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‘Fate Of The Furious’ Actor Joins ‘Morbius’

Earlier today we shared the first look at Jared Leto as Morbius, but that’s not the only Morbius news we’ve got for you. Variety is now reporting that The Fate of the Furious actor Tyrese Gibson has now signed on to star as a yet to be named FBI Agent who is out to bring Morbius to justice. Gibson joins previously announced cast members Jared Harris (“The Terror”) who plays Morbius’ mentor, Matt Smith (“Doctor Who”) a villain, and Adria Arjona (Pacific Rim: Uprising) Morbius’ love interest. Leto stars as Michael Morbius, a scientist who, while trying to find a cure for a rare blood disease, accidentally transforms himself into a living vampire. Though disgusted by his own bloodlust, he chooses to prey upon criminals he deems unworthy of life. Daniel Espinosa (Life) directs from the script penned by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless based on the character created by writer Roy Thomas which made his debut in Amazing Spider-Man

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 7, 2019
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A First Glimpse Of Jared Leto As Morbius

Filming for Sony’s dark Spider-Man spin-off Morbius is in full swing. Thanks to star Jared Leto‘s tweet we’ve got our first glimpse of the scientist turned vampire. While we don’t see much, the tweet does let us know that there are 11 weeks of filming left to go. A few days ago we reported that “The Terror” actor Jared Harris has joined the cast along with Matt Smith (“Doctor Who”) and Adria Arjona (Pacific Rim: Uprising). Jared Leto stars as Michael Morbius, a scientist who, while trying to find a cure for a rare blood disease, accidentally transforms himself into a living vampire. Though disgusted by his own bloodlust, he chooses to prey upon criminals he deems unworthy of life. Daniel Espinosa (Life) directs from the script penned by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless based on the character created by writer Roy Thomas. Morbius made his debut in Amazing Spider-Man #101. Morbius opens in theaters on July 31, 2020. 1

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 6, 2019
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‘The Terror’s’ Jared Harris Joins ‘Morbius’

The cast for Sony’s vampire Spider-Man spinoff Morbius continues to grow. Deadline is reporting that “The Terror” star Jared Harris has signed on along with previously announced stars Matt Smith and Adria Arjona. Jared Leto stars as Michael Morbius, a scientist who, while trying to find a cure for a rare blood disease, accidentally transforms himself into a living vampire. Though disgusted by his own bloodlust, he chooses to prey upon criminals he deems unworthy of life. Daniel Espinosa (Life) directs from the script penned by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless based on the character created by writer Roy Thomas. Morbius made his debut in Amazing Spider-Man #101. Morbius opens in theaters on July 31, 2020.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 5, 2019
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“Doctor Who” Star Joins ‘Morbius’ Cast

Director Daniel Espinosa‘s (Life) film adaptation of the comic Morbius has added another cast member. News has come via Variety that “Doctor Who” actor Matt Smith has joined Jared Leto (Suicide Squad), and Adria Arjona (“True Detective”). The dark Spider-Man spin-off was created by Roy Thomas and artist Gil Kane and debuted in Amazing Spider-Man #101. Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless penned the script for the film. The film centers on Michael Morbius, a scientist who, while trying to find a cure for a rare blood disease, accidentally turning himself into a living vampire. He chooses to prey on criminals he deems unworthy to live to feed his blood lust.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 25, 2019
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The Full Trailer For BLADE RUNNER 2049 Has Arrived And It’s Stunning

Warner Bros. Pictures has unveiled the full trailer for Blade Runner 2049, the sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1982, and it is incredible. Directed by Denis Villeneuve (Sicario), the film picks up “thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K (Ryan Gosling), unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what is left of society into chaos. K’s discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years. Villeneuv will be directing off of the script penned by Michael Green and the original Blade Runner scribe Hampton Fancher. Ridley Scott serves as Execute Producer for this futuristic film. Jared Leto plays the role of the film’s antagonist, co-staring alongside Ana de Armas, Dave Bautista, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis, David Dastmalchian, Edward James Olmos, and Lennie James of The Walking Dead. The trailer is dark, elegant, and filled

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 8, 2017
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Jared Leto Joins The Blade Runner Sequel

