Daniel Espinosa & Adria Arjona Interview: Morbius

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On the heels of last fall's Venom: Let There Be Carnage comes Morbius, the latest installment in Sony's Marvel universe. The film stars Jared Leto as Dr. Michael Morbius, who transforms into a vampire as he tries to discover a cure for his illness. Among the supporting cast is Adria Arjona, who plays Martine Bancroft. Daniel Espinosa, who previously helmed Life, directs.

Screen Rant had a chance to interview Espinosa and Arjona about bringing Morbius to the big screen, what could come next for the series, and much more.

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Screen Rant: Daniel, I'm curious if this movie has evolved from when you originally began this journey until now. How have things evolved over time?

Daniel Espinosa: First, we shot the movie, and then COVID came. And that really gave us an opportunity. Deep down, all directors always want more time developing their movie.

So, I must say, I'm so excited for it to come out. But I've been so happy to have this time to reflect and work on the movie and finalize the details. It's been a blast. A picture is always evolving, so the time was well used.

Adria, Martine is elevated in this portrayal. She's a doctor and a genius. What was like for you to expand on who she was from the comics?

Adria Arjona: I think I relied on this man a lot. We had AOC conversations; we really drew inspirations from so many things.

I think, sometimes in these movies, women can be overly sexualized. I know it was Daniel's idea, but Danel was very specific on her looking sort of like Sade, aesthetically, and speaking with conviction like AOC. But yet having the tenderness of a doctor that that still has a heart and believes in science.

Those are three qualities that I think really created