Forget Gotham, Jared Leto Is A Literal Bat Man In Morbius

Jared Leto is embracing the darkness in the opening full-length trailer for Spider-Man spinoff Morbius.


Leto takes on the role of the titular vampire in this creepy film with a lot of gothic sensibilities. As we visualize in our first look at the film, he is a little different than your average bloodsucker.


Dr. Michael Morbius is a biochemist who suffered from a rare blood infection. He spent most of his time and cash researching the disorder he'd contracted, all of the while conducting experiments using vampire bat DNA. Though he searched high and low for some kind of cure to bring him back to common, he failed to do so.


Yet he succeeded in becoming a "living vampire." Dr. Morbius lived on, transcending the trappings thrust upon him by the debilitating infection. Alternatively, he derived several of the same powers a stereotypical vampire might have: superhuman strength and speed, a healing factor that makes sure bullets are no problem, and a unquenchable thirst for blood. Unfortunately, that also makes him a prime target for the sun, which can burn him to a crisp.


And whenever he might look like your classic vampire (with a much more bat-centric appearance), he's actually fighting for the side of good alongside Spider-Man and other members of the MCU, at least during the comic continuity. It looks like things may be more complex than that in the film, though it's hard to mention how just yet. Near the end of the cameo, Michael Keaton makes a brief appearance as well, however it's unclear if he's reprising his role from Spider-Man: Homecoming as Vulture or not.


Leto will be joined by the Eleventh Doctor himself, Matt Smith, as Loxias Crown, Jared Harris as Morbius's mentor, Tyrese Gibson as FBI agent Simon Stroud, and True Detective's Adria Arjona as Martine Bancroft, Morbius's love interest.


Morbius is seat to debut in theaters everywhere on July 21, 2020.