Morbius


10:45 pm - 12:50 am, Thursday, July 23 on Film4 (14)

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About this Broadcast

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Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder, and determined to save others suffering his same fate, biochemist Dr Michael Morbius attempts a desperate gamble. However, what at first appears to be a radical success soon reveals itself to be a remedy potentially worse than the disease, when he develops a form of vampirism. Comic-book adventure, starring Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona and Jared Harris


2022 HD subtitles audio-description
Adventure Horror Literary Adaptation Movie/Drama Romance

Cast & Crew

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Jared Leto (Actor) .. Dr Michael Morbius
Matt Smith (Actor) .. Milo
Adria Arjona (Actor) .. Martine Bancroft
Jared Harris (Actor) .. Dr Emil Nicholas
Tyrese Gibson (Actor) .. Agent Simon Stroud

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Did You Know..

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Jared Leto (Actor) .. Dr Michael Morbius
Born: December 26, 1971 in Bossier City, Louisiana
Quote: 'I never look at myself as a closet actor wanting to make music or a closet musician wanting to act - I'm very proud to do both and I don't put one above the other.'
Trivia: He enjoys snowboard and painting.
Best Known For: Singing with Thirty Seconds to Mars.
Early-life: Jared Joseph Leto was born in Bossier City, Louisiana, on December 26, 1971. His family travelled a lot during his childhood and he ended up living in a number of different states. He studied acting at the School of Visual Arts in New York. In 1992, he moved to Los Angeles intending to pursue a musical career and take acting jobs on the side.
Career: Jared's early acting roles came on the small screen in short-lived sitcoms Camp Wilder and Almost Home, and teen drama My So-Called Life. His made his film debut in How to Make an American Quilt (1995) and his first lead role was in Prefontaine (1997), a biography of 1970s Olympic hopeful Steve Prefontaine. Other film credits include The Thin Red Line (1998), Fight Club (1999), Girl, Interrupted (1999), American Psycho (2000), Requiem for a Dream (2000), Alexander (2004) and Mr Nobody (2009). Away from acting, Jared is the lead singer with American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars. Their self-titled debut album was released in 2002 and their fourth album, Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams, was released in 2013. They have sold more than 10 million records worldwide.
Matt Smith (Actor) .. Milo
Born: October 28, 1982 in Northampton
Best Known For: Being the current Doctor Who.
Early-life: Matthew Robert Smith was born on October 28, 1982, in Northampton. A promising footballer from a young age, he played for the youth teams at Northampton Town, Nottingham Forest and Leicester City. He looked set for a professional career until a back injury scuppered his chances. A teacher encouraged him to act, and although reluctant at first, he eventually joined the National Youth Theatre. He also studied drama and creative writing at the University of East Anglia. At the same time, his professional stage career began to take off, and he was allowed to miss lectures during his final year so that he could work.
Career: Smith's first professional roles came in the plays Fresh Kills, opposite Christian Slater, and On the Shore of the Wide World. He appeared with Slater again in Swimming with Sharks, and also featured in The History Boys. He was part of the Olivier Award-nominated cast of That Face. His TV roles include The Ruby in the Smoke, The Shadow in the North and Secret Diary of a Call Girl, all alongside ex-Doctor Who assistant Billie Piper. He also starred in political drama Party Animals, and made his debut as the 11th Doctor Who in 2010. He was the youngest actor to play the part, but will bow out at Christmas, when he'll be replaced by Peter Capaldi. Other projects include Christopher and His Kind, Bert and Dickie, Womb, and the forthcoming How to Catch a Monster. He will return to the West End stage in 2014 to play the lead in a musical version of American Psycho.
Quote: 'I'm tired of television that's patronising and silly. I think Doctor Who is brave and it's inviting, challenging. For me anyway; I can only speak personally.'
Trivia: He's a Blackburn Rovers supporter and loves the band Radiohead.
Adria Arjona (Actor) .. Martine Bancroft
Jared Harris (Actor) .. Dr Emil Nicholas
Born: August 24, 1961 in London
Best Known For: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.
Early-life: Jared Francis Harris was born in London on August 24, 1961. He is the son of actors Richard Harris and Elizabeth Rees-Williams and the brother of actor Jamie Harris and director Damian Harris. After graduating from Duke University in North Carolina, Jared returned to the UK and attended the Central School of Speech and Drama. He found work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and made his film debut in The Rachel Papers (1989).
Career: Harris portrayed Andy Warhol in I Shot Andy Warhol (1996), John Lennon in the 2000 TV movie Two of Us and Henry VIII in the 2003 TV movie The Other Boleyn Girl. He has also starred in Lost in Space (1998), Ocean's Twelve (2004), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) and Lincoln (2012). Recurring roles on the small screen have come in Fringe and Mad Men, for which he was nominated for an Emmy.
Quote: 'I never lost an argument and my parents assumed I would be a lawyer. They cast me in that role.'
Trivia: He won an Obie Award in 1992 for his role in off-Broadway play Ecstasy.
Tyrese Gibson (Actor) .. Agent Simon Stroud
Born: December 30, 1978 in Los Angeles
Best Known For: Playing Roman in the Fast and the Furious franchise.
Early-life: Tyrese Darnell Gibson was born in Los Angeles on December 30, 1978. His mother, Priscilla, raised him and his three older siblings as a single parent. After singing the phrase 'Always Coca-Cola' in a commercial, Tyrese landed work as a model for the likes of Guess and Tommy Hilfiger, although deep down he just wanted to be a singer.
Career: In 1998, Gibson was signed by RCA Records. His debut single, Nobody Else, reached number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Later the same year, he released his self-titled album. He continues to record albums. He first made an impact as an actor in John Singleton's Baby Boy (2001), but he is best known for playing Roman Pearce in the Fast and the Furious franchise. His other film credits include Four Brothers (2005), Transformers (2007) and two sequels, Legion (2010) and Black Nativity (2013).
Quote: 'Honestly, I would rather get a Grammy than an Oscar.'
Trivia: In 2012, he published the book How to Get Out of Your Own Way.
Daniel Espinosa (Director)

Before / After

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