Matt Smith Joins MORBIUS Movie With Jared Leto

British actor Matt Smith is in final talks to join Jared Leto in Sony's upcoming Morbius movie, Entertainment Weekly confirmed.

Smith's role is being kept secret, but is said to be of major importance. The film will center on Leto as Dr. Michael Morbius, a Marvel Comics character known as Morbius the Living Vampire. In the comics, Morbius was a scientist whose attempts to cure himself of a blood disease turned him into a vampire, fangs, and thirst for blood included.

Daniel Espinosa (director of alien thriller "Life") will direct Morbius from a script by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless (the showrunners of Netflix's Lost in Space).

Sony still owns the rights to many Marvel characters (including Venom, who Tom Hardy just brought to the big screen).

Smith is best known for his roles in DOCTOR WHO and The Crown. He will appear next in Star Wars: Episode IX.

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