We have a new trailer for "Morbius" and it's bursting with details and Easter eggs. Here
are some small things you may have missed in the newest upcoming Marvel film from Sony
Entertainment.
At around 1:17 in the trailer, the Horizon Labs building briefly shows up in the New
York skyline. It's not as well known to wider audiences as a building like Oscorp, but it's
still pretty important. Created during Dan Slott's run on "The Amazing Spider-Man" in
2010, Horizon Labs lets scientists create whatever they like as long as their inventions
better the company and society as a whole. Peter quickly gets hired by the company after
managing to turn off an experimental machine which creates artificial Vibranium. It continues
to be a big part of Peter's life, but he's ultimately fired by the company before striking
out on his own to create Parker Industries.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe hasn't really leaned into Peter's significant scientific
prowess too much, so it'll be interesting to see how Sony's Spider-Man Universe deals
with elements like Horizon Labs. Obviously it depends how "Spider-Man: No Way Home" plays
out, but if Tom Holland's Wall-Crawler leaves the MCU, he could always get a job at Horizon
Labs.
The New York Skyline in the trailer also features a nod to one of Spider-Man's greatest foes:
Norman Osborn A.K.A. the Green Goblin. Yes that's right, the Oscorp building shows up
at 1.41 in the new footage. The building confirms that Norman exists somewhere in Sony's Spider-Man
Universe and, by extension, so does his son Harry Osborn. Surprisingly, the company's
font on the building is the exact same one used in "The Amazing Spider-Man" franchise.
In that take on the character, the company is not only responsible for the death of Peter's
parents, it's also where Dr. Curt Connors starts growing new limbs before he transforms
into the Lizard, and it's where Max Dillon becomes Electro. "The Amazing Spider-Man 2"
also introduces Harry Osborn, who eventually dons the experimental Green Goblin armor after
losing his mind due to a degenerative disease. The sequel even shows off various weaponry
connected to the Sinister Six in an attempt to set up various (doomed) sequels in the
series.
The "Morbius" trailer gives us our second sneak peek at what seems to be Michael Keaton's
Adrian Toomes, who previously made a brief appearance in the first teaser for the film.
The last we saw of Toomes, aka Vulture, was in the post-credits scene of "Spider-Man:
Homecoming." The villain is now imprisoned after the events of that movie and looks to
still be in the hands of the police in "Morbius." Despite living the last several years in prison,
Toomes knows who Dr. Michael Morbius is and looks like he wants to work with him on some
level.
With Vulture rumored to appear in the upcoming "Spider-Man: No Way Home" film, we might see
Morbius show up as well, as these two characters definitely have some sort of future together.
One of the quickest, but nonetheless most noteworthy connections to previous Spider-Man
stories comes around the trailer's two minute mark, when Morbius looks down at a copy of
a newspaper. Sharp eyes will be able to make out the paper's title in the few moments that
it remains on screen. It is the Daily Bugle, the very same newspaper run by professional
Spider-Man hater, J. Jonah Jameson.
Obviously, Jameson's anti-superhero sentiments don't disappear simply because Sony has kept
Spider-Man out of the picture in this universe. The headline of this particular issue of the
Bugle reveals that Morbius has been arrested as a suspect in the case surrounding the "Vampire
Murders." However, it appears that Jameson is either publishing fake news or Morbius
has recently escaped, because he doesn't appear to be in police custody when he reads the
paper.
"It's all over town, Robbie. Gossip. Rumors. Panic in the streets. We're lucky."
Venom and Morbius aren't the only antiheroes in the "Spider-Man" universe that Sony plans
on giving spinoff movies to. Felicia Hardy, otherwise known as Black Cat, has been the
subject of a much-delayed adaptation for quite some time. That said, the "Morbius" trailer
suggests that she could be set to enter the cinematic universe sooner rather than later.
The trailer features a shot of the Daily Bugle newspaper and a headline in the top right-hand
corner that reads: "Black Cat: Friend or Foe?" Could this be the studio's way of telling
us that a Black Cat movie or TV show is on the horizon? On the other hand, considering
that one of the other headlines reads "Rhino on the loose: Zoo hoax fools us all," maybe
the filmmakers are just having fun referencing Spider-Man characters.
Marvel character or not, it really wouldn't be a vampire movie without giving nod to one
of the most iconic fanged fiends in history. We're of course referring to Transylvania's
most notorious inhabitant, Count Dracula. Not only does Leto's doctor-turned-blood-guzzling
antihero have a similar wardrobe to the Count pre-transformation, his journey back from
his batty encounter is very reminiscent of Bram Stoker's legendary vampire, as well.
During his talk with Tyrese Gibson's dubious lawman, Simon Stroud, it's revealed that Morbius
went missing for two months only to be found on a shipping container that washed up near
Long Island. Fans of the classic vampire novel will recall that Dracula's reign of terror
begins after he's transported by boat from his homeland to London, killing everyone on
board before it docks. Judging by the armed soldiers who meet a grisly end in the trailer,
Morbius could have taken a similar course of action. And speaking of vampire movie references,
the trailer's slowed-down cover of "People are Strange" by The Doors is an obvious nod
to Joel Schumacher's cult classic vampire film, "The Lost Boys." That's not all: both
"The Lost Boys" and "Morbius" follow a Michael who begins to exhibit certain vampire-like
qualities.
"You'll never grow old, Michael, and you'll never die. But you must feed."
We can only hope that "Morbius" features a similar scene-stealing saxophone man.
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