So are we. Marvel Studios introduced Blade at San Diego Comedian-Con in 2019. I’ll repeat that. Marvel Studios introduced Blade at San Diego Comedian-Con in 2019. That was six years in the past! Each different mission Marvel teased on stage that day, together with Eternals, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, and Physician Unusual within the Multiverse of Insanity, has already been launched. Whereas talking with Josh Horowitz on the Comfortable Unhappy Confused podcast, David S. Goyer expressed his confusion at Marvel’s lack of ability to get Blade off the bottom.
“I believe Blade is a comparatively easy story. It’s not difficult. I at all times take into consideration once you embark on a film like this, you must distil down what’s the promise of the film.” Goyer mentioned. “The promise of a brand new Blade is that it ought to have insane ass kicking, it must be fairly scary, may be R-Rated, it doesn’t should be, and it shouldn’t be difficult. It must be a easy story. So, I don’t know why it’s been so onerous. I do not know why. I’m baffled. Mahershala Ali is a tremendous actor. I don’t know why.“
Within the time it’s taken to get nowhere on the Blade reboot, the unique Daywalker, Wesley Snipes, returned to reprise the function in Deadpool & Wolverine. Goyer acknowledged that his look within the film was cool, however added, “It’s complicated additionally when you’re making an attempt to do one other one.“
The Blade reboot has been by lots. It was initially slated to be directed by Bassam Tariq, however Marvel reportedly grew involved that he wasn’t the very best match for the mission. The studio gave Mahershala Ali an inventory of potential replacements, however the actor performed his personal search and handpicked Yann Demange, who additionally exited the mission. Blade was reportedly simply weeks away from beginning manufacturing in 2023 when the WGA strike hit and was adopted by the SAG strike. All the pieces shut down, however Blade was left dormant even when the strikes concluded. Delroy Lindo and Aaron Pierre, who had been reportedly hooked up to the mission, departed, and new writers had been introduced in to deal with the script. The movie has been faraway from Marvel’s schedule. Because it stands now, Ali’s solely look within the MCU has been a vocal cameo within the post-credit scene of Eternals.