‘Blade’ Reboot Suffers Massive Setback

Marvel Studios was in preparation to film Blade This November in AtlantaThe production could need to be delayed. Bassam Tariq, who was the film’s director, died Tuesday. Blade Mahershala, twice Oscar-winner, will be the title character. Also, Delroy Lindo stars. Old Aaron Pierre, breakout

“Due to continued shifts in our production schedule, Bassam is no longer moving forward as director of Blade but will remain an executive producer on the film,” Marvel told The Hollywood Reporter. “We appreciate Bassam’s talent and all the work he’s done getting Blade to where it is.”

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“It’s been an honor working with the wonderful folks at Marvel,” Tariq has been added. “We were able to put together a killer cast and crew. Eager to see where the next director takes the film.”Blade, Tariq’s critically acclaimed rap drama, was directed by Tariq during the summer 2021. Mogul Mowgli starring Riz Ahmed.

The script Blade It has been through many hands. Tariq started with a Stacy OseiKuffour script (Watchmen() before numerous script rewrites caused production to be pushed back. Beau DeMayo was a writer who worked on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and The Witcher?, and Moon KnightThe latest script was written by. Marvel Studios is currently looking for a Blade new director. Production was scheduled to begin in the fall. Blade also features a Release date: November 3, 2023.

Marv Wolfman (creator) and Gene Colan (creator) created Blade for the 1973 comic series. The Tomb of Dracula. The character is half-mortal and half-immortal. He hunts vampires to kill his mother, who was killed by one. Wesley Snipes played the role previouslyIn New Line Cinema’s 1998-2004 Trilogy. The Marvel Comic-Con 2019 panel announced that Ali would be playing the role. Blade is already in the Marvel Cinematic Universe but not yet on screen. Ali made a surprise appearance in the movie with a surprising voice. Eternals post-credits scene.

Blade Marvel Studios only has one horror project in the works. The first MCU Halloween special. Werewolf at NightThe movie will be available on Disney+ starting Oct. 7. Gael García Bernal stars as the title character, a cursed monster hunter. Michael Giacchino (Oscar-winning composer) directed the show. Laura Donnelly plays Elsa Bloodstone. Don’t be surprised if Ali doesn’t make an appearance.

“[Cameos] never really came up,”Giacchino has just spoken ComicBook.com. “I mean, we talked a little bit about Blade, but in the end, it was like, ‘You know what, if we’re looking at this and I always described this as an episode of The Twilight Zone, you know, let’s keep it contained.'”