Marvel Studios announced it was developing a Blade reboot starring Mahershala Ali as the notorious vampire hunter Eric Brooks during the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con. The news excited fans of Blade comics, as well as those who cherished the Blade trilogy starring Wesley Snipes. Five years since its announcement, though, the film has struggled mightily to gain traction. After multiple production delays and setbacks, the film has now lost its director — again.
Filmmaker Yann Demange will no longer direct the Blade reboot, becoming the second director to step away from the project. The split between the Lovecraft Country director and Marvel Studios was reportedly amicable and happened well before it became public knowledge. Still, despite no hard feelings between Demange and Marvel Studios, the divorce between the two is a major blow for the Blade reboot. Unlike other Marvel Studios projects, which were carefully and meticulously crafted to fit in the interconnected MCU, the Blade reboot has seemingly been disjointed from the jump.
Again, it’s not abnormal for movies to experience a setback. However, the lack of traction for the Blade reboot in the five years since its announcement is concerning, to say the least. So far, Ali’s sole portrayal of the iconic vampire hunter came in a post-credit scene for the 2021 MCU film Eternals. At the end of Eternals, Kit Harington’s Dane Whitman — Marvel Comics’ Black Knight — opens an ancient chest that contains the Ebony Blade. Hesitant at first, Whitman begins reaching for the sword before an off-screen voice questions if he is sure that he’s prepared for what he’s doing. The off-screen voice that speaks to Whitman has since been confirmed to be Ali’s Blade. Though brief, this was Blade’s first official appearance in the MCU and a sign that the vampire slayer will once again take action on the silver screen. In the four years since his MCU debut, though, the Blade reboot has experienced numerous production delays.
Marvel Studios announced it was developing a Blade reboot starring Mahershala Ali as the notorious vampire hunter Eric Brooks during the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con. The news excited fans of Blade comics, as well as those who cherished the Blade trilogy starring Wesley Snipes. Five years since its announcement, though, the film has struggled mightily to gain traction. After multiple production delays and setbacks, the film has now lost its director — again.
Filmmaker Yann Demange will no longer direct the Blade reboot, becoming the second director to step away from the project. The split between the Lovecraft Country director and Marvel Studios was reportedly amicable and happened well before it became public knowledge. Still, despite no hard feelings between Demange and Marvel Studios, the divorce between the two is a major blow for the Blade reboot. Unlike other Marvel Studios projects, which were carefully and meticulously crafted to fit in the interconnected MCU, the Blade reboot has seemingly been disjointed from the jump.
Again, it’s not abnormal for movies to experience a setback. However, the lack of traction for the Blade reboot in the five years since its announcement is concerning, to say the least. So far, Ali’s sole portrayal of the iconic vampire hunter came in a post-credit scene for the 2021 MCU film Eternals. At the end of Eternals, Kit Harington’s Dane Whitman — Marvel Comics’ Black Knight — opens an ancient chest that contains the Ebony Blade. Hesitant at first, Whitman begins reaching for the sword before an off-screen voice questions if he is sure that he’s prepared for what he’s doing. The off-screen voice that speaks to Whitman has since been confirmed to be Ali’s Blade. Though brief, this was Blade’s first official appearance in the MCU and a sign that the vampire slayer will once again take action on the silver screen. In the four years since his MCU debut, though, the Blade reboot has experienced numerous production delays.
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