When Sony dropped the first teaser trailer for Morbius, it appeared as if Spider-Man's time in the MCU had reached its end (even if we didn't know it yet). After fan backlash, the studio reached a new deal with Marvel Studios, ensuring Tom Holland's webbed warrior would remain in the MCU. However, Sony seemingly once planned to combine Spidey's world with the one inhabited by Venom.
This explains original plans for Adrian Toomes in Morbius, though we're still struggling to figure out why Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man was labelled a murderer instead of Holland's Peter Parker after what happened in London with Mysterio. Presumably, Sony couldn't use the suit Marvel Studios created for the hero and that image was meant as either a placeholder or to get fans talking (if so, it worked).
We're not here to figure out Sony's inner workings, though, as we're sure you want an answer to the question above. Does Spider-Man appear in Morbius?
The answer, unfortunately (fortunately?), is no.
There are no references to Spidey throughout the film (that graffiti shot is nowhere to be found), and the only mention of the hero comes in the second post-credits scene when The Vulture name-drops the Spider-Man of his world (read a full breakdown of those here).
Yes, Toomes is in the film, but all his scenes appear to have been reshot. There's also no Venom, with the only references to the symbiote being those we've seen in the trailers. Aside from that, Morbius features no surprise cameos or Marvel characters we didn't already know would appear.
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