[Principal photography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principal_photography) began during the last week of February 2019 in [London](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London),[\[47\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morbius_(film)#cite_note-LetoFilmingBegin-49)[\[48\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morbius_(film)#cite_note-LetoLondon-50) under the [working title](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_title) *Plasma*.[\[49\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morbius_(film)#cite_note-WorkingTitle-51) [Oliver Wood](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Wood_(cinematographer)) served as cinematographer for the film.[\[50\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morbius_(film)#cite_note-Wood-52) With the start of filming, [Jared Harris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Harris) and [Tyrese Gibson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrese_Gibson) joined the cast as Morbius’s mentor and an FBI agent hunting Morbius, respectively.[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morbius_(film)#cite_note-Gibson2-24)[\[51\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morbius_(film)#cite_note-Harris-53)[\[52\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morbius_(film)#cite_note-Gibson-54) Smith was reported to be portraying the villainous [Loxias Crown / Hunger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunger_(Marvel_Comics)),[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morbius_(film)#cite_note-Gibson2-24) though he was later revealed to be playing an original character named Milo who is similar to Loxias Crown.[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morbius_(film)#cite_note-MiloDetails-16) Harris was revealed to be portraying Dr. Nicholas, a mentor and father figure to both Michael and Milo.[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morbius_(film)#cite_note-NicholasDetails-22) In March, filming took place in [Manchester](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester)’s [Northern Quarter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Quarter_(Manchester)), doubling for [New York City](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City).[\[53\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morbius_(film)#cite_note-ManNQ-55) A month later, Gibson revealed that he was portraying Simon Stroud, and that [Al Madrigal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Madrigal) had been cast as his partner, Alberto Rodriguez.[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morbius_(film)#cite_note-GibsonAgents-23) At the end of the month, [Justin Haythe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Haythe) was believed to have contributed to the film’s script.[\[54\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morbius_(film)#cite_note-Haythe-56) Filming was scheduled to take 12 weeks,[\[15\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morbius_(film)#cite_note-SmithLAMar2019-17)[\[47\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morbius_(film)#cite_note-LetoFilmingBegin-49) and *Venom* producer [Amy Pascal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Pascal) said in June that production had “just wrapped” on the project.[\[55\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morbius_(film)#cite_note-PascalWrapped-57) Production also occurred at [Pinewood Studios](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinewood_Studios).[\[56\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morbius_(film)#cite_note-58)