Spider-Man 3 And Venom 2 Fans Worried After Sony Delays Morbius Until 2022

Sony Pictures has delayed Morbius’ released date from late 2021 until 2022 – and now Marvel fans are panicking that Spider-Man 3 is about to be delayed, as well. Sony has been seeing a domino effect in release date delays, started by the decision to move James Bond film No Time To Die from spring to Morbius’ October release date. Both No Time To Die and Morbius have completed production, and both were still delayed over a year from their respective original release dates; Spider-Man 3 is still filming, so at this point, a release delay is definitely a logical presumption.

Sony’s Spider-Man movie universe isn’t (yet) as convoluted as the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but there are still continuity concerns that may need to be considered, here. The Morbius trailer made it clear that the vampiric anti-hero’s origin story will have some clear connections to the events of Marvel’s Spider-Man movie series. The most obvious one is a scene where Jared Leto’s Michael Morbius make contact with Michael Keaton’s Adrian Toomes/Vulture, the villain of Spider-Man: Homecoming. That crossover led to a lot of fan speculation that Morbius would be yet another link in a chain of events leading to a live-action Sinister Six villain team-up event film.

The Sinister Six theory has only deepened with news that Spider-Man 3 is bringing together villains from all over the franchise’s past; so it’s conceivable that Spider-Man 3 indeed has to wait for Morbius to come out first.

Check out Marvel fans freaking out about Spider-Man 3‘s possible delay:

I will FREAK OUT!!!

The anxiety level among Marvel fans is sky-high right now. 

It’s All Connected

As you can see, a lot of Marvel fans are betting the Morbius/Spider-Man 3 connection also affects the release dates. 

What About Venom???

Sony also has Venom: Let There Be Carnage set to release in 2021. Could the entire Spider-Man movie block get shifted back to next year???

Carnage Still Coming(?)

Sony had 3 Spider-Man movies ready to go in 2021 – the studio may be able to still pull off one of them. 

Not Connected

At this time, we can only go on what we officially know, which is that Morbius is getting moved to 2022. So far, that would indicate its story is truly standalone and doesn’t affect Spider-Man 3 or Venom 2‘s release. 

How Important Is This?

A lot of fans think it’s silly for Sony to treat Morbius with this much importance when Spider-Man 3 is the real crown jewel. 

MCU Problems

Spider-Man 3‘s delay could indeed bring a whole new set of problems for Kevin Feige and Marvel Studios. Marvel Cinematic Universe fans will be up in arms of all that is caused because of Morbius.