Jared Leto’s latest role as the Joker in ‘Suicide Squad’ has just ended and he’s already moving on to his next project. Leto has joined the cast of the upcoming sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1982 classic ‘Blade Runner’. He will play the role of a new character, according to an announcement from Alcon Entertainment. The Oscar-winner will co-star alongside Harrison Ford who will be reprising his original role. Ryan Gosling, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis and Barkhad Abdi will also co-star. Denis Villeneuve (Sicario) will be in the director’s chair for the film, which is set decades after the original . The script was penned by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green. Warner Bros. has already set the theatrical release for October 6, 2017.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 18, 2016
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The Interview With The Vampire Reboot Confirmed

We reported back in May that a reboot of Interview with the Vampire was in the works under the direction of Josh Boone (The Fault in Our Stars) who will be working with writer-producer Jill Lillington. Boone posted a photo on his Instagram account revealing that two of Anne Rice’s novels, Interview with the Vampire and The Vampire Lestat, would be combined for the film. “We’re really focusing on The Vampire Lestat, but we are using elements from some of the other books as well.” Boone said recently in an interview with Nightmare Magazine. The big question is who will star in the reboot. Boone hinted that Jared Leto may have the part when he tweeted a picture of the actor with the caption “Lestat – there can be only one. #JaredLeto”. However, Anne Rice has since asked her fans who they would like to see as Lestat, which leaves us a bit confused as to if Leto is still

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 21, 2016
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Jared Leto Is The New Vampire Lestat

When I say the name Jared Leto the first thing you probably think of is his role as the new Joker in Suicide Squad. He’s also been in a lot of really great films, like Fight Club, American Psycho and many others. Well, he may very well have his next role already lined-up, as the new vampire Lestat. Yes, you read that right. There is new mixed adaption of Anne Rice’s Interview With the Vampire and her novel The Vampire Lestate in development. Yesterday, writer/director Josh Boone shared that the screenplay that he co-wrote with Jill Killington was complete. And confirmed that Universal Pictures is developing it for their new shared universe. The film’ is titled The Vampire Chronicles, according to Bloody-Disgusting. The film would join Universal’s upcoming remakes such as The Mummy, starring Tom Cruise, The Invisible Man, starring Johnny Depp, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Wolf Man, The Bride of Frankenstein and Dracula. Not only did

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 5, 2016

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‘Fate Of The Furious’ Actor Joins ‘Morbius’

Earlier today we shared the first look at Jared Leto as Morbius, but that’s not the only Morbius news we’ve got for you. Variety is now reporting that The Fate of the Furious actor Tyrese Gibson has now signed on to star as a yet to be named FBI Agent who is out to bring Morbius to justice. Gibson joins previously announced cast members Jared Harris (“The Terror”) who plays Morbius’ mentor, Matt Smith (“Doctor Who”) a villain, and Adria Arjona (Pacific Rim: Uprising) Morbius’ love interest. Leto stars as Michael Morbius, a scientist who, while trying to find a cure for a rare blood disease, accidentally transforms himself into a living vampire. Though disgusted by his own bloodlust, he chooses to prey upon criminals he deems unworthy of life. Daniel Espinosa (Life) directs from the script penned by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless based on the character created by writer Roy Thomas which made his debut in Amazing Spider-Man

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 7, 2019
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A First Glimpse Of Jared Leto As Morbius

Filming for Sony’s dark Spider-Man spin-off Morbius is in full swing. Thanks to star Jared Leto‘s tweet we’ve got our first glimpse of the scientist turned vampire. While we don’t see much, the tweet does let us know that there are 11 weeks of filming left to go. A few days ago we reported that “The Terror” actor Jared Harris has joined the cast along with Matt Smith (“Doctor Who”) and Adria Arjona (Pacific Rim: Uprising). Jared Leto stars as Michael Morbius, a scientist who, while trying to find a cure for a rare blood disease, accidentally transforms himself into a living vampire. Though disgusted by his own bloodlust, he chooses to prey upon criminals he deems unworthy of life. Daniel Espinosa (Life) directs from the script penned by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless based on the character created by writer Roy Thomas. Morbius made his debut in Amazing Spider-Man #101. Morbius opens in theaters on July 31, 2020. 1

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 6, 2019
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‘The Terror’s’ Jared Harris Joins ‘Morbius’

