When Will We See These Five High-Profile Movies Delayed By The Pandemic?

Premiere Date: TBD

Trailer Date: January 13, 2020

Initial Release Date: July 10, 2020

Current Release Date: April 1, 2022

It’s been a long road for the next entry in Sony’s Spider-Verse, which will introduce the vampire anti-hero Michael Morbius to the big screen with Jared Leto in the title role. Of course, Morbius has an all-star cast, with former Doctor Who Matt Smith as an antagonist and the likes of Tyrese Gibson, Jared Harris, Adria Arjona, and Michael Keaton in supporting roles, as well as the Marvel machine behind it.

However, no one at Sony could have predicted that this chapter in their MCU-adjacent saga would be lapped by both Venom: Let There Be Carnage and Spider-Man: No Way Home, as both had nary even a first look still when Morbius had a full trailer and summer release date. Nevertheless, Morbius has undergone no less than six release date changes since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, with some attributed to audience confidence while others were rumored to be parts of reshoots aimed at lining the film’s timeline with No Way Home.

From recent trends in health statistics and the strength of recent box office releases, it looks as if Morbius will be coming to life on April Fool’s Day. But has enough damage been done on this superhero-horror hybrid to prevent the vampiric vigilante from taking flight, whether it be in future solo outings, crossovers, or even the potential MCU appearance in the upcoming Blade?