Morbius: What happened to the Spider-Man graffiti? An investigation
When the first Morbius trailer touched down in January 2020, the world was a different place. Little did we know that a worldwide pandemic would end up shuttering cinemas and delaying Jared Leto's superhero flick by almost two years.
That trailer signaled that Sony's Marvel movies may take place in the same universe as Tom Holland's Spider-Man (remember, this was way before we knew about the multiverse). Indeed, when Michael Keaton's Vulture turned up, we were all left wondering just what the hell was going on. Was Morbius in the MCU? Did that mean Venom, too, was in the MCU?
That certainly seemed to be the case. Not only was the Spider-Man: Homecoming villain seen interacting with doctor Michael Morbius, but a piece of graffiti depicted Spider-Man with the word "murderer" over the top – seemingly a reference to the events of Spider-Man: Far From Home, in which Spidey's accused of killing Mysterio.
And yet, in the version of Morbius that finally arrived in cinemas, the Spider-Man graffiti does not make an appearance and Vulture's own cameo has been altered drastically. Now the big question is: why? The answer appears to be shifting plans and release dates – but before we continue here's your spoiler warning! The following contains a discussion of the Morbius post-credits scenes. Turn back if you have not seen the living vampire's big-screen debut.
That first Morbius trailer featured Vulture confronting Morbius while police lights flashed. "Michael Morbius," he says. "Got tired of doing the whole good thing, huh? What's up doc?"
A second trailer, which you can watch above – released almost two years later – continues the scene. Morbius is led into a police car and Vulture is escorted away by police. "Hey Michael,"
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