Morbius is another Spider-Man villain who has got their own spin-off film from Sony. Now, the Living Vampire's solo film is reportedly in the midst of reshoots involving Michael Keaton as Vulture, the villain who was introduced in Marvel Studios' Spider-Man: Homecoming.
With Spider-Man: No Way Home around the corner, fans can't help but have questions regarding the film. The movie has been the target of leaks, theories, rumors, and much more. One of the biggest questions is how Sony's Spider-Man Universe will tie into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which is owned by Disney. So far, the Morbius trailer and the post-credits scene of Venom: Let There Be Carnage have only provided teases about a connection between both worlds.
During a recent interview, Keaton confirmed he was shooting more Vulture material for Marvel but never named the project. Since his character was introduced in Spider-Man: Homecoming, many assumed he was filming new scenes for Spider-Man: No Way Home, but now it seems that is not the case. Murphy's Multiverse reports Keaton is shooting additional material for Morbius at this time, with just 7 weeks to go until the Sony film hits theaters. "Though we don’t have details on whether Keaton was working on reshoots or additional photography, the work isn’t done quite yet as scenes with the character will be filmed next week," reads the report. The outlet suggests Keaton's Vulture may have a substantial role in Morbius considering Sony has been filming scenes with the character for the past two weeks already.
At the end of a Morbius trailer, Keaton's Vulture made a brief appearance. Much later, Venom 2 was released and included a post-credits scene where Eddie Brock and the symbiote were transported to an alternate universe, one where Tom Holland's Peter Parker was being exposed as Spider-Man on national television. Based on these two scenes, there seems to be some sort of plan to connect Sony's Spider-Man Universe and the Disney-owned Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Vampires were mentioned in the MCU several times, including the post-credits scene of Eternals, when Mahershala Ali made his voice-over debut as Blade. So it's clear that some people in the MCU are aware of their existence, they just haven't shown up yet. With Morbius set to debut in theaters next month, should the Living Vampire and Vulture be connected to the MCU, it would be another major move for the franchise.
Morbius will be released in theaters on January 28, 2022.
Source: Murphy's Multiverse