Morbius

About the movie Morbius

Morbius is an English action film that showcases the adventures of a Marvel Comics character named Morbius. The film shows the scientist, Michael Morbius, trying to cure himself of a rare blood disease. He gets cured but transforms into a vampire. Will Morbius be able to overcome his dark desires?

Morbius movie Release Date on OTT

The action movie Moribus was released across cinema halls in the United States on 1st April 2022. The film is also streaming on the ZEE5 OTT platform.

The plot of Morbius movie

Oscar winner Jared Leto transforms into the enigmatic antihero Michael Morbius. With a rare blood disorder and a deep desire to help others, Dr. Morbius attempts a desperate gamble. As the movie unfolds, the darkness within him is unleashed. Dr. Morbius and his surrogate brother Milo both turn into living vampires. Towards the movie’s end, Morbius tackles Milo with a hoard of bats to restrain him and injects him with an antidote. Milo succumbs to his injuries, and Morbius rides off into the sky with the army of bats, crying for his friends and realising that he is now a fugitive.

Morbius movie cast and crew

The sci-fi movie Moribus stars Jared Lito as Dr. Michael Morbius, Matt Smith as Lucien, Jarred Harris as Dr. Emil Nicholas, Al Madrigal as Alberto “Al” Rodriguez, and Tyrese Gibson as Simon Stroud among the principal actors.

This English thriller film is directed by Daniel Espinosa and jointly written by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless. It is produced by Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, and Lucas Foster and edited by Pietro Scalia. The music for the movie is produced by Jon Ekstrand, while the cinematography is handled by Oliver Wood. The production companies involved include Columbia Pictures, Marvel Entertainment, Arad Productions and Matt Tolmach Productions, and the distribution is overseen by Sony Pictures. 

Did you know?

1. To portray the struggles in the life of Dr. Morbius, Jarred Lito used crutches even off camera to give as realistic a portrayal as possible.
2. The scenes from New York shown in the movie were actually filmed in Manchester’s Northern Quarter in the UK. City lights, signage and license plates were changed to those from New York.
3. In the subway scene, viewers can see advertisements in the background with the names Thomas and Kane, a tribute to the creators of Morbius, Roy Thomas and Gil Kane.

FAQs about the movie Moribus

Q1. Who is Morbius in Marvel comics?

Ans. He is Michael Morbius, a biochemist who believes his high-risk experiments can cure his rare blood disease, but it goes wrong and infects him with a peculiar form of vampirism.

Q2. Is Morbius a superhero movie?

Ans. Yes, Morbius is a superhero and adventure movie with instances of scenes from the horror genre. The superhero protagonist is a living vampire capable of consciously attacking evil-doers for their crimes.

Q3. Will there be a sequel to the movie?

Ans. According to Leto, Morbius may appear alongside Blade in a future Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) project, with Mahershala Ali cast in that role.

Q4. Is Morbius related to the spider-man universe?

Ans: The movie is part of the spider-man universe as it is a related character to the web-slinger and has references to characters such as Venom throughout the movie.