Many fans have been waiting so long for the release of Morbius, especially after its initial trailer suggested that there would be some massive revelations. In particular, there was a moment in the trailer which showed graffiti of Spider-Man. It was the first time in Sony’s universe beginning with Venom that the iconic superhero was finally shown, and many fans were eager to know what it meant. Now that the film has finally been released, fans have been disappointed to see that the scene isn’t even in the final cut of the film. So what’s up with that? Well, Morbius director Daniel Espinosa has now opened up about the trailer and its use of the Spider-Man graffiti.
While speaking in an interview with CinemaBlend, he reiterated that the scene was only available in the trailer. In fact, he claims that he had nothing to do with it, and that it wasn’t his intention to have it in the movie or the trailer.
Here’s what he said in full:
“That image is only in the trailer. So for me, as a director, I only do the movie. I, as a fan, have several kinds of opinions and thoughts about that. But since I didn’t put it there, because it’s not in the movie, and I didn’t put it in the trailer either. (So) if I said something about what I think it is, it would be as a fan. But because I’m the director, I would be accused of knowing something. Which I don’t, you know? If I knew something, I could tell you. (But) it’s not mine. It’s not from my idea, you know? I would love to be honest and responsible, but I can’t, because it’s not mine.”
It seems that the Spider-Man graffiti was added to the Morbius trailer by Sony. What their intentions for it were, however, are still unknown. As such, it’d be interesting to see what direction they were trying to go with. As for now, however, Daniel Espinosa did consider having more references to other Spider-Man characters at one point.
“When you do these movies, the question that you, as a creator, ask yourself is, ‘How close can I get to all of the characters that exist within the world of this environment? Can I get the Kraven to pass through here? Would I be able to get like a small CGI moment to claim that there’s a Spider-Man in this universe? Or anything like that?’ In the beginning, the idea was to be a bit more playful with those things, and let (characters) just pass each other and not have so much connectivity – and then lead that later.”
It’s clear that Sony is planning some kind of expanded universe with more connectivity in the future. But at this point, it’s almost impossible to see how they plan to use it. Hopefully we’ll understand more soon.
Morbius is currently playing in theaters.