A new obstacle for the Blade revival is that director Yann Demange left the project before it was completed.
Disney and Marvel Studios have not yet made any remarks regarding the second director’s departure from Blade.
The problematic movie from the Marvel Cinematic Universe may not have a smooth release in 2025.
With the loss of the second director for the Marvel Cinematic Universe film, the Blade revival might be back to square one. It has taken a while for Mahershala Ali’s Blade to become a reality as The Multiverse Saga continues. When Ali made an unexpected visit at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2019 to reveal his connection with the MCU, the reboot was first revealed. There have been two directors for the film since then; Bassam Tariq left in September of 2022.
The Wrap alleges that Marvel Studios and Blade filmmaker Yann Demange have broken up before the reboot’s production begins, despite the film’s 2025 release date. Their sources said that Demange’s exit “was entirely amicable.” As of the publication of this story, Disney and Marvel Studios had not responded to the Blade report.
Will Blade Be Cancelled by Marvel?
Blade Has Met With Numerous Challenges
It’s reasonable to wonder if Blade is still being made at all, given that the film’s director has gone on to other projects. Given that it has been nearly five years since the original announcement, jokes about Blade possibly being cancelled have been around for a long. Marvel has not yet revealed that the reboot is being postponed or canceled completely, as the Blade movie cast is still involved in the project. The release date of November 2025 is still set, but there’s a chance it will be postponed again.
Marvel Studios is supposedly currently looking for a new director of Blade to replace Demange. Further sources state that the studio is not looking to expedite the process in an attempt to prioritize the film’s quality, which could indicate that the creative idea has not yet been decided upon. It’s unclear whether the current Blade script will be used, but The Wrap reports Eric Pearson—who wrote Marvel’s next Fantastic Four—is now working on the most recent draft.
The MCU does not need to give up on its ambitions for Ali if Blade is canceled in the near future. His voice was all that was used during his previous appearance in the MCU, thus it wouldn’t make sense to remove him completely. Blade may always appear in other MCU films and television series; ideally, this would be as part of a Midnight Sons collaboration with other franchise supernatural characters. For the time being, it’s unclear if Marvel Studios will offer any more Blade updates in the upcoming months.
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