Morbius Star Matt Smith has shared his thoughts on the film’s negative critical reception and how it became a box office bomb.
If you’ve been on the internet since April 1 this year, you’ve probably noticed a few memes related to Morbus. Sadly, these memes don’t celebrate the movie, but instead poke fun at it due to its abysmal critical reception and box office bombardment. The film, which starred Jared Leto and Matt Smith, was the third entry into Sony’s Spider-Man film universe.
Matt Smith, who is currently promoting his upcoming HBO original series Dragon House, reflected on Jared Leto’s negative performance Morbius, but wants to move on and not get so down:
“Yes, he was thrown under the bus. But you just have to roll with it. What else are you gonna do? It’s a film, in the end, we don’t save lives. For some reason it didn’t quite work out and… It is what it is.
Before joining Jared Leto in Morbius, Matt Smith also had a huge disappointment with Terminator: Genisys. The film, which was set to relaunch the franchise with a new trilogy, was a critical and commercial disappointment. Luckily, Smith has been in on another great franchise that will hopefully fare better in the next one. game of thrones prequel series, House of the Dragon.
Here is the synopsis of Jared Leto Morbius:
One of Marvel’s most compelling and divisive characters hits the big screen as Oscar® winner Jared Leto transforms into the enigmatic anti-hero Michael Morbius. Dangerously afflicted with a rare blood disease and determined to save others suffering the same fate, Dr. Morbius takes a desperate gamble. What at first appears to be a drastic success, a darkness within him is unleashed and turns this healer into a hunter.
Directed by Daniel Espinosa from a screenplay written by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless, Morbius stars Jared Leto, Adria Arjona, Matt Smith, Jared Harris, Al Madrigal and Tyrese Gibson. Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach produced the project with Lucas Foster, with Palak Patel overseeing it for Sony.
Morbius is available on digital and will be released on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K UHD on June 14th. Stay tuned to Heroic Hollywood for the latest news on Matt Smith and Jared Leto, and be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for more content!
Source: Rolling Stone UK
