MORBIUS (2022) Reviews and now with first 9 minutes online

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Release date:
Morbius is scheduled to be released on April 1st 2022 after many cancellations due to obvious circumstances.

Background:
The Morbius character was created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Gil Kane and first appeared in Marvel Comics’ Amazing Spider-Man #101. This followed the February 1971 updating of the comic-book industry’s self-censorship board, the Comics Code Authority, that lifted a ban on vampires and certain other supernatural characters. It was also the first issue not written by Spider-Man co-creator Stan Lee.

Recently, Matt Smith, who plays villain Loxias Crown, told Digital Spy that he wishes his character had slightly more screen time:

“There was a whole sequence with the girl in the bar where Milo met her a scene before and then they went back and he fell for her and then she really hurt him, and then he went on this big killing spree. I sort of miss that part of the story, actually, now because that didn’t make the film and it gave it a bit of context to see him do that.”

Smith eloborated: “You do need that, there has to be a degree of empathy. You need to like your villains, you kind of want to hang out with them. You want to hang out with Hannibal Lecter a bit, don’t you? Well, I do anyway.”

Main cast and characters:
Jared Leto … Doctor Michael Morbius
Michael Keaton … TBC
Adria Arjona … Martine Bancroft
Jared Harris … Emil Nikols
Matt Smith … Loxias Crown/Milo
Tyrese Gibson … Simon Stroud
Archie Renaux … Bobby
Corey Johnson … Mr Fox
Charlie Shotwell … Young Michael
Tom Forbes … Finance Bro
Abraham Popoola … Ryan
Al Madrigal … Agent Rodriguez
Kadrolsha Ona Carole … Nobel Prize Guest
Ruth Horrocks … Diner Customer
Barry Aird … Newspaper Vendor
Clara Rosager … Jean
Tina Louise Owens … Nobel Prize Gown Guest
Dave Simon … Nobel Prize official
Gloria Garcia … Martine’s Mother

Filming locations:
New York City, New York
Northern Quarter, Manchester, England

Filming dates:
25th February 2019 to May 2019

Technical details:
1 hour 48 minutes
Audio: Dolby Atmos | Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio: 2.39: 1

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

Final trailer:

Trailer 1:

Teaser trailer:

Who is Morbius? vignette

The Lore of Morbius vignette:

Vignette – Transformation:

Transformation clip:

Is Von Miller superhuman?

MOVIES and MANIA says:

For a project that’s been in gestation for many years, it’s odd that Morbius is still so half-baked. It’s perhaps unfair to complain that Jared Leto’s lead role is so weak because he signed on in all good faith when production was in its early stages. Unfortunately, his Morbius lacks any kudos. Bland, bland and bland come to mind.

Meanwhile, Matt Smith steals the show as the devious baddie and even the slightly amusingly incompetent investigating cops are more interesting. As the script itself says: “C’mon Michael you can do better than this!” And the post-credits attempt to link the film in with Spider-Man is beyond contempt.

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