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Here's Why 'Blade' Is Being Delayed, According Marvel Boss Kevin Feige
BURBANK, CALIFORNIA, JUL 20 – Marvel Studios faces ongoing delays for the Blade reboot, focusing on quality and a modern-day story with Mahershala Ali still attached, after multiple script rewrites and director changes.
- On July 18, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige confirmed the Blade reboot remains in development, stating `We landed on modern day` and Mahershala Ali is still attached.
- Originally announced in 2019 with a November 2023 release date, the Blade reboot faced COVID-19, WGA/SAG strikes, rewrites and director exits, slipping to November 2025 before being removed from the schedule.
- The reboot lost directors Bassam Tariq and Yann Demange, cycled through six writers and produced four script versions, including two period-set drafts.
- Kevin Feige said it wasn’t `insanely great` at the time, admitted `quantity trumped quality` and blamed the setbacks on the franchise’s `over-expansion`.
- Despite moving forward on the script, Eric Pearson is now penning the script as the project lacks a director and a production date.
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MarvelKevin Feige is finally shedding some light on the delays plaguing Blade, the franchise’s much-delayed remake. It’s been six years since the Marvel Studios boss first unveiled plans to introduce the ultra-cool Daywalker to the MCU, with two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali attached to star — and Marvel has spent most of those years struggling to make good on those plans. After the departure of two different directors, a revolving door of wr…
Mahershala Ali’s ‘Blade’ Is Still Happening: Kevin Feige Says Initial Project ‘Wasn’t Insanely Great at the Time’
Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige told reporters that Mahershala Ali is still attached for 'Blade,' though no other updates were revealed on the project.
Kevin Feige Explains ‘Blade’ Delays: ‘We Didn’t Want to Simply Put a Leather Outfit’ on Mahershala Ali ‘and Have Him Start Killing Vampires’
Despite numerous false starts, Mahershala Ali’s debut as a vampire slayer in “Blade” is still in the works, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige confirmed. “Mahershala is still attached,” Feige told a roomful of journalists gathered at Marvel Studios on Friday about the project, which would see the two-time Oscar winner assume the role originated onscreen […]
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