Published 11:41 IST, January 14th 2020

Marvel's 'Morbius' is all set to make a bloody debut; know all about 'The Living Vampire'

Morbius is the living vampire that is one of the anti-hero characters from the Spider-Man universe. Here is everything you must know about the Sony Marvel movie

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trailer of Sony's new venture Morbius is out and it is on ar level. Marvel movie stars Jared Leto who is famous for playing character of 'Joker' in Suicide Squ. character which is famously kwn as ' Living Vampire' is making its debut on big screen for first time.

Sony Entertainment owns rights over Spiderman and all characters which are related to web-slinging superhero. Recently, Sony's Spider-Man spiffs have proven to be a huge success, with Vem grossing over $850 million worldwide and Spider-Man: Into Spider-Verse earning an Oscar for Best Animated Feature. w Jared's Morbius, by director Daniel Espisa, is all set to attract audiences with his vampiric fangs. 

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All about Michael Morbius  

Morbius's trailer was out yesterday morning which came as a surprise for many. Many fans were unaware of this Marvel character. Dr Michael Morbius, Ph.D., M.D. an award-winning biochemist who has an unusual blood disorder. To cure himself, he performs a biochemical experiment with a bat which ultimately fails, making him a vampire. 

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Why is he called ' Living Vampire'?

Marvel has its own dark universe of many fictional characters inspired from folklore, myths and ghost stories, one of which is Morbius. Marvel has previously introduced a few of its dark characters like Ghost Rider, Ble and more. Ble played by Weasley Snipes, a character which appeared in 1998, is a half-human and half-vampire who does t live on blood. Ble is also kwn as 'Vampire Slayer', who works to eliminate vampire race. Morbius, on or hand, was created through failure of a scientific experiment. character has all powers of a vampire in multiples of it. character of Morbius is kwn as a living vampire because a person has to die to be a vampire. However, he is still as alive as any human. One can arguably call him a mutant.

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character first appeared as an antagonist in Spider-Man comics, but, w it has gained its im as an anti-hero similar to Vem. Sony has me a big move by releasing incredible characters on screen. Fans even went ahe by connecting dots and expecting a team of "Dark Avengers" to emerge to save earth from unde.

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11:41 IST, January 14th 2020