It Wasn’t Morbin’ Time for Ari Aster

Morbiyes? Morbino :( Despite being a Marvel critic, there was a rumor that Midsommar director Ari Aster was approached to direct a superhero flick, but that rumor didn’t hold much weight until right now. In an interview with Semafor, reporter Max Tani asked Aster if he had ever been approached with a Marvel project. “Yes, once,” Aster hesitated. “I feel like I shouldn’t say… I was asked to do Mobius? Is it Mobius or Morbius?” Would an Aster version of Morbius be successful or another “huge flop”? Either way, Aster would’ve had a sense of humor about it. “We could have added it to my list of—” Aster joked, letting the audience fill in the blanks. Maybe if Aster was involved, Jared Leto could’ve been less of a menace to the crew. There are a lot of “what-ifs” in this scenario, but unfortunately, Marty McFly isn’t planning to ride in the DeLorean anytime soon. But it does beg the question: could Aster remake Morbius and make it… good? Hey, if Suicide Squad got the chance, why not Mobby?

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