Matt Smith, who is playing in a galaxy far, far away in the upcoming Star Wars: Episode IX, has been cast alongside Jared Leto in Morbius, a film a part of Sony’s universe of Marvel characters.
Character details for Smith are under wraps at the moment but Morbius centers on the Marvel character Dr. Michael Morbius (played by Leto in the film). He’s a scientist who suffered from a rare blood disease and attempted to cure himself — but ended up turning himself into a vampire. In the comics, he gained super strength and fangs and wound up fighting Spider-Man, until eventually becoming something of a hero himself.
The character was created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Gil Kane and first appeared in 1971’s “Amazing Spider-Man” No. 101, which was the first issue of the series not written by Spider-Man co-creator Stan Lee. Daniel Espinosa, who helmed the underrated sci-fi thriller, Life, will be directing the film adaptation.
Matt Smith is primarily known for his work in Doctor Who and The Crown.
