The Boys pokes fun at unsuccessful Morbius re-release with Twitter joke
It's... Maevin' Time?
The Boys has taken aim at another recent pop culture moment, and this time it's the theatrical re-release of Morbius.
"#DawnOfTheSeven is back!" reads a tweet from the Vought International account. "Despite still being in theaters, we heard all of your tweets and will be re-releasing the film this week! Don’t miss your chance to re-live all the action: use code ITS-MAEVIN-TIME to get a discount on your second ticket until June 30."
Dawn of the Seven is a superhero movie made by Vought Studios in The Boys, and it's a spoof of other hero team-up movies like Marvel's Avengers and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. The movie-within-the-show depicts a fictionalized version of the events behind Stormfront, played by Charlize Theron in the movie, being hired by Vought to join the Seven.
#DawnOfTheSeven is back! Despite still being in theaters, we heard all of your tweets and will be re-releasing the film this week! Don’t miss your chance to re-live all the action: use code ITS-MAEVIN-TIME to get a discount on your second ticket until June 30. pic.twitter.com/Mqh7yhc4T5June 12, 2022
"It's Maevin Time" refers to Queen Maeve (Dominique McElligott), another member of the Seven, and is a playful reference to the "It's Morbin Time" meme, which in turn is a parody of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers' "It's Morphin Time!".
The onslaught of Morbius memes on Twitter was seemingly enough for Sony to decide to re-release the movie on the big screen earlier this month – although it made just $300,000 despite hitting over 1,000 screens across the US.
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