Bladethe Marvel action-thriller, it will no longer be directed by Bassam Tariq. As we announced in our previous article, filming for the reboot was due to start in November in Atlanta: it’s not clear how Tariq’s departure will affect the start of production, but it’s safe to think that this change could cause understandable delays. .
Marvel said in a statement that “due to constant shifts in our production schedule, Bassam he will not go on as director of Blade, but will remain an executive producer on the film. We appreciate Bassam’s talent and all the work he has done to bring Blade to where he is “
Tariq, known for directing and co-writing the rap drama Mogul Mowgli, thanked Marvel: “It has been an honor to work with the wonderful people of Marvel. We managed to put together a terrific cast and crew. I am anxious to see where the next director will take the film ».
The start of Blade production has been moved at least once in the past, and has undergone several rounds of script rewriting. The current screenwriter is Beau DeMayoknown for working on series such as Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, The Witcher And Moon Knight.
It is now confirmed that The protagonist of the film Sara the Oscar winner Mahershala Ali, who will star alongside Delroy Lindo and Aaron Pierre. Ali he had personally called Kevin Feigehead of Marvel Studios, to express his interest in playing the role of the Vampire Slayer.
Blade is a comic created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist Gene Colan in 1973. The protagonistBlade, it is half mortal and half immortaland hunts down vampires to avenge his mother, who was killed by a vampire while giving birth to him. A trilogy has already been released in the past based on this character, played by Wesley Snipes, whose films were released in 1998, 2002 and 2004 respectively.
The character already made his first MCU appearance when Ali’s voice was heard in an after-credits scene in Eternals in 2021.
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