Jan 9 2009Morbius Could Be in 'Spider-Man 4', or Not
Does Sam Raimi want Morbius the Living Vampire as the villain in the next Spider-Man sequel? If you want to speculate that the director saying he likes it when Morbius fights Spider-Man in the comics to mean that, then yes. From Empire Magazine (via /Film):
“I like it in the Marvel comics when Spider-Man fights Morbius,” said Raimi. “He’s really cool. A vampire! I like that combination of superhero plus supernatural.”
So there you go. Personally, I'm less concerned about what this quote might mean in regards to Spider-Man 4 and more with what hints it gives about Sam Raimi's mental state. Doesn't it kind of sound like he has borderline dementia? Who gives quotes like that? Before Dark Knight, you never heard Christopher Nolan saying, "I enjoy it in the DC comic booklets when Batman fights the Joker. A clown!" It sounds like my grandpa muttering about the evening news. "I like it when the man on the TV gives Grandpa the weather. Help! A vampire!"
Of course maybe the question was, "Sam, do you like it--in the Marvel comics--when Spider-Man fights Morbius--and could you make sure to restate the question in your response and shout that Morbius is a vampire afterwards?", in which case I'm the one over-analyzing everything and looking like the fool. But I find it hard to believe I could be the one seeming foolish simply by spending half-an-hour reading into a quote and criticizing its slightly peculiar phrasing.
Reader Comments
1. Thirst - January 9, 2009 3:26 PM
Thirst!
2. Elmo - January 9, 2009 3:30 PM
is that Wako Jako with boobs??
3. B - January 9, 2009 4:17 PM
Sure. Why not capitalize on the vampire craze?
4. Sueyo - January 9, 2009 4:42 PM
I'm so sick of vampires I could puke.
5. Cardii - January 9, 2009 5:15 PM
That action figure has a nice rack on her
6. Johnny Lava - January 9, 2009 6:16 PM
lmao at thirst. is that a STAB at vampire thirst X) If morbuis is in this then Blade should be make an appearance. Snipes can use the money.
7. sully - January 9, 2009 6:44 PM
@6
Isn't Wesley Snipes in jail right now? Maybe they could bring in Don Cheadle to play Blade...
8. STINK - January 9, 2009 9:46 PM
D'rather have a version of the Sinister Six kick Spidey's ass in 4, but I never gets what I wants. =(
9. Riley - January 9, 2009 10:51 PM
BEST. POST. EVER.
This made me laugh so damn hard. I just love the direct comparisons of both Nolan and the grandpa.
*wipes tear*
The over-analyzing bit was the cherry on top.
10. mirroredcactus - January 9, 2009 11:14 PM
Lets just hope that 4 is better then three that movie was terrible!!!
11. HardOn - January 10, 2009 11:02 AM
4 will automatically be better then three if they have "NO" dance scene and Spidey/Peter Parker doesn't cry every time someone says boo to him. As for the fourth movie hmm what awesome Spidey villain could they picked to carry an entire film (possibly two) as the main antagonist ah VENOM... oops we already blew our load in 3 so now Venom is dead. Good job thinking that one through guys.
12. Jim Treacher - January 10, 2009 11:10 AM
Why in the world would the director of a Spider-Man movie show enthusiasm for a character from the Spider-Man comics?
13. blah - January 10, 2009 1:34 PM
maybe cast benicio del toro as morbius.
14. Ada - January 11, 2009 3:45 AM
This made me laugh so hard I peed a little.
15. joe - January 11, 2009 8:50 AM
Let's hope that the people in charge, actually learn this time around that questioning Raimi's motives is bad. He didn't want to do venom, and other elements of the last movie, and they made him, from what I hear, and that movie kind of sucked monkey balls. Let him, as a major Spiderman fan, come up with what he wants and trust him to make something at least as good as the first two.
16. wendy - January 12, 2009 10:46 AM
"I like that combination of superhero plus supernatural."
WHAT?! WHAT?! For real he said that, well that explains why the movies only roughly follow the comics. Morbius isn't a supernatural vampire. He gained his powers through science like Parker did. Ug.
Heck they even try to explain his powers through science, in the comics, like he flies because his bones are lightweight like birds.
17. Mr. Jones - January 14, 2009 8:30 AM
Raimi did a fantastic job merging horror to comedy (Evil Dead), so his enthusiasm towards a horror/comic book movie isn't unfounded.
But I agree, the last movie was pretty painful. I really hope he got the memo that crying like a pussy doesn't a hero make. They need to stop pandering to the chicks in the audience.