The next
phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which has been going since 2008’s Iron
Man, is bringing Blade into the fold with a reboot and with Academy Award
winning actor Mahershala Ali filling in Wesley Snipes’ shoes as the titular
title character.
Announced
earlier this year, Blade was set to begin shooting this November with a release
in theaters set for November 3rd, 2023, with Bassam Tariq (known for
2020’s Mogul Mowgli) set to direct the film.
Those plans
have changed it seems because Variety reported today that Bassam Tariq has
exited this MCU project as director.
“It’s been an honor working with the wonderful
folks at Marvel. We were able to put together a killer cast and crew. Eager to
see where the next director takes the film,” Said Bassam in a statement,
with Variety reporting that he will stay on the project as an Executive Producer.
There’s no word yet on how this
shift in production will change the release plan for the film, but I’ll be sure
to keep my eyes and ears open and let you know of any updates regarding this
project as they develop.
Stacy Osei-Kuffour (known for penning 2019’s Watchmen Limited
Series) was recently brought on to write the script for this Blade reboot. The
cast also includes Aaron Pierre (who was in 2021’s Old) and Delroy Lindo (From
2020’s Da 5 bloods).
This vampire-slaying badass of
a character was created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist Gene Colan,
introduced in July 1973’s The Tomb of Dracula #10. Wesley Snipes played this
character across a trilogy of films that spanned from 1998 to 2004, and he was
also played by Sticky Fingaz in a short-lived TV series in 2006.
Thank you so much for reading and I’ll see you in the next issue.
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