Morbius Actor Tyrese Gibson Falls For Fake Scorsese Quote Praising Movie
Two movies hit the big screen last week. Sonic the Hedgehog 2, which despite not yet arriving in North America has already clocked up some impressive numbers at the box office, and Morbius. Morbius has also generated some good box office numbers, news that might surprise some of you reading this as the reviews for the new Marvel movie have been pretty scathing. Its Rotten Tomatoes score was 20 percent last week and that only appears to be dropping as time passes.
With so many bad reviews for Morbius flying around, those starring in the movie are likely looking for and clinging to any positive reactions after seeing it. That might explain why Tyrese Gibson, who plays Agent Simon Stroud in the movie, likely leaped out of his chair when he saw Martin Scorsese absolutely loved Morbius. One of history's greatest directors, finally won over by a superhero movie.
RELATED: I Joined The Morbius Discord Server And Had The Time Of My Life
The trouble is, as the majority of those who have seen the Scorsese quote will have clocked almost immediately, it's a fake. “This is the truest height of cinema and even I cannot top it. A wise man admits when he is wrong and I was wrong, I apologize to all comic book movies,” the fake quote reads. Scorsese has previously been outspoken about his dislike for Marvel's present day Hollywood dominance, and no, Morbius has not changed his mind.
Well, it might have done, but that seems unlikely. Plus, if it has, he hasn't declared that publicly yet. “Cheers and hats off to you Daniel Espinosa this is so amazing King! This is the KING of KINGS of cinema Martin Scorsese,” Gibson wrote on Instagram in a post that has unsurprisingly been taken down. Not quick enough to avoid a flurry of screenshots,
Read more on thegamer.com
