Sony’s ‘Morbius’ hints at a doable dwell motion ‘Spider-Verse’ film

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Sony’s ‘Morbius’ hints at a doable dwell motion ‘Spider-Verse’ film

A trailer for the upcoming superhero movie "Morbius" features a poster of Spider-Man that ought to get followers' spidey senses tingling — and that


A trailer for the upcoming superhero movie “Morbius” features a poster of Spider-Man that ought to get followers’ spidey senses tingling — and that might be good for Sony Pictures, the studio behind the film.

The poster depicts Tobey Maguire’s “Spider-Man” from the early 2000’s. That’s thrilling for followers of the franchise who’re desirous to see Maguire’s return to the net slinging character, as a live-action “Spider-Verse” movie, primarily based off 2018’s “Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse,” might be within the works.

A live-action model is prone to do properly on the field workplace. The 2018 animated basic included totally different variations of Spidey from alternate dimensions — grossing $375 million worldwide, while winning best animated feature at last year’s Oscars. Sony Footage didn’t reply to CNBC’s request for touch upon its intentions.

It is doable that Sony is trolling followers who desperately desire a live-action tackle the 2018 movie, all with the aim of selling its slate of upcoming Marvel content material, which additionally contains “Venom 2,” and maybe a “Sinister Six” spinoff, which might carry a infamous crew of Spider-Man villains collectively for an ensemble image.

However it might be a mix of each, as a live-action “Spider-Verse” could be a daring transfer for Sony that might maximize field workplace earnings by prioritizing the story, character improvement, and as…



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