Fans will have to wait just a little bit longer forJared Leto’s vampire movieMorbius.
On Tuesday, Sony confirmed to PEOPLE the release of the Marvel movie has been bumped back from Jan. 28 to April 1. On the news,Reuterscited concerns “about whether audiences will feel comfortable heading to theaters” amid the current surge of theOmicron variant.
The thriller was originally slated for aJuly 2020release, which was pushed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Then delayed to a March 2021 opening, the release was rescheduled to October, before the date was changed again to early 2022, perThe Hollywood Reporter.
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Last week, the United States reported its single highest number of dailyCOVID-19cases since the start of the pandemic nearly two years ago. In the U.S., the spread of the Omicron variantis being attributed to the surge in cases.
According toThe New York Times, the record-shattering COVID-19 daily case total exceeded 488,000 last Wednesday. The case numbers may be higher since many people aretaking at-home testsand not necessarily reporting positive cases to public health departments.
In the upcoming film, Leto, 50, stars as Michael Morbius, a doctor with a rare blood disorder. Taking drastic and dangerous measures in hopes of curing himself, he eventually transforms into a haunting vampire – and must navigate the consequences.
Though this is Leto’sdebutin the Marvel Universe, he’s played a comic book villain in the past. TheHouse of Guccistar portrayed the Joker in theSuicide Squadin 2016.
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