Jared Leto has released a new video on social media, teasing the production start ofMorbius the Living Vampire. It was previously believed that production was to start in February of next year, so the actor could be getting ready for some pre-production work like costume fitting and different makeup configurations. After the success of Sony’sVenomstarring Tom Hardy, the studio is more than likely really excited to start work on another Marvel property with a dedicated actor like Leto leading the charge.
In a video post on Twitter,Jared Letomade a small production out of shaving off his beard, which he has had pretty consistently over the years. He hashtaggedMorbius, adding “and so it begins,” to the caption. The actor takes a beard trimmer, shaving off different portions of his beard to make the video a bit more entertaining, before bringing out the razor to get a close shave. The video ends just as Leto is about to reveal his clean-shaven face. Sony producersAvi Arad and Matt Tolmachpreviously mentioned a production start for the project early next year, but they could be starting sooner than originally thought.
Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach both worked onVenomas producers, but they say that there is no rule that is set in stone forMorbius the Living Vampireto be connected to theVenom universe. This is a pretty good way to go about things to avoid a situation like the DCEU. Tolmach had this to say about the placement ofMorbiusin Sony’s Marvel properties.
“I don’t think there’s a rule written somewhere in stone that all of them have to be one thing. I think we’ve all talked about, Well, if one of these presents itself in a way… Look, we have all seen theR-rated versions of these moviesnow working. So, that’s out there. You can succeed to a staggering degree.”
While it looks like Sony could berushing to get the Morbius movie made, that isn’t the case. The movie has been in development for a year at the studio. The project is just finally getting to the point where there is actual news to report, instead of speculation. However, we’re still in the dark as to what Jared Leto will look like as the titular vampire as well as what the story will focus on. There’s plenty of places for the story to go, so it will be interesting to see how it stacks up next to the monstrous success ofVenom.
Morbiuswill be directed by Daniel Espinosa from a script byLost in Spacecreators Burk Sharpless and Matt Sazama. Things are starting to move forward, so hopefully we get some set images soon. We could end up seeing what Jared Leto looks like in character sooner, if the production follows some of the social media moves that Todd Phillips has pulled off for hisJokermovie. Whatever the case may be, production onMorbiusis starting soon and you can watch the production tease below, provided byJared Leto’s Twitteraccount.
