Morbius (2022)

Morbius is a 2022 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Marvel, Arad Productions, and Matt Tolmach Productions, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. It is the third film in Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU). Directed by Daniel Espinosa and written by the writing team of Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless, the film stars Jared Leto as Dr. Michael Morbius, alongside Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Al Madrigal, and Tyrese Gibson. In the film, Michael and his surrogate brother Milo (Smith) become living vampires after curing themselves of a rare blood disease.

There were previously two notable attempts to adapt the character of Michael into a cinematic form since 1998, those being a role in the Blade franchise as an antagonist and having a solo film produced by Artisan Entertainment, neither of which ever came to fruition. After announcing plans for a new shared universe of films inspired by Spider-Man related characters beginning with Venom (2018), Sony began developing a film based on Michael. Sazama and Sharpless had written a script by November 2017, and Leto and Espinosa officially joined in June 2018. Work on the film began at the end of the year with further casting, ahead of production starting in London in February 2019. Filming was confirmed to have been completed by June 2019, with reshoots happening in Los Angeles the following February.

Morbius premiered at the Plaza Carso in Mexico City on March 10, 2022 and was theatrically released in the United States on April 1, after being delayed several times from an initial July 2020 date, primarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film was a critical and commercial failure, receiving criticism for its writing, visual effects, and post-credits scenes, though Smith's performance received some praise; the film also grossed only $167.5 million worldwide. It became the subject of internet memes mocking its reception and quality; the popularity of said memes led Sony to re-release the film in theaters the following June, to another commercial failure. It later received five Golden Raspberry Awards nominations, including Worst Picture, winning Worst Actor for Leto and Worst Supporting Actress for Arjona.

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Cast

Jared Leto as Dr. Michael Morbius:
A scientist suffering from a rare blood disease whose attempts to cure himself afflict him with a form of transgenic vampirism,^[7]^[8] gaining all of the superhuman abilities but none of the superstitious weaknesses associated with vampires. Leto was drawn to the character's struggle with his disease and the moral implications of a hero who has a thirst for blood.^[9] He found the role surprisingly challenging since it was less character-driven than his prior performances and closer to his real-life personality, not requiring his well-known method acting approach.^[10] Charlie Shotwell portrays a young Michael.^[11]
Matt Smith as Lucien / Milo Morbius:
Michael' surrogate brother, a wealthy man originally named Lucien and nicknamed by Michael (due to sharing a bed with a deceased boy named Milo), who suffers from the same rare blood disease as he does.^[12] When Milo gains the same abilities as Michael, he embraces his identity as a vampire whole-heartedly.^[13] Smith was originally announced to play comic book character Loxias Crown / Hunger, but this was later changed to a significantly different character based on Michael himself.^[14] After turning down other superhero film roles, Smith joined the film due to Daniel Espinosa's involvement and encouragement from his former Doctor Who castmate Karen Gillan, who portrays Nebula in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).^[15] Espinosa encouraged Smith to give a bold, villainous performance.^[14] Joseph Esson portrays a young Milo.^[16]
Adria Arjona as Dr. Martine Bancroft: A scientist and Michael's colleague.^[17]^[18] Arjona said the character was "the smart one in the room" and took inspiration from politician and activist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.^[19]
Jared Harris as Dr. Emil Nicholas: A mentor and father figure for Michael and Milo who runs a facility that looks after people with incurable illnesses.^[20]
Al Madrigal as Alberto "Al" Rodriguez: An FBI agent hunting Michael, and Stroud's partner.^[21]
Tyrese Gibson as Simon Stroud:
An FBI agent hunting Michael, and Rodriguez's partner.^[22]^[21] Gibson noted that the character is white in the comic books, and the producers "made him black" to cast Gibson. While Gibson described Stroud as a "superhero" with a "hi-tech weapons-grade arm" in the film, all scenes featuring this arm were cut.^[23] Gibson signed a three-picture deal when he joined the film.^[24]