Based on Spider-Man comics, this is a tale of a scientist who attempts to cure himself of a rare blood disease. As fate would have it, he instead ends up afflicting himself with a condition similar to a vampire including the thirst for blood, fangs, and super strength, eventually becoming one of Spider-Man’s nemeses.

Morbius is an upcoming American superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character of the same name, produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Marvel Entertainment. It is intended to be the third film in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe, and was directed by Daniel Espinosa and written by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless. It stars Jared Leto as Michael Morbius, alongside Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Al Madrigal, and Tyrese Gibson. The film follows the title character as he becomes a vampire after attempting to cure himself of a rare blood disease.

After announcing plans for a new shared universe of films inspired by Spider-Man characters beginning with Venom (2018), Sony Pictures began developing a film based on Morbius. Sazama and Sharpless had written a script by November 2017, and Leto and Espinosa officially joined in June 2018. Work began in earnest at the end of the year with further casting, ahead of production starting in London in February 2019.

Morbius movie is scheduled to be released in the United States on January 28, 2022, by Sony Pictures Releasing. It was delayed from an initial July 2020 date due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Michael Morbius movie cast

Directed by	Daniel Espinosa
Written by	Matt Sazama Burk Sharpless
Based on	Morbius, the Living Vampire
Produced by	Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, Lucas Foster
Starring	Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Al Madrigal, Tyrese Gibson
Cinematography	Oliver Wood
Music by	Jon Ekstrand
Production companies	Columbia Pictures, Marvel Entertainment, Arad Productions Matt Tolmach Productions
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date	January 28, 2022 (United States)
Country	United States
Language	English

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Morbius movie Premise

Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder, and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. Morbius attempts a desperate gamble. What at first appears to be a radical success soon reveals itself to be a remedy potentially worse than the disease.

Michael Morbius movie Cast

1. Jared Leto as Dr. Michael Morbius
2. Matt Smith as Loxias Crown
3. Adria Arjonaas Martine Bancroft: A scientist and Morbius’ fiancée.
4. Jared Harris as Emil Nikols: A professor and Morbius’ mentor.
5. Al Madrigal as Alberto Rodriguez: An FBI agent hunting Morbius.
6. Tyrese Gibson as Simon Stroud

Additionally, Michael Keaton reprises his role as Adrian Toomes / Vulture from the MCU film Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017).

Michael Morbius movie Filming

New York City, New York, USA

Principal photography began during the last week of February 2019 in London, under the working title Plasma. Oliver Wood served as the cinematographer for the film. With the start of filming, Jared Harris and Tyrese Gibson joined the cast as Morbius’s mentor and an FBI agent hunting Morbius, respectively. Smith was revealed to be portraying the villainous Loxias Crown. In March, filming took place in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, doubling for New York City. A month later, Gibson revealed that he was portraying Simon Stroud and that Al Madrigal had been cast as his partner, Alberto Rodriguez. At the end of the month, Justin Haythe was believed to have contributed to the film’s script. Filming was scheduled to take 12 weeks, and Venom producer Amy Pascal said in June that production had “just wrapped” on the project.

Morbius movie poster

Michael Morbius movie Music

By October 2019, Jon Ekstrand was set to compose the score for Morbius after doing the same for Espinosa’s previous films.

Michael Morbius movie Marketing

The teaser trailer for the film was released on January 13, 2020. Julia Alexander at The Verge described the premise of the film as presented by the trailer as “ridiculous”, while Matt Goldberg of Collider felt it looked “silly” and also noted that the film looked very similar to Venom, which he acknowledged was commercially successful. Scott Mendelson, writing for Forbes, agreed with the comparison to Venom which he felt was a good move by Sony due to the success of their last few Spider-Man films, but cautioned that Leto may not have the same box office draw for general audiences that Tom Hardy gave to Venom. Much of the discussion surrounding the trailer centered on the revelation of Keaton’s role and the visual reference to Spider-Man, which led to questions about the film’s relationship with the Spider-Man films and the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Michael Morbius movie Taglines

The line between hero and villain will be broken.

Michael Morbius movie Genres

• Action
• Adventure
• Drama
• Horror
• Sci-Fi
• Thriller
• Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, some frightening images, and brief strong language

Michael Morbius movie Release date

January 28, 2022 (United States)

Michael Morbius movie Theatrical

Morbius is scheduled to be released in the United States on January 28, 2022, in IMAX. It was originally set for release on July 10, 2020, before moving three weeks later to July 31, 2020. The film was then delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, firstly to March 19, 2021, then to October 8, 2021, and to January 21, 2022, before moving to the January 28 date.

Michael Morbius movie Home media

Sony signed deals with Netflix and Disney in April 2021 for the rights to their 2022 to 2026 film slate, following the films’ theatrical and home media windows. Netflix signed for exclusive “pay 1 window” streaming rights, which is typically an 18-month window, and included future Marvel films in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe. Disney signed for “pay 2 windows” rights for the films, which would be streamed on Disney+ and Hulu as well as broadcast on Disney’s linear television networks.

Michael Morbius movie Future

In January 2021, Leto said there was potential for Morbius to appear alongside the character Blade in a future project, with Mahershala Ali cast in that role for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Later in December, in discussing the introduction of the multiverse in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), Leto stated that there is potential for various “sinister” crossovers, hinting at his relation to the villains in future films. Tom Holland also expressed his interest in seeing his version of Spider-Man fighting against Morbius in the future, while Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal confirmed interest in a potential film starring both Leto and Ali.