'Morbius' director says Micheal Keaton's cameo was always intended solely for the end-credits, despite being featured in the movie's trailer

• Warning: Spoilers ahead for "Morbius."
• Despite being in the movie's trailer, Michael Keaton's Vulture was only in the end credits.
• Director Daniel Espinosa said that was always the intention.

You might have gone to see "Morbius" hoping for a nice dose of Michael Keaton's Adrian Toomes, better known as Vulture, from 2017's "Spider-Man: Homecoming."

I mean, he is featured in the movie's trailer.

But sadly, that wasn't the case.

Toomes shows up in the end credits due to the multiverse almost cracking following the events of 2021's "Spider-Man: No Way Home." Toomes suddenly appears in the version of New York City that's inhabited by Dr. Morbius (played by Jared Leto).

Typically, any characters featured in the end credits are kept secret until the movie is released and everyone is surprised. With Toomes in the trailer, many theorized that Keaton's character was meant to have a bigger role in "Morbius," but it was left on the cutting-room floor.

Insider spoke with director Daniel Espinosa, who set the record straight.

"He never existed in the plot of the movie," he told Insider. "He never had a part."

"The idea of having Michael Keaton in the movie came back before we even shot the movie," Espinosa revealed. "It was really related to showing off the Spider-Verse."

In the second end-credits scene in "Morbius," Toomes and Dr. Morbius meet and Toomes suggests the two team up, implying that they will go up against Spider-Man.

And while Spider-Man is not seen or even mentioned until the end credits, Espinosa confirmed to Insider that there is a Spider-Man who exists in the "Morbius" timeline.

"I can say this, there is a Spider-Man, but which one is something that will be revealed," he said.

"Morbius" is currently playing in theaters.