Ari Aster, the director of the 2025 satirical black comedy Eddington, has revealed that he turned down an offer to direct the Spider-Man spin-off movie Morbius.

Sony reportedly approached a small-time horror director to helm Morbius, but he ultimately opted not to sign on.

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 ...

Eddington' cinematographer Darius Khondji worked with writer/director Ari Aster for the first time on the modern western.