Overview

• Dastmalchian told The Direct he wants to play Dr. Michael Morbius and said Marvel’s Dracula and other monster roles also appeal to him.
• He previously appeared in the MCU as Kurt in the Ant-Man films and voiced Veb in Quantumania, and he joked about Veb joining the Fantastic Four and Kurt helping at Avengers HQ.
• Coverage notes there has been no announcement from Marvel Studios or Sony Pictures tying Dastmalchian to Morbius or any supernatural team-up project.
• Jared Leto’s 2022 Morbius for Sony was critically panned and underperformed in theaters, though FandomWire reports it recently charted on Prime Video in the U.S.
• Outlets frame his interest within Marvel’s tentative horror track, citing projects like Werewolf by Night and Moon Knight as fans speculate about future supernatural lineups.