Even though the reception of led to speculation about Morbius 2. There's no knowing where the future of Morbius will go, but it's almost a certainty that the character will appear again.
The first movie's director, Daniel Espinosa, may very well return, but the series is so unique for a Marvel property that so many horror-oriented and more artistic directors could elevate the franchise. Between the gothic aesthetic and horror elements, Morbius 2 could be great in the hands of Guillermo del Toro or Robert Eggers.
Robert Eggers
Robert Eggers doesn't exactly have the biggest filmography, but many feel that The Northman all but cementing him as a visionary auteur, a Morbius sequel might not appeal to him.
However, given that Morbius shares the same tone as Eggers' movies, the filmmaker could elevate the monster flick into an enthralling, terrifying, and visually beautiful film. And as his horror movie, The Witch, doesn't rely on gore or jump scares, but simply scares people with its atmosphere, that would work perfectly for Morbius 2.
Nia DaCosta
Nia DaCosta is another filmmaker who is two-for-two, as she directed the beloved low-budget crime thriller Little Woods and the entertaining popcorn flick Candyman. The latter is a terrifying supernatural horror movie, and that's exactly the movie that Morbius 2 should be.
But as there's a popular trend of movie studios hiring indie directors to helm superhero movies, it seems like DaCosta is already spoken for. The filmmaker will direct the The Marvels, which is scheduled for release in 2023. However, that movie could be a waste of DaCoasta's talents, as building suspense has become her signature technique.
Julia Ducaurnau
Last year, Julia Ducaurnau won the most prestigious award in the cinema industry, the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, but it wasn't for any ordinary indie flick. The Palme d'Or winning Raw is about cannibalism.
Fans could only dream of an all-out, R-rated Morbius sequel that's a full-on bloodsucking horror, and if anybody could turn audiences pale, it's the French director. Her two films are disturbing, watch-through-fingers body horrors, and her take on Morbius would be refreshingly unsettling.
Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett
Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett are other horror-oriented directors, albeit more commercial ones. Most recently, the filmmakers co-directed Scream 5 to huge fanfare. Fans have called the soft reboot a return to form and it revitalized the series.
Given that Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett clearly know how to give badly-aged franchises the overhauls they need, he could do the same with Morbius, which has gotten a miserable reception from critics. And with V/H/S and Ready or Not.
Lana Wachowski
Lana Wachowski isn't exactly a horror director, but Morbius 2 doesn't necessarily need a filmmaker who exclusively directs horror. Espinosa didn't come from a horror background either. Morbius 2 could have just as many frights as the original and the same tone while leaping further into action, and with Wachowski at the helm, the action would be on a whole other level.
The director is best known for The Matrix needs a prequel, Morbius 2 should be the next project Wachowski works on.
Guillermo Del Toro
The CGI in Morbius was criticized more than almost anything else in the movie, as it looked more like a video game than a film with a $90 million budget. Between Michael and Milo's faces morphing into vampires and flying around the city, the digital effects left a lot to be desired. But if Guillermo del Toro was at the helm of the movie, most of the effects would have been practical.
Del Toro is one of the greatest directors working today in of make-up, effects, and costume design, and his filmography is full of entertaining but beautiful creature features. Between the designs in Blade and Blade II.
Cathy Yan
Morbius' future will most likely see the living vampire up with the Vulture and possibly even Venom. That means it'll require a great director who can figure out the logistics of so many major characters on the screen at any one time. And it'll need an even better director given that the characters are pulled from different universes and the Sony Spider-Man Universe is in disarray.
Those reasons are exactly why Cathy Yan would be another great choice for Morbius 2. Yan only has one major movie to her name, Birds of Prey, but that movie perfectly showcased her skills as a filmmaker. Not only can she direct entertaining R-rated superhero movies, but she can make a team-up movie massively entertaining even with huge setbacks, such as having to explain the Joker's absence.
Jordan Peele
Jordan Peele quickly became one of the most acclaimed directors working today, as his horror movies Us were box office phenomenons and critical hits. The filmmaker might have too big of a profile to direct a sequel to a movie that underperformed at the box office and was hated by most who saw it. On top of that, putting him on a franchise movie might be doing a disservice to the indie world, as he can make riveting, thought-provoking movies with as little as $5 million.
However, even though Get Out is one of only six horror movies that were nominated for Best Picture, there's no denying that the filmmaker would surely make magic with a blockbuster budget. And as he comes from a comedy background, he'd be able to inject some much-needed comic relief into the Morbius series.
Dan Trachtenberg
Dan Trachtenberg has only directed one theatrically-released movie, but it's one of the most accomplished directorial debuts of the 2010s. The director's 10 Cloverfield Lane is a mind-blowing isolated thriller film that instills claustrophobia, and Trachtenberg could inject that same aesthetic into Morbius 2.
It would make for one of the most suspenseful and mortifying superhero movies ever. The director is currently at work on the Predator prequel, Prey, only adding to the fact that with just one movie, Trachtenberg is already a revered name in the thriller/horror world.
Andy Serkis
Even though Venom: Let There Be Carnage was dragged through the dirt by critics, it was a huge hit with audiences, and fans loved the comedy, odd couple-like elements between Eddie and the Symbiote. The movie's director, Andy Serkis, delivered a fun but brief popcorn movie, and he could do the same for Venom 2.
As the filmmaker knows how to create priceless Eddie/Venom content, he could bring that to the living vampire sequel, as a crossover movie is clearly where the universe is heading. And because Serkis has done so much work in advancing CGI and mo-cap technology, he could bring a much higher level of digital effects to the sequel too.
