That is simply the newest in an extended collection of setbacks this challenge has confronted ever since Ali was introduced to take over the mantle. Wesley Snipes famously portrayed the character in a collection of “Blade” movies within the late ’90s and early 2000s that helped set up Marvel as a viable theatrical model. For no matter motive, rebooting this franchise has been a seemingly unimaginable activity for Kevin Feige and Co. at Marvel Studios.
The movie has now misplaced two completely different administrators in Tariq and Demange, with a military of writers coming and going through the years as properly. Stacy Osei-Kuffour (“Watchmen”) was the challenge’s authentic author. Michael Starrbury (“When They See Us”) was set to pen a model of the script when Demange first got here aboard, with Nic Pizzolotto (“True Detective”) coming in to do a rewrite final yr. He has since departed the challenge as properly. Veteran Marvel author Eric Pearson, who lately crafted the script for the upcoming “Incredible 4,” is reportedly engaged on the “Blade” script from Michael Starrbury’s earlier draft.
We all know that issues have been tumultuous, with reviews surfacing final yr that Ali practically left the challenge behind as a result of fixed modifications. To that finish, the actor appears to be uninterested in ready, as he lately signed on to star within the new “Jurassic World” movie, which is gearing as much as start manufacturing as we communicate. Delroy Lindo (“Da 5 Bloods”) and Mia Goth (“Pearl”) are additionally connected to star alongside Ali. Whether or not or not the change in administrators impacts their casting is up within the air as properly. Regardless of the case, this film continues to really feel downright cursed.
“Blade” is at present set to hit theaters on November 7, 2025.