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Ari Aster, the twisted mind behind Hereditary and Midsommar, almost found himself tangled in the web of Morbius. Yes, really. The director, known for turning trauma into art-house horror gold, revealed that he was once approached to helm the infamous Sony Marvel film.
Now, as he gears up for his next unsettling venture, Eddington, a 3-hour epic that revolves around Mexico's mayoral elections during the COVID-19 pandemic, the idea of him directing a vampire antihero flick has resurfaced, starting conversations about what the film would have taken under Aster's direction.
The director revealed this in an interview with Semafor via YouTube released on July 18, where he was asked about the missed opportunity. Although he refused to open up any further about the project, he did acknowledge that he was approached for it.
Morbius performed poorly with critics and at the box office, garnering a 15% review on Rotten Tomatoes. It was even re-released after it got popular on the internet for all the wrong reasons. Released in 2022, it starred Jared Leto as Michael Morbius.
More details about Ari Aster's Eddington
Eddington, Ari Aster’s wild new ride of a neo-Western black comedy, lands in U.S. theaters on July 18, 2025, after making its big debut at the Cannes Film Festival in May. The film is set in a fictional New Mexico town unraveling under the weight of fear, politics, and pure internet-fueled madness.
Joaquin Phoenix plays Joe Cross, a gruff sheriff who decides to run for mayor after refusing to enforce a mask mandate. Across from him? Ted Garcia, the sitting mayor played by Pedro Pascal, is doing his best to hold onto control in a town that’s slowly turning against itself. It’s not just a political clash; it’s a war of worldviews, and the results are pure entertainment.
Aster wrote the script in June 2020, right when the world felt like it was breaking a little. Trapped indoors, doomscrolling through endless tweets and conspiracy threads, he poured that chaotic energy into Eddington. He even used real social media content in the script to reflect how fractured and frantic life online had become. Talking about the writing process, the director told WIRED,
“I started making a collection of things from my timeline to remember when I made the film. I also cultivated different algorithms to see what somebody else might be receiving. I started different accounts and created an archive. That was very helpful in making the film, even in post, when we were deciding what tweets to show on certain phones.”
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The cast is stacked with stars like Emma Stone, Austin Butler, Luke Grimes, Deirdre O’Connell, and Michael Ward round out the ensemble, and the film runs nearly 149 minutes. It blends Western grit with surreal political satire, all while capturing the digital-age confusion we’re still crawling out of.
Eddington will be in theaters on July 18.
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