Marvel’s Lengthy-Awaited Blade Film Has Misplaced Its Director (Once more)

Hopefully no person was holding their breath for Marvel’s Blade—already long-delayed, after being first announced at San Diego Comic-Con in 2019—to make its most lately designated launch date of November 7, 2025. The Mahershala Ali vampire car, which has to date weathered the pandemic, the Hollywood strikes, and a previous director swap, will now not be helmed by Yann Damange, who’s been hooked up since late 2022.

This information comes from the Wrap, which writes “the parting with the French-Algerian filmmaker truly occurred some time in the past and it was fully amicable,” and that Eric Pearson (Unbelievable 4, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Widow) is tooling away on Blade’s evolving script, which was beforehand labored on by Michael Starrbury. The Oscar-winning Ali continues to be stated to be slated to star.

The commerce experiences that the November 2025 date continues to be in Marvel’s calendar, but it surely stays to be seen if the movie and its star (who just joined Jurassic World 4‘s cast alongside Scarlett Johansson) will be capable to make that occur. On the optimistic facet, the Wrap notes, an extra delay would possibly truly be a superb factor: “in response to an insider with information, getting Blade proper is far more vital than getting the movie out,” particularly now that Marvel is working underneath a strategic new plan that will see fewer movies and TV shows being released every year.

What do you suppose: will Blade ever truly get made, a lot much less hit that 2025 date? Within the meantime, there are three Wesley Snipes Blade films already obtainable for those who desperately must scratch that daywalker itch.

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