Jared Leto aka The Joker from Suicide Squad is all set to star in Sony’s upcoming live-action adaptation of Morbius: The Living Vampire. Morbius was created by Roy Thomas and Gil Kane and first appeared in Amazing Spider-Man No. 101.

Sony’s latest entry into its Marvel-based, Spider-Man-centric universe of characters along with Venom and will be directed by Scandinavian filmmaker Daniel Espinosa, who is best known for helming Safe House and the recent sci-fi horror film Life starring Ryan Reynolds and Jake Gyllenhaal.

The film boasts a script by Burk Sharpless and Matt Sazama, who created Netflix’s Lost in Space reboot, and will be produced by Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach with Lucas Foster. Sony executive Palak Patel will oversee for the studio.

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Morbius the Living Vampire rundown:

Morbius is Dr. Michael Morbius, a scientist who suffered from a rare blood disease and attempted to cure himself to disastrous results. Instead of being cured, he became afflicted with a condition that was a form of vampirism — the thirst for blood, along with fangs and super strength — and fought Spider-Man. Over time, however, he became a slightly heroic figure in his own right and even headlined his own comic book titles.