“Morbius” Scoring Mixer Jason LaRocca on Sinking His Teeth Into Marvel’s Vampire Antihero

After suffering throughout his childhood from a rare blood disorder, Michael Morbius (Jared Leto) heads into the Costa Rican jungle and cuts his hand open, thereby trapping a swarm of vampire bats. The bats are the final key to the brilliant doctor’s cure, which, as we can guess by the fact that these particular bats are highly attracted to blood, means that anyone who takes said cure will themselves also come to be highly attracted to blood.

How “Morbius” Production Designer Stefania Cella Creates a Brooding Vibe

Stefania Cella has suddenly become one of Marvel’s favorite production designers, more than happy to sink her teeth into Jared Leto’s much anticipated rogue scientist saga Morbius (opening April 1). She also designed the studio’s Moon Knight (March 30) and, at the moment, Cella’s in Atlanta working on Marvel’s much-anticipated Blade reboot. 

Immersing herself in comic book IP has been “challenging,”

New “Morbius” Video Promises the Official Opening of the Sony/Marvel Multiverse

“Morbius is and always has been a standout persona in the Marvel lore,” says Jared Leto at the top of a new Morbius vignette. Leto takes on the role of Dr. Michael Morbius, one of the strangest, most misunderstood characters in Marvel’s vast canon. In the film, from director Daniel Espinosa, Leto’s Dr. Morbius is a decent if monstrously ambitious man trying to cure the world of a rare blood disorder. The catch is the good doctor suffers from the disorder himself,

New “Morbius” Look Reveals the Marvel Antihero’s First-Ever Screen Appearance

“What excited me the most about playing Morbius was the fact that he’s never been on screen before,” Jared Leto says at the top of this new look at Morbius. Leto will give us our first-ever depiction of Marvel’s blood-sucking antihero, with director Daniel Espinosa’s film revealing the origin story of Dr. Michael Morbius. Morbius is a brilliant but doomed scientist trying desperately to not only to do good in the world but save himself in the process.

The Final “Morbius” Trailer Reveals Jared Leto’s Entrance Into the Spider-Man Universe

Sony Pictures has released the final Morbius trailer, giving us a last look at Jared Leto’s Dr. Michael Morbius before he becomes the latest entrant into both Sony’s Spider-Man Universe and the larger MCU. The trailer kicks off with a quick shot of Michael Keaton’s Adrian Toomes, better known as the Vulture, the very first villain Tom Holland’s Spider-Man fought in Spider-Man: Homecoming. Toomes is here to give Michael some very villainous advice—”discover who you’re meant to be.”

New “Morbius” Video Reveals Jared Leto’s Vampire Antihero

When Dr. Michael Morbius first appeared in Marvel comics, he was very much a bad guy, appearing in “The Amazing Spider-Man” in 1971. Yet as Jared Leto explains in a new Morbius vignette, the character soon underwent an evolution from a straight-up villain to a more complicated antihero. What’s more, Leto explains how Marvel was, up until the creation of Morbius, “forbidden from using characters considered more on the supernatural side.” With Leto starring in the upcoming Morbius, 

New “Morbius” Scene Reveals Jared Leto’s Transformation Into Marvel’s Bloodsucking Antihero

Sony Pictures released a rousing, 3-plus minute scene from Morbius over the weekend, revealing the moment Jared Leto’s Dr. Michael Morbius goes from an emaciated, dying man into the superhuman antihero Morbius. The transformation is not without its victims, however. The set-up is this; Dr. Morbius is on a freighter at sea, being helped by fellow doctor Martine Bancroft (Adria Arjona) in a last-ditch effort to save his life. Using a serum that Dr.

“Morbius” Trailer Reveals Jared Leto’s Marvel Bloodsucker

Sony’s Spider-Man Universe is alive and biting, made evident by the official trailer for Morbius, starring Jared Leto as a doctor with a severe case of bloodlust. Morbius will soon join Venom in Sony’s expanding Spider-Man Universe (once called Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters), offering audiences a potential web of interconnecting stories starring Spidey and the gang of antiheroes. In fact, Morbius makes a great Venom joke at the very end of the trailer.

“Morbius” Teaser Reveals Jared Leto’s Vampire Superhero

A new Morbius teaser from Sony Pictures asks us “Who is Morbius?” It’s a question quite a few folks might have, considering Dr. Michael Morbius (Jared Leto), and his thirsty alter ego Morbius, is not the most well-known Marvel character. The new teaser lets Leto himself describe what drew him to the character, and reveals how Morbius, like Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) and his alien symbiote Venom, is a superhero not totally in control of his powers.

Jared Leto is Morbius in First Trailer for the Blood-Sucking Superhero Film

While Marvel is beginning its’ Phase 4 and DC has a slew of upcoming projects, from Birds of Prey to The Batman, Sony has just released the first teaser trailer Morbius, which finds Jared Leto in the title role as Dr. Michael Morbius, one of Marvel’s more complicated antiheroes. Directed by Daniel Espinoza, Morbius tells the story of its titular doctor Michael Morbius attempting to save other people suffering from the same fatal blood disease he has.

Who Will Matt Smith Play in Morbius?

Morbius, the villain with vampire tendencies, is soon to be lonely no more. Seven months after Jared Leto inked a deal to fill the role, Variety is reporting a new actor soon to join the film. The eleventh Doctor Who and The Crown star, Matt Smith, is expected to sign on to the MCU spinoff.

Debuting in 1971, Morbius has one of the most tragic descents into the dark side.

Jared Leto Will Transform into Spider-Man Vampire Villain, Morbius

Jared Leto is reportedly making the jump from one universe to another. From the DC Extended Universe to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, that is. According to Variety, Leto is trading in the Joker’s metal mouth for some fangs as Spider-Man nemesis, Morbius.

The vampire villain has a dark and tragic story that seems perfect for Leto to sink his teeth into. (Yeah, I went there.) But really, it’s a pretty grim journey into night.