So…vampires in the MCU, huh?

It may be one of the weirder films and characters that we are seeing in recent superhero films. And I guess, to be fair, it isn’t exactly Marvel making the film, so that definitely has an impact on what the heck we are going to get. But, as the film is right around the corner, of course, that means that our Morbius predictions episode has hit the platforms for all your beautiful (or ugly if you feel this way about your) ears to listen to. Check it out below or hit the button to find your preferred listening platform.

I want to start off by addressing some things about this film. For one, I know the hype for it (was there hype?) died when it was postponed to April 1 from its’ original date in January. I also know that with bigger things coming from Marvel itself, this is likely to fade into the background. Lastly, I know that the first round of reviews has not exactly been kind to this film. Putting all this aside, however, I urge you to watch this film, if not for the film, then for whatever it could possibly set up. Now that we have seen the connection with Venom, we know that these films produced by Sony are MCU-adjacent and can bleed into what we see produced by Marvel.

Now, much of the footage for Morbius has been a little weird and it wasn’t until recently that we finally got something that showed a possible villain. Morbius seems to have a childhood best friend with whom he shared possibly a hospital room and who he promised he would find a cure for them. Well, we obviously see that, to some degree, he does find a cure, but it seems poop hits the fan too quickly for him to help anyone else. This makes for finally the perfect villain, as the cops being the villain, which the first few trailers alluded to, was definitely not going to cut it. It will help to give depth to the character, fighting someone who he clearly cares so deeply about, although the question of how his best friend is cured (if he is, but fighting a chronically ill person seems a little off) is still up for debate. My bet, and since this is a Sony film, we are likely going to get a very similar face-off to that in Venom, where the foe matches their power but is using it for evil. That makes TWO vampires and they do say two is better than one.

As for Morbius’ powers, I think we have seen most of them exhibited throughout the trailers. It seems that he has the typical powers of a vampire, being able to fly, use sonar, and have a great love for bats. As I opened this blog post, I think you could all tell having vampires in the MCU is definitely a little strange, although to be fair, we do have witches so. In the comics, Morbius enters as a villain turned anti-hero, and I think we might see the opposite take place in the film. There has been a lot of speculation about who is the Spider-Man in the universe he is in, so I would not be shocked to see him become the villain later. If my thoughts about his villain holds true, fighting and possibly having to kill someone you love doesn’t make you feel very hero-like, helping a villain arc move along. Of course, if you have been on any social media recently, word of the end-credit scenes may be enough confirmation for us now, but I of course won’t say anything at the moment until the film comes out this Friday.

Since we are on this topic, I will say it has been confirmed that Morbius is in the same universe as Venom, which I think isn’t very surprising to hear. The biggest thing will be seeing if this is Andrew, Tom, or Tobey’s universe, as a Spider-Man is confirmed due to the trailers. There are hints to all three Spider-Mans, meaning anything is possible, but I think we are probably going to see it be Andrews’. For one, if it is the Venom universe, we know the Snap and Blip didn’t take place, meaning it can’t be Toms’. And for two, and this is just for the sake of the actors, Tobey’s Spider-Man has received his trilogy and has had his moment (as Tobey is now in his 40s). However, Andrew’s Spider-Man has been getting called by fans to return for a third film, which would work well if we have Venom and Morbius in this universe. But do I know at all what’s going to happen? No, not at all.

As I finish this blog post, I want to remind everyone that predictions episodes can definitely be difficult, as we only get little clips arranged in ways that show a whole story or none at all. This movie is also in a weird spot due to its’ delay, but that doesn’t mean us fans shouldn’t turn out! Make sure you’re heading to the theaters this Friday (or this weekend) to see it and return to us to hear our reactions. We also have MoonKnight premiering this week, so it’s a busy week with Marvel content and ours as well. Make sure to keep up with all of it, since Marvel just blew your mind, so let’s talk about it.

Image: “Morbius”, Shayne Kempton, The Nerd is the Word