Jared Leto Steps Out for the 'Morbius' Photo Call in Berlin

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterAre superheroes impenetrable at the box office? Can any ol’ comic book character make a killing on the big screen?Sony’s antihero adventure “Morbius,” starring Jared Leto as Spider-Man’s eventual foe, will attempt to answer those questions when the vampire-infused horror movie opens in 3,600 North American theaters over the weekend.“Morbius” is estimated to sink its teeth into $40 million to $50 million in its first three days of release, according to independent tracking services. Sony, in an attempt to temper expectations around a newer Marvel character, is predicting a start closer to $33 million. Those ticket sales would be roughly in line with the Warner Bros.

Sony is further exploiting its end of the Marvel franchise this weekend with the long-delayed Jared Leto dark hero title Morbius. Booked at 4,200 locations, the Marvel vampire protagonist feature is eyeing a studio expected opening of $33M, but could get as high as $40M-$50M.

Marvel and DC Comics have been two warring companies for decades with both of their unique, action-packed superhero stories and crime-fighting characters. As of February, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has produced 27 films while the DC Extended Universe has only created 11 movies. DC’s projects have grossed over $5.8 billion and the MCU scored bigger bucks with $25 billion.At the same time, acclaimed directors such as Ridley Scott and Martin Scorsese have bashed the genre.

J. Kim Murphy The year’s achievements in film will have to wait one more day for the Academy Awards, but the medium’s lows were dishonored on Saturday morning at the 42nd Golden Raspberry awards.Netflix’s “Diana the Musical,” a filmed performance of the much-derided new Broadway musical based on the life of Princess Diana, had a clean sweep across all of its four nominations, winning in the categories of worst picture, worst director for Christopher Ashley, worst actress for Jeanna de Waal and worst supporting actress for Judy Kaye.Warner Bros.’ “Space Jam: A New Legacy” was the runner-up, earning three wins in worst prequel, remake, rip-off or sequel; worst screen combo; and worst actor for LeBron James.

New Marvel movie Morbius is heading to cinemas very soon. It is being advertised with the tagline, ‘the line between hero and villain will be broken’, which gives a big clue as to the nature of the protagonist - played by Jared Leto.

Tron series is getting “closer and closer”.The Tron: Legacy follow-up, Tron: Ascension has been in the works for some time, but now in a new interview with ScreenRant, Leto has hinted that the film could be moving forwards quicker than previously thought.He told the publication: “I’m a super fan of Tron, and we are working hard on Tronwith our incredible partners at Disney. Just an amazing group of creative people,” he began.“We’re getting closer.

Jared Leto is back on the red carpet!

Jared Leto is finally addressing the elephant in the room, revealing during his most recent interview that he is aware of his youthful looks, opening up about his thoughts on aging and confessing he may not be taking full advantage of his appearance.The ‘Morbius’ star who has been busy taking over Hollywood, with the recent release of ‘WeCrashed,’ acting alongside Anne Hathaway, and his latest role alongside Lady Gaga in ‘House of Gucci,’ says he wants to “keep everybody guessing” about the secret behind his looks.“Really, honestly, at the end of the day, it doesn’t really matter,” The 50-year-old actor said, explaining that he is used to people commenting on his age, “People started talking about my age and that sort of thing ten years ago,” he continued, “As you get older, people start saying, ‘Ah, you’re still young.’ and then there’s this age where they go, Really?’”And while he might not be ready to reveal his secret, the star says that when it comes to his career in the film industry, he has not been type casted for his looks, and he wonders if he should be taking more advantage of it.“Unfortunately, I’m not getting movie roles where I play, like, ‘a rather young-looking old man.’ Maybe I’m doing something wrong — not taking advantage of it enough. It just doesn’t matter.

Jared Leto hits the black carpet at the premiere of Morbius held at Callao Cinemas in Madrid, Spain on Wednesday night (March 23).

Development on a third “Tron” movie goes back to 2015 when there were reports that director Joseph Kosinski (“Top Gun: Maverick”), alongside leads Garrett Hedlund and Olivia Wilde, was returning for “Tron 3” only for that incarnation to get scrapped by Disney. A second version has sprouted since, with Oscar-winner Jared Leto and “Lion” director Gareth Davis attached for the untitled pic and screenwriter Jesse Wigutow tasked with penning the script.

