Matt Smith Is Confused By His Morbius Villain Character
Matt Smith has called it "a bit confusing" to play his mysterious character in Sony's Morbius. Morbius stars House of Gucci's Jared Leto as the Marvel comics antihero Dr. Michael Morbius introduced initially as an adversary of Spider-Man. The medical expert finds himself transformed into a vampire-like creature while searching for a cure for his rare blood disease.
Smith, famous for his roles in Doctor Who and The Crown and recent movies like Last Night In Soho, plays the film's primary antagonist. A mysterious part, the character was initially listed online as Loxias Crown- a minor comics villain and enemy of Morbius after being attacked by the living vampire and bitten. The bite leaves Crown with similar powers and blood-thirsty appetite to Morbius, transforming him into the evil Hunger.
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Speaking exclusively to Screen Rant, Smith has discussed his role's contradictory and convoluted nature in Morbius. The actor admits that he wasn't "aware" of the character's comics history and didn't explore it because the script «doesn't really delve into the past of him.» As well as implying there may be more than one version of Crown in the film by joking "Isn't someone else playing him?" Smith states, «It's all a bit confusing to me.» The British star adds that it's "all a bit odd whether it was Loxias or not," keeping the role's secrecy alive. Read the full interview quote below:
“The truth is, I wasn't aware of the great big history of the character in many respects. Because the script I was presented with doesn't really delve into the past of him — or indeed the future. And isn't someone else playing him? It's all a bit confusing to me, to be honest with you. I
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