Morbius star has a damning response when asked why he did the film: "I've got a mortgage to pay!"
Sep. 27, 2024I looks like this Morbius star was in it for the money
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Jared Harris has responded to why he ever agreed to be inSony’s Spider-Man Universe flopMorbius, and his answer is perfect.
The movie, based on the Marvel comic book superhero of the same name, follows Dr. Michael Morbius, who conducts a drastic experiment on himself after suffering from a disease that has plagued him his whole life. But things go awry and Morbius (Jared Leto) and his brother (Matt Smith) become vampires. Although Harris’ character doesn’t get turned into a bloodsucker himself, he runs the facility where Morbius conducts the experiment.
However, the movie debuted to disappointing reviews and has since, much like Madame Web, become a bit of a parody in the genre. Let’s just say, it’s not on ourbest superhero moviesof all time list. To this day, Morbius sits at a pretty terrible 15% score onRotten Tomatoesand is often the subject of many internet memes.
Harris doesn’t really have a problem with it though, in fact, he wishes it leaned into comedy a bit more. “I have observed that those types of films do well if you have a sense of humor,” said Harris. “You can’t treat it as though it’s Shakespeare. So yeah, that movie could have done with a more mischievous sense of humour.”
Alongside Harris, House of the Dragon’s Smith, and Suicide Squad’s Leto, the movie also stars Adria Arjona, Michael Keaton, and Tyrese Gibson.
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