Thirty Seconds To Mars will release new material “momentarily”, according to frontman Jared Leto.Speaking to NME in November 2021, Leto confirmed that the band had penned around 200 tracks for their upcoming sixth studio album, which will serve as the follow-up to 2018’s ‘America’.“So we have so many songs now,” he said at the time. “We really took advantage of that time in lockdown, and hunkered down and started writing.”Now, in a new interview with Apple Music 1, Leto revealed that he and his brother and TSTM bandmate Shannon are currently sitting on “two albums, maybe three, worth of material”.“As challenging as [lockdown] was for so many people around the world and devastating for so many, there was also a flipside to it,” the singer told Zane Lowe (via Kerrang!).“And for both my brother and I, I think it was like the universe doing for us what we can’t do for ourselves sort of thing, where really, it was the first time we were in one place for that long since we were little kids.

The Spider-Man spinoff Morbius has a confirmed release date and this time it’s official. After being postponed several times due to the pandemic it looks like fans will finally get to see Jared Leto as the titular character.

Jared Leto hits the red carpet in an animal print fuzzy coat for the Parisian premiere of Morbius at the Gaumont Champs Elysees on Tuesday (March 22) in France.

Jared Leto has big music news!

Has Jared Leto learned anything from walking a mile in his characters’ shoes?

Jared Leto is opening up about his famous transformations. The 50-year-old actor covers the April issue of , and talks about how dramatically changing his appearance for roles impacts his own life.Leto has played everyone from The Joker to Paolo Gucci, always staying in character on set, and always adapting how he looks for the role.While Leto's aware that his dedication to the projects won't actually turn him into the people he's playing, he tells the mag, «Your job is to bring to life the spirit of the person that’s depicted in the story, to serve the story... I’m thinking about the heart of the character, the soul, the spirit.»«Those other things,» he says of the prosthetics, the makeup, the bodily transformations, «it’s the description.»In the end, he explains, the physical changes he goes through are less about looking like a particular person, and more about getting insight into how that person walks through life.«How does it change the way you walk? How does it change the way you talk? How does it change the way people treat you?» he says of changing his own appearance for the sake of a role. «I gained over 60 pounds for a role once, and it was amazing.

Jared Leto pairs his fashionable suit with some bright red gloves for a special fan screening of Morbius held at UCI Luxe Mercedes Platz on Monday (March 21) in Berlin, Germany.

Jared Leto was photographed in a very precarious position while rock climbing two years after his brush with death.The 50-year-old Oscar winning actor was seen hanging off the side of a massive rock in an epic photoshoot as part of his Men's Health cover story feature in the April 2022 issue of the publication.The brave image taken by photographer Jimmy Chin comes two years after he had a brush with death on a climbing trip in March 2020.Scroll down for video Brave:Jared Leto was photographed in a very precarious position while rock climbing two years after his brush with death Model:The 50-year-old Oscar winning actor was seen hanging off the side of a massive rock in an epic photoshoot as part of his Men's Health cover story feature in the April 2022 issue of the publicationAt the time the Thirty Seconds To Mars frontman took to social media to reveal he almost fell some 600 feet while rock climbing at Nevada's Red Rock. The harrowing, but still exhilarating, experience happened when he fell off a wall while scaling a cliff with professional rock climber Alex Honnold, and thesafety rope holding him up began to fray along the sharp ridges.He recalled his thoughts as he saw the rope supporting him deteriorating as he told Men's Health: 'It was like an acceptance, and a little bit of sadness.

Jared Leto is celebrating the release of his new movie!

Jared Leto isn't worried about how people are going to interpret his remarks — but he's certainly going to stand by them, despite possible push-back.The Oscar winner recently spoke with ET's Will Marfuggi about his long-awaited and oft-delayed Marvel/Sony project, and he addressed the growing debate sparked by a remark he made in a recent interview with about big-budget superhero films.«I pretty much just bury my head in the sand, say a lot of stupid s**t and then let everybody go have fun with it,» said Leto, with a laugh, explaining that he didn't know his comments had stirred a lot of chatter in online film circles and among Marvel fans. «But I would say it again. I mean, are people upset with it? Do they agree with it? What are they, confused about it?»During a profile for, Leto said, «If it wasn’t for Marvel films, I don’t even know if theaters would exist… It doesn’t seem like there’s room for everyone, and that starts to become a little heartbreaking.»According to the star, it's all a matter of basic economics.«If you look at the box office and what people are buying tickets for, I worked at movie theater as a kid, OK, and I'm talking about what's actually generating revenue to keep the buildings open and the people employed and the ecosystem thriving,» Leto told ET.

Jared Leto has done it again. The method actor, known for his extreme on-screen transformations, is almost unrecognizable in his performance as Adam Neumann, the charismatic founder of the WeWork communal workspace venture, in the new Apple TV series . The first three episodes of the eight-part miniseries hit Apple TV Plus on Friday, March 18.With the help of a dialect coach and an expert hair and makeup team, Leto disappears into the real-life character of Neumann, whose idea for a single co-working space eventually became WeWork, a $47 billion start-up.