Jared Leto Explains Morbius' Comic Book Legacy In New Movie Video
Jared Leto explains Morbius' comic book legacy from a forbidden character to a fan-favorite in a new video for the upcoming movie. Leto stars in the next installment of Sony's Spider-Man Universe as Dr. Michael Morbius, a scientist suffering from a rare blood disease who experiments with a form of vampirism to cure him, granting him superhuman abilities without the traditional weaknesses of vampires. Morbius will have to learn to get a grip on his newfound abilities while grappling with the moral consequences of his bloodlust.
Alongside Leto, the cast for Morbius includes Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Al Madrigal, Tyrese Gibson and Michael Keaton reprising his role of Adrian Toomes/Vulture from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Development on the film was confirmed following the success of Sony's Venom that kicked off its shared universe of movies inspired by Spider-Man characters that would later become known as the SSU. After nearly two years of delays, Morbius is gearing up to hit theaters this April.
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With just over a month remaining until the film's premiere, Sony has unveiled a new Morbius video. The featurette sees Jared Leto breaking down Morbius' comic book legacy, having gone from a genre Marvel was forbidden to explore to a fan-favorite recurring character. Check out the new video below:
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As Leto notes in the video, Morbius was a character who took years to see the light of day in Marvel Comics as the Comics Code Authority had instituted a ban on vampires and other supernatural creatures being featured as characters in the comics. Following the lifting of the ban in February 1971, Morbius would debut in the
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