Morbius Easter Eggs And References
Warning: The following contains spoilers for Morbius.Living vampire Michael Morbius made his comic book debut in Amazing Spider-Man #1 in 1971, and after many delays, he gets his live action movie debut over 50 years later. Morbius, part of Sony’s shared Spider-Man universe, sees the titular character try to find a cure for his blood-borne illness that gets a little out of hand. It’s not unlike his comic book origin story, but the movie melds some modern cinematic takes with the classic comic book elements to give the audience a relatively new story.
Because it does pull from Marvel Comics, there are quite a few Easter eggs and references for long-time comic book fans. Fans looking for some of the Easter eggs spotted in early trailers for the movie, however, might find themselves disappointed. The Spider-Man graffiti present in the trailers, for example, isn’t a part of the movie at all. Nor is the Oscorp logo that was seen on a building in the trailer. That’s not uncommon as cut footage often ends up in trailers, but the rest of these Easter eggs did all make the final cut.
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When Michael Morbius shows how intelligent he is at a young age, the doctor caring for him decides to get him into a “school for gifted children.” While that phrasing might be harmless enough, he also makes sure to mention that the school is in New York.
Anyone who has read a comic knows that Xavier’s School For Gifted Children, hidden away in upstate New York, is the training ground for the X-Men. It hides mutant children in plain sight. It’s entirely possible the phrasing used in Morbius is a coincidence, but it would be a very big coincidence. It’s more likely a wink and a nod to the fact that Morbius
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