As a longtime aficionado of the Marvel universe, I can’t help but feel a pang of disappointment at the latest delay in the release of “Blade” starring Mahershala Ali. The Daywalker’s time in the sun seems to be perpetually delayed, much like how I’ve been waiting for my favorite superhero to finally get his own pizza joint (I’m looking at you, Spider-Man).
The Daywalker will have to wait a bit longer to have his time in the sun.
Disney has taken out the Marvel reboot of “Blade” featuring Mahershala Ali as the main character from its scheduled release on November 7, 2025. In its place, Disney plans to release “Predator: Badlands,” the sixth movie in the Predator series, on that early November date which was previously assigned to “Blade.
In addition, Marvel has scheduled three unnamed films for release on February 18, 2028, May 5, 2028, and November 10, 2028.
It was anticipated that Marvel, part of comic book empire Disney, would cancel “Blade” from their upcoming projects, given that CEO Bob Iger mentioned during an earnings call on May 7 that they aim to release no more than three superhero movies annually. Out of the four superhero films initially planned for 2025, like “Captain America: Brave New World,” “Thunderbolts” and “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” “Blade” is the only one not yet in production.
The film “Blade,” initially set for release in November 2023, was delayed to September 2024 after the initial director, Bassam Tariq, left the project in 2022. Director Yann Demange then took over, but following a Writers Guild of America strike in 2023, Marvel postponed production again until November 2025. The movie also encountered hurdles during the initial stages of COVID-19. Eric Pearson, known for his work on “The Fantastic Four,” “Thunderbolts,” and “Black Widow,” is now handling the screenplay, following contributions from Michael Green, Stacy Osei-Kuffour, Michael Starrbury, Beau DeMayo, and Nic Pizzolatto.
According to sources close to the situation, Marvel opted against creating a “Blade” film that would fail to meet expectations set by its predecessors. Previously, Feige has openly expressed this sentiment, emphasizing in interviews that they have been carefully working on the project for several years and their priority is not to rush it, ensuring they produce the ideal “Blade” movie instead.
Back in 2019, during San Diego Comic-Con, I was thrilled when Marvel unveiled the Blade reboot project we’d been discussing. It all started with a captivating meeting between myself and Marvel’s Kevin Feige, where I passionately expressed my interest in bringing the iconic character Eric Brooks, also known as Blade, back to life on the big screen. This intriguing anti-hero, who fights against vampires while harnessing their powers without succumbing to their daylight weakness, has always been one of Marvel’s most chilling and unique characters in the horror realm.
In this summer’s blockbuster “Deadpool & Wolverine,” rated R and earning $1.3 billion worldwide, Snipes reappeared as Blade unexpectedly. In the movie, Eric Brooks playfully tells Deadpool, “There has been just one Blade, and there will only be one Blade.
So far, he’s not wrong.
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2024-10-22 20:19