggle someone turned into a vampire would feel.

Morbius is badly written for so many other reasons. In theory, Lucien would be the little devil on Michael's shoulder. Being on the verge of death himself, he should be the one pushing Michael to persevere with this breakthrough gone wrong, the reason why the doctor is torn up about what happened. Instead, he's there to contribute to a mystery that's as obvious as a Transylvanian accent. Same with Martine, who is supposed to be an emotional anchor but is absent from the movie for so long she couldn't possibly be. They’re both worth a dozen Jared Harris as Dr. Emil Nicholas, who is so thinly written he's practically waving a sign saying "I'll be killed for dramatic effect".

I'm not sure if it's hilarious, or embarrassing to see director Daniel Espinosa promise a sequel as hard as he does here. At every turn, Morbius does the bare minimum and nothing more. I suppose I like it more than Venom but not by much. Why anyone would want to watch a puzzle that's as tough to crack as dried cracker when they could view the engaging superhero mystery movie featuring another brooding vigilante on the screen across the aisle is beyond me. (Theatrical version on an expanded screen, April 9, 2022)

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GRYFFINDOR: “What good is protecting me my whole life if I can’t grow up to protect you?” –Matt Sazama + Burk Sharpless (June Harris: Lost In Space: Danger Will Robinson)

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Jared Leto to Star in “Morbius”

Jared Leto (Suicide Squad) is set to star in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe spin-off Morbius. Daniel Espinosa (Safe House, Life) is set to direct from a script by Burk Sharpless and Matt Sazama (Netflix’s Lost in Space)

Leto is to star as Dr. Michael Morbius, a biochemist working on curing a fatal blood disease. He injects himself with a treatment serum derived from bats and becomes Morbius the Living Vampire. Morbius has all the qualities of a vampire, hence the name.

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Morbius The Living Vampire Film in Works

Morbius The Living Vampire Film in Works

Happy Monday heroes, we have some movie news that I didn’t see coming. We’ve learned that Sony is developing a “Morbius: The Living Vampire” film that will be apart of their “Spider-Man Universe”. Right now we have no clue as to whether or not it will tie into the MCU. Similar to the Venom film starring Tom Hardy. Let me quote the Hollywood Reporter article which has some more details.

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Lord Zedd Planned for Power Rangers Movie Sequel

Lord Zedd Planned for Power Rangers Movie Sequel

Comicbook.com recently had an interview with Dean Israelite, the director of the Lionsgate Power Rangers film about the potential villain for the sequel.  According to Israelite, he is planning to have Lord Zedd as the main villain.

“Well Lord Zedd is the obvious choice, I think, in a good way. Ya know, there was a time when we were talking about Lord Zedd being in this movie. And it just felt…

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