The studio wanted this super director, who obviously refused

The Sony studio had (apparently) great ambitions for Morbius With Jared Leto, since they dared to ask this super director if he was interested.

The Sony’s Spider-Man Universe is a bit of Vietnam of the Large Screen team. Furthermore, We lived it. Meanwhile, we survived it, and it forged links and trauma that will one day be told in the pages of a book-probably self-edited. However, Because Six years. Nevertheless, six filmsthis universe distended around Spider-Man (but without Spider-Man) has pushed the limits of many things, including our notation system with 1/5 (Venom, The requirements) et 0,5/5 (Venom 2, Venom 3, Morbius, Madame Web) which still resonate in our offices.

But the time has come to forget and forgive. Moreover, After participating in the saturation of the superhero market between 2018 and 2024, the Sony studio seems to have stopped the costs. studio wanted this super director, Nevertheless, THE they are made Morbius. For example, Madame Web et The requirements probably helped, just like Tom Hardy’s departure after his trilogy Venom.

Beyond the mastodon Spider-Man : Brand New Day Developed with the MCU. Moreover, the future is therefore vague for the superheroic department of Sony. However, The latest news, new projects are being reflected. Moreover, And while waiting for the rest of this circus. Therefore, there is a new reason to laugh at Morbiussince the studio had Proposed an absurd director for the film with Jared Leto.

Ari, a friend who wants you good – Studio wanted this super director,

No one would have dared to imagine “Ari Aster” and “Morbius” in the same sentenceyet it crossed the head of producers at Sony. The director of Heredity. Midsummer et Eddington thus dropped this crisp information during an interview with Traffic lightswhere he was asked if he had almost made a Marvel film:

“Yes, once. »»

The filmmaker hesitates to let go of the name of the film. since the custom is to keep it all secret, but he was in a good mood:

“I feel like I shouldn’t say it. Should I? It was… Mobius? Morbius? »»

And when he was told that the film was a huge flop at the box office. Ari Aster pleasant on his own failures:

“Yeah, studio wanted this super director, we could have added it to my list of flops. »»

Less worse, did you say less worse?

If Ari Aster claims to have been contacted to realize Morbiusthen it is time to believe in all the more. less absurd rumors heard in recent years: Matthew Vaughn or George Miller on a film ThorRichard Kelly on X-Men 3Sam Mendes on the first AvengersGuillermo del Toro Sur Doctor StrangeNeil Marshall or Coralie Fargeat on Black Widow…

studio wanted this super director,

In any case, it was to wonder if the person who contacted Ari Aster was sober. Until then. it was of public notoriety that the studio had tried to hire Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, Equalizer, The seven mercenaries Military version) and F. Gary Gray (Italian robbery. Fast & Furious 8, Men in Black : International), which has a little more sense given the look of the Bousin. It was ultimately Daniel Espinosa who had the honor of managing Morbiushe who had been spotted in Hollywood with Close security. Enfant 44 Then Life.

For his defense, the poor man was certainly embedded in a galley which exceeded it. He was studio wanted this super director, the first to recognize that it was the studio’s decision to lie on the presence of Spider-Man. by changing an image for the trailer. And unsurprisingly. Morbius would have been pulled by the producers, who obviously had the final cut (They have the last word on the assembly).

With 167 million at the world box office. for a budget excluding promo estimated at 80 million, Morbius was a commercial failure. Fortunately for him. the friends did worse after: Madame Web cost so much but was satisfied with 100 million in theaters, and The requirement The Hunter exploded the belly barometer With studio wanted this super director, 62 million at the box office for a budget of at least 110 million. Now, we can’t wait to discover that they had contacted Kathryn Bigelow and Robert Eggers for these films.