Morbius is beautiful in some way. It’s a character from Marvel comics, and now he’s headed to the big screen. You might’ve thought that vampire fever was over, think again.
Jared Leto had abs in “Fight Club” and a great tan in “American Psycho,” but after watching “Morbius,” maybe he should have listened to his dermatologist.
Alex Miranda: “The first time you saw this face on screen, I mean, it was terrifying.”
Jared Leto: “I was glad I was wearing a diaper, to tell you the truth. I would have ruined a good pair of underwear.”
It wasn’t always this way for biochemist Michael Morbius, though, who suffers from a rare blood disease, but when he tries to cure himself, the experiment goes wrong, and, whoops, he infects himself with a form of vampirism instead. Hate when that happens, but he also has help from Martine along the way.
Adria Arjona: “She’s a scientist and a doctor, and has so much hope for medicine.”
Played by Adria Arjona, who’s a South Florida girl herself.
Adria Arjona: “I knew you were from Miami. I felt it. I went to high school in Miami.”
Alex Miranda: “We love you right back.”
Matt Smith also stars in the fangy film as Milo.
Matt Smith: “Let it be, man. Be a vampire, Michael. Do you know what I mean? That’s kind of how I felt about it, that’s how Milo felt about it anyway.”
Moral dilemma alert: What if you need to kill in order to survive? Director Daniel Espinosa says…
Daniel Espinosa: “That causes a crisis, and in the end, I think that he emerges because he kind of accepts his full self, and that’s where he becomes the hero, you know?”
But if Matt could live as half-bat, half-human…
Matt Smith: “I’d be flying around the city all day everyday, getting on buildings, getting on the Empire State Building, bombing off it.”
Although I phrased the question differently for Jared.
Alex Miranda: “Jared Leto and half one of your iconic character, which one would that be?”
Jared Leto: “Paulo Gucci. He was so much fun, and he really had a love of life, but Morbius too, because although there’s that conflict, it’s quite an exciting life to live.”
And, I apologize for this, but since we’re talking about vampires…
Alex Miranda: “Team Jacob or you’re team Edward?”
Matt Smith: “Can I make a confession?”
Alex Miranda: “What?”
Matt Smith: “I’ve never seen ‘Twilight.'”
Alex Miranda: “I’m done. I’m done.”
“Morbius” hits theaters on April 1.
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