Tyrese Gibson is in final talks & negotiations to join Jared Leto in Morbius, the Spider-Man spinoff from Sony Pictures.
The film, focusing on one of Sony’s extended Spider-Man stable of characters, began production this week in London. Daniel Espinosa is directing the feature, which tells of the antihero Morbius the Living Vampire. Morbius is Dr. Michael Morbius, a scientist who suffered from a rare blood disease and attempted to cure himself to disastrous results. Instead of being cured, he became afflicted with a condition that was a form of vampirism, hitting him with the thirst for blood, along with fangs and super strength.
Leto will play Morbius, while Matt Smith is set to portray the villain of the piece, Loxias Crown, Morbius’ best friend who also suffers from the blood disease. Adria Arjona will play Morbius’ love interest, while Jared Harris will portray Morbius’ mentor. Tyrese would take on one of the last major roles in the movie, an FBI agent trying to hunt down the living vampire.
