Jared Leto Explains Why Morbius Brought Him Back to Comic Book Movies
Morbius star Jared Leto explains why he returned to comic book movies after playing Joker. DC Comics villain Dr. Michael Morbius is finally set to join Sony’s Spider-Man Universe after nearly two years of COVID-related delays. In addition to Leto, Morbius stars Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Al Madrigal, Tyrese Gibson and Michael Keaton.
Sony’s play to build its own comic book cinematic universe around Spider-Man villains like Morbius of course began with the release of Venom back in 2018. Given what a smash hit Venom was, it’s no surprise that Sony is following a similar formula with Morbius: an origin story starring an acclaimed actor in an anti-heroic take on a previously-neglected fan-favorite character. But unlike Tom Hardy when he took on the role of Eddie Brock in Venom, Leto actually has prior experience in the comic book realm. The actor of course played Joker in 2015’s Suicide Squad, later returning to portray the Batman villain in the memorable Knightmare epilogue of Zack Snyder’s Justice League.
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Leto of course received plenty of pushback from fans and critics alike for his unique take on Joker in Suicide Squad andJustice League. But such criticism clearly didn’t deter him from once again diving into the comic book world as he’s back for for more in Morbius. Speaking exclusively to Screen Rant, Leto addressed coming back to comic book movies after his Joker experience, giving his reasons for wanting to tackle Michael Morbius:
What I loved about this is it was an opportunity to bring the character to life for the very first time. And it's harder and harder to do that, because a lot of these incredible, iconic characters have been portrayed.
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