Morbius release date delayed as Marvel considers Disney Plus release for Black Widow

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We can expect more release date delays in 2021

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It’s a day ending with ‘y’, so you know what that means: more news of movie release delays. This time, it’s Morbius – the comic book thriller starring Jared Leto was originally scheduled for release on March 19, 2021, but it’s now been pushed back to October 8. 

The movie is directed by Daniel Espinosa, who previously helmed tthe thriller Safe House starring Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds. Leto plays the title character in Morbius, alongside a supporting cast including Matt Smith, Jared Harris, and Tyrese Gibson.

Venom 2 is also scheduled to come out this year, on June 25, but so far this date has not been pushed back to join Morbius. Could this suggest that the two stories are not linked, or at the very least don’t need to be watched in a particular order, despite coming from the same cinematic universe?

Emily Garbutt
Entertainment Writer

I’m an Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, covering everything film and TV-related across the Total Film and SFX sections. I help bring you all the latest news and also the occasional feature too. I’ve previously written for publications like HuffPost and i-D after getting my NCTJ Diploma in Multimedia Journalism.