Morbius
Tyrese Gibson is joining the cast ofMorbius , and fictional character details for the full ensemble have now been bring out . Sony is unsurprisingly move full steam ahead with their Spider - Man - less spinoff existence afterVenombecame one of2018 ’s biggest box office surprises . A sequel to the Tom Hardy hit is in ontogenesis , but next up will be the Jared Leto starringMorbius .
The moving-picture show will see Leto take on the persona of Marvel Comics anti - hero Dr. Michael Morbius , a scientist who becomes a vampire after trying to cure his rare blood disease . Sony has expend the last few months filling up the support cast around Leto , withAdria Arjona being the first to get together . Leto and Arjona were laterjoined by Matt Smith , but the most recent addition came withJared Harris coming aboardthe undertaking . Now , Morbiushas added another recognizable name , with details on the intact cast ’s characters also show up .
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harmonise to a new report byVariety , Tyrese Gibson has bring together the cast ofMorbius . Gibson is best known for his role as Roman in theFast & Furiousfranchise . Details on his quality first appeared to be under wraps , butTHRhas deal that Gibson will bet an FBI agent who ’s render to hunt down Leto ’s life vampire . In addition to sharing Gibson ’s part , THRalso confirmed that Arjona is playing Leto ’s love life interest , Harris is his mentor , and Smith will be Morbius ' best admirer turned villain Loxias Crown .
Since the blood lust from Morbius and Crown will force them to leave behind a trail of victims as they endeavor to pull through , Gibson will likely be in bearing of try out to solve the various murders . Meanwhile , Arjona has long been expect to beplaying Martine Bancroft , Morbius ' fiancée in the comic strip , so this is just further ratification that that ’s the case . Loxias Crown has likewise been linked toMorbiusin the pastas the primary villain , but it ’s in force to cognise Smith is in spades playing that part . Harris being Morbius ' mentor is the newest slice of selective information , but no character name has been divulge .
All of this selective information comes asMorbiushas already begun filming and Leto has share afirst look at the product . Gibson looks like the last master addition to the motion-picture show ’s cast though , so the only extra cast annunciation at this point could be for minor persona . Filming will continue for the next several weeks asMorbiusaims to rest on track for a summer 2020 release , and there ’s been nothing but prescribed crusade on the film so far .
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Sources : Variety , THR
