I have to hand it to Sony Pictures. While there had been lots of speculation about the Venom Sequel, and whether Tom Holland's Spider-Man would appear in it, they decided to throw fans a curve. The Morbius trailer not only featured Spider-Man imagery (reflecting the hero's new status following Far From Home), Michael Keaton's Vulture actually showed up in it, connecting the solo Sony film with the MCU Spidey. I know it certainly got me more interested in a project that I hadn't been paying too much attention to.
Thank you to Mike Shirley, a patron of this blog, for suggesting this match up!
Will Venom meet the Red Skull (whose mask also is cranial in appearance)?
ReplyDeletePt 2 of the 3 parter. Part 3 shows what happens when the Mask is put on Amazo.
ReplyDeleteCan Amazo duplicate the Mask's powers when it's not on him? How would you defeat him?
Could Amazon, Amazon while powerful usually lack emotions and is solo controlled.
DeleteAnybody else remember that the bodycount for the Mask's first couple of books was 17? And not just bad guys either. At least one cop was killed by him.
ReplyDeleteRoss liked it?! Hey, Mikey! Congratulations!! :-D
ReplyDelete@MHS: Who cares about the books? Gimme the Saturday morning cartoon, based on the Jim Carrey movie, any day.
ReplyDeleteThe situation is certainly a cool twist. The story of how it comes to be, and how it's resolved, would be a fun read.
ReplyDeleteClearly, Shirley can be serious. Nice job on the concept, Mike, and thanks for providing the idea!
The Spider-Man references in the Morbius movie were, I think, a smaller part of the deal between Sony and Disney. The Venom pictures -- and, by extension, this one -- are allowed to make reference to what happens in Spider-Man's MCU films, and Spider-Man characters in those films are allowed to make reference to what he does in other MCU films (like Infinity War and Endgame). Similarly, when Spider-Man shows up in a Disney-produced MCU movie, he's allowed to reference whatever happens when he's been a guest in a Venom (or Morbuis) movie. The Venom and Morbius movies, while not a direct part of any Phase or Saga of the MCU, do then become an ancillary part of it, pumping up interest in those projects (I'm sure that you and I aren't the only ones, Ross). That becomes a sweet deal for Sony, making up for the revenue they're losing from Disney taking a bigger share of the Spider-Man movies.
Stanley and Eddie swapping powers. That actually would be an interesting story.
ReplyDeleteNoremac: huh????
ReplyDelete@Tobor and Noremac: i have to agree with Anon653 on this one. There is no "Amazo vs.The Mask" previous to this depiction!
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