Blade star Mahershala Ali offers a promising update on the troubled MCU movie
After many ups and downs, it appears the long-awaited Blade reboot from Marvel Studios might actually start shooting soon.
One of the many problems that Disney and Marvel have faced recently is getting their Blade reboot right before putting everyone in front of the cameras. If you can remember, the project was announced back in July 2019, which is… kind of long ago.
Since then, it’s gained Mogul Mowgli director Bassam Tariq and Watchmen scribe Stacy Osei-Kuffour to pen a script. We might never learn the full truth behind the massive creative shake-up, but in 2022 both creatives left the project, which was essentially scrapped.
After further delays (it was originally set to open on November 3, 2023), Lovecraft Country’s Yann Demange was recruited to captain the rebooted production, and more recently, we learned that Logan and Blade Runner 2049’s Michael Green had been hired to come up with a new script. Word on the street is that Marvel Studios now wants to keep the budget under $100 million and go for a R-rated flick in the vein of the recent John Wick entries. But, you know, with vampires and horror elements.