The cast for Sony’s vampire Spider-Man spinoff Morbius continues to grow. Deadline is reporting that “The Terror” star Jared Harris has signed on along with previously announced stars Matt Smith and Adria Arjona. Jared Leto stars as Michael Morbius, a scientist who, while trying to find a cure for a rare blood disease, accidentally transforms himself into a living vampire. Though disgusted by his own bloodlust, he chooses to prey upon criminals he deems unworthy of life. Daniel Espinosa (Life) directs from the script penned by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless based on the character created by writer Roy Thomas. Morbius made his debut in Amazing Spider-Man #101. Morbius opens in theaters on July 31, 2020.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 5, 2019
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“Doctor Who” Star Joins ‘Morbius’ Cast

Director Daniel Espinosa‘s (Life) film adaptation of the comic Morbius has added another cast member. News has come via Variety that “Doctor Who” actor Matt Smith has joined Jared Leto (Suicide Squad), and Adria Arjona (“True Detective”). The dark Spider-Man spin-off was created by Roy Thomas and artist Gil Kane and debuted in Amazing Spider-Man #101. Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless penned the script for the film. The film centers on Michael Morbius, a scientist who, while trying to find a cure for a rare blood disease, accidentally turning himself into a living vampire. He chooses to prey on criminals he deems unworthy to live to feed his blood lust.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 25, 2019
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The Full Trailer For BLADE RUNNER 2049 Has Arrived And It’s Stunning

Warner Bros. Pictures has unveiled the full trailer for Blade Runner 2049, the sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1982, and it is incredible. Directed by Denis Villeneuve (Sicario), the film picks up “thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K (Ryan Gosling), unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what is left of society into chaos. K’s discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years. Villeneuv will be directing off of the script penned by Michael Green and the original Blade Runner scribe Hampton Fancher. Ridley Scott serves as Execute Producer for this futuristic film. Jared Leto plays the role of the film’s antagonist, co-staring alongside Ana de Armas, Dave Bautista, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis, David Dastmalchian, Edward James Olmos, and Lennie James of The Walking Dead. The trailer is dark, elegant, and filled

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 8, 2017
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Jared Leto Joins The Blade Runner Sequel

Jared Leto’s latest role as the Joker in ‘Suicide Squad’ has just ended and he’s already moving on to his next project. Leto has joined the cast of the upcoming sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1982 classic ‘Blade Runner’. He will play the role of a new character, according to an announcement from Alcon Entertainment. The Oscar-winner will co-star alongside Harrison Ford who will be reprising his original role. Ryan Gosling, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis and Barkhad Abdi will also co-star. Denis Villeneuve (Sicario) will be in the director’s chair for the film, which is set decades after the original . The script was penned by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green. Warner Bros. has already set the theatrical release for October 6, 2017.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 18, 2016
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The Interview With The Vampire Reboot Confirmed

We reported back in May that a reboot of Interview with the Vampire was in the works under the direction of Josh Boone (The Fault in Our Stars) who will be working with writer-producer Jill Lillington. Boone posted a photo on his Instagram account revealing that two of Anne Rice’s novels, Interview with the Vampire and The Vampire Lestat, would be combined for the film. “We’re really focusing on The Vampire Lestat, but we are using elements from some of the other books as well.” Boone said recently in an interview with Nightmare Magazine. The big question is who will star in the reboot. Boone hinted that Jared Leto may have the part when he tweeted a picture of the actor with the caption “Lestat – there can be only one. #JaredLeto”. However, Anne Rice has since asked her fans who they would like to see as Lestat, which leaves us a bit confused as to if Leto is still

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 21, 2016
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Jared Leto Is The New Vampire Lestat

When I say the name Jared Leto the first thing you probably think of is his role as the new Joker in Suicide Squad. He’s also been in a lot of really great films, like Fight Club, American Psycho and many others. Well, he may very well have his next role already lined-up, as the new vampire Lestat. Yes, you read that right. There is new mixed adaption of Anne Rice’s Interview With the Vampire and her novel The Vampire Lestate in development. Yesterday, writer/director Josh Boone shared that the screenplay that he co-wrote with Jill Killington was complete. And confirmed that Universal Pictures is developing it for their new shared universe. The film’ is titled The Vampire Chronicles, according to Bloody-Disgusting. The film would join Universal’s upcoming remakes such as The Mummy, starring Tom Cruise, The Invisible Man, starring Johnny Depp, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Wolf Man, The Bride of Frankenstein and Dracula. Not only did

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 5, 2016