Blade Director Reveals Unmade Reboot's Setting And One Key Lesson He Learned From Kevin Feige

After the Heartbreak of ‘Blade,’ ‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother’ Director Bassam Tariq Still Thanks Marvel for Helping Him ‘Think Big’

“You only live once,” filmmaker Bassam Tariq told IndieWire during a recent Zoom, alluding to the sentiment behind his departure from “Blade,” a Marvel Cinematic Universe film with two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali as the titular vampire hunter that never came to pass. Though the director said his decision to walk away from the project about the world’s most famous daywalker was “difficult,” out of its ashes came enough of a relationship with…

‘Blade’: Bassam Tariq Talks The Marvel System: “You Knew That There Was Somebody Else That’s Running This Thing”

Marvel’s long-troubled “Blade” reboot has gone through so many iterations, filmmakers, writers, and release dates that it can sometimes be difficult to remember what any particular version was actually supposed to be. But Bassam Tariq (“Mogul Mowgli”), who spent roughly a year and a half developing the Mahershala Ali-led movie before departing in 2022, was the first filmmaker on the project. And he has now confirmed one of the biggest rumors sur…

Blade Director Reveals Unmade Reboot's Setting And One Key Lesson He Learned From Kevin Feige

Blade director Bassam Tariq has revealed where the Daywalker's movie took place in the MCU's timeline and detailed the biggest lesson he learned from Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige.

‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother’ Director Bassam Tariq Couldn’t Get His ‘Blade’ Movie Done, So He Made Something Better

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother director Bassam Tariq talks about hsi new thriller and leaving Blade (and Marvel) behind.

Bassam Tariq Reveals New Details About His Scrapped Marvel ‘Blade’ Movie

Marvel’s long-gestating ‘Blade‘ reboot has become something of a cautionary tale within the studio’s otherwise carefully managed production pipeline, cycling through multiple directors, writers, and release dates since it was first announced back in 2019. For any filmmaker who’s passed through that revolving door, the experience clearly left a lasting impression. Bassam Tariq was one...