DANGEROUSLY ill with a rare blood disorder and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr Morbius attempts a desperate gamble.
One of the most compelling and conflicted characters in Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters comes to the big screen as Oscar winner Jared Leto transforms into the enigmatic antihero Michael Morbius. While at first it seems to be a radical success, a darkness inside him is unleashed. Will good override evil – or will Morbius succumb to his mysterious new urges?
“I’m attracted to roles where there’s an opportunity to transform – physical transformation, but also mental, emotional, any and all,” says Leto, who is indeed renowned for his transformations.
From his Academy Award-winning performance as Rayon in Dallas Buyers Club to his portrayal of Paolo Gucci in House of Gucci, Leto disappears into his roles, bringing characters to life in ways that can be moving, or terrifying, or enigmatic, but always unforgettable.
In his new film Morbius, Leto brings all of these together for his performance as Dr Michael Morbius, a brilliant doctor determined to find the cure to his rare and fatal disease.
He eventually finds a way not only to cure the illness but to give him unimaginable strength and powers, but at a terrible cost: an uncontrollable thirst for human blood.
Columbia Pictures presents in association with Marvel, an Avi Arad/Matt Tolmach production, Morbius.
The movie stars Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Al Madrigal, and Tyrese Gibso and has been directed by Daniel Espinosa.
Morbius is now showing at Swan Hill Showbiz Cinemas.
