Morbius 2: Cast, Plot & Everything We Know So Far

Sony’s MCU-adjacent Morbius ended up a critical and commercial failure, but there have been some Morbius 2 updates despite a sequel looking unlikely after Jared Leto’s first outing as the character flopped. First released domestically on April 1st, 2022, Morbius has garnered a decidedly frosty audience reception, with critics lambasting Morbius for its outdated plot, oddly structured story, and special effects. While fans have it sitting at 71 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, it’s $73 million at the domestic box office makes the movie a flop based on its $75 million production budget.

However, Sony has big plans for its Marvel properties. Set in the same universe as Venom and Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Morbius brings the “Living Vampire” to the big screen for the first time. Sony’s Morbius serves as its antihero’s origin story, with Dr. Michael Morbius (Jared Leto) turning into a superpowered vampire after attempting to cure the rare blood disease afflicting him. The storylines depicted in Morbius are closely aligned with the character’s original Marvel Comics narrative. With post-credit scenes hinting at more, and no Morbius 2 updates have said a sequel won’t happen — despite Morbius‘ negative reviews.

The Latest Morbius 2 News

There really isn’t any real news or Morbius 2 updates. The first movie was re-released, hoping to play off the memes popping up after its initial failure, but it didn’t do well on the second release either. However, when Morbius dropped on Netflix, something surprising happened. The movie was a success for the streaming service. When it dropped, the movie quickly rose up the ranks of the streaming service’s top 10 titles. While this isn’t the box office money that Sony hoped for, there is hope that a better story might convince the studio to give the movie a second chance with a sequel.

Between September 5-11, Morbius was streamed on Netflix 6,971,428 times, earning it a Top 5 slot. This would have accounted for over $66 million at the box office, a huge improvement. Actor Adria Arjona said she would return, wanting to know what her character chose — good or evil (via THR). While his character died, Matt Smith had a leveled response to the original, saying, “you just have to roll with it. What else are you gonna do? It’s a film, at the end of the day, we’re not saving lives. For whatever reason, it didn’t quite work out and… It is what it is” (via Rolling Stone).

Morbius 2 Is Not Confirmed

Bad reviews and lackluster box office throws Morbius 2 updates into doubt. Despite the contrast between Morbius‘ reception and other recent superhero blockbusters, there is ample reason to believe Morbius 2 could still happen given the MCU connections the first movie sets up. While there has been no official word to date on Morbius 2 being green-lit, the character of Michael Morbius is destined to feature in some capacity again, given his ties to other MCU and Sony-Verse characters. Even if there is not a second movie, he could still pop up in other movies such as the rumored Kraven the Hunter movie, or even a Sinister Six film.

Morbius 2 Cast

The ending of Morbius sets up the return of several main characters for a potential sequel. Jared Leto would return as Michael Morbius for any iteration of Morbius 2, with the fallen doctor destined to be a far more bitter proposition following the deaths of his father figure Dr. Emil Nicholas (Jared Harris), and childhood friend Milo. Martine Bancroft (Adria Arjona) also looks set to return for Morbius 2, after her character’s new vampire physiology revives her from the dead in Morbius‘ final scene. In the Morbius comics, Martine becomes a villain, so that is a possibility.

With Morbius now a fugitive from the law, Tyrese Gibson and Al Madrigal could be back as the law enforcement officers chasing him. The post-credit scene also showed Michael Keaton return as The Vulture after he was time-displaced in Spider-Man: No Way Home‘s finale. He could be an ally or an enemy, depending on the direction Morbius goes as a character. Finally, this is the world where Venom lives, so Tom Hardy crossing over could always be in the cards.

Morbius 2 Story Details

Morbius ends with Michael embracing his vampiric abilities and flying with his bat swarm proudly above New York City as Martine, unbeknownst to him, is revived by her new powers. The Morbius ending sets up a potential clash between the newly vampiric Martine and Morbius, much in the same way as the doctor is heartbreakingly forced to kill his childhood friend after Milo becomes afflicted with the vampiric curse, and embraced its darker nature. In the comics, Martine becomes a villain with the sole intention of convincing Michael to forgo all human traits and become a monster like her.

Morbius‘ two post-credits scenes, however, are the far greater clues for Morbius 2‘s plot setup, with The Vulture/Adrian Toomes (Michael Keaton) appearing in the Sony-Verse as a result of Doctor Strange’s (Benedict Cumberbatch) No Way Home spell before offering Michael a chance to “do some good” alongside him. These Morbius post-credit scenes imply Michael may have a much darker future ahead of him in Morbius 2, with Sony appearing to be going ahead with the Sinister Six plans the studio has been sitting on since 2014.