Morbius Proved That There Is An Art To Post-Credit Scenes

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The Marvel Cinematic Universe wasn't the first film franchise to incorporate hidden reveals for audience members who stay around after the end credits, but they did popularize the idea. These days, there are so many post-credit scenes that theaters put out signs indicating films whose credits viewers need to stick around through.

Morbius has undergone a critical drubbing. Most of its positive attention has been ironic, while critics seem to be very sincere in their distaste for Jared Leto's big superhero debut. The obvious Hail Mary for a failing project would be to, through whatever means necessary, chain and bolt itself to the most successful media empire in modern history.

Morbius Does Not Bode Well For Sony's Kraven The Hunter Movie

For the uninitiated, Sony's Spider-Man Universe, referred to today as the SSU, is in the process of an acrimonious strategic marriage with the MCU. Venom: Let There Be Carnage ended with a slightly confusing moment in which Eddie Brock finds himself dropped into what appears to be the prime MCU universe. This is the first moment that the two realities reveal themselves to be in some way related, but it will not be the last. Following its example, Morbius ends on a slightly jarring version of the same concept. After the action, Michael Keaton's Vulture finds himself dropped suddenly into jail in an alternate reality. Like Venom, he reacts with a shocking lack of surprise and comfortably settles into the SSU. The subsequent second post-credit scene sees Adrian Toomes, in an unexplained new Vulture suit, approach Michael Morbius and pitch a team up to The Living Vampire.

The post-credit scene is far from subtle. The SSU has supposedly built toward a Sinister Six film for almost a decade now, and