Marvel’s Blade Director Remains Committed to Project

The director of Blade is reportedly staying on board. According to Deadline, Yann Demange remains attached to Marvel Studios’ vampire project. This news comes despite several reports indicating the filmmaker might have left the project. Just before San Diego Comic-Con, Kevin Feige disclosed that Marvel Studios had received a new script and would be reviewing it soon. The MCU head also emphasized that they are determined to get Blade right, ensuring no part of the reboot is rushed. With a director confirmed, it seems like the project can continue gaining momentum.

Speculation on the internet has been rife regarding Blade. When questioned about the current status of production, Deadpool & Wolverine star Wesley Snipes shared his thoughts with EW. Snipes emphasized that making a Blade movie is more complicated than it appears and expressed his support for Mahershala Ali, who will play the new Blade. Snipes made it clear that any challenges should not be blamed on Ali.

“I shouted him out, told him he’s got all my blessings and support,” Snipes told the outlet. “I even referenced the fact that some of the challenges they’re facing now with the project, it shouldn’t be accredited to him… It’s not the actor’s fault. There’s a lot more that goes on with pulling this Blade stuff off… You need a lot of secret sauce to do the Blade thing, man. Good luck. You’re my man, though.”

In other news, Blade fever is still gripping fans, particularly with Snipes’ surprising appearance in Deadpool & Wolverine. The actor discussed the lengthy process of returning to his iconic role in the same EW interview.

“Over the years, we’ve had very interesting conversations, some of them very substantive and some of them not,” Snipes said. “So I kind of resided that I was moving on from them, which is okay. I did three of them, and I thought they turned out pretty good. Not so bad… So we move on to other things, and bigger and better things, as well.”

Snipes also mentioned how unexpected his return to Marvel was. “I did not think it was possible,” Snipes added. “I didn’t think we would be able to pull it off. I didn’t think that Marvel was into it, Disney was into it – also because they had Mahershala [Ali] cast for the next upcoming version of it… I thought it didn’t make sense to me, but [when] you get a call from Ryan Reynolds out of the blue after 20 years, you go, ‘Okay, I got to take this call. Let’s see what this is about,'” he explained. “He told me the idea… They said ‘yes’ and ‘it’s a go.’ ‘If you’re in, we’re in.’ Here we are.”

Do you think Blade will still make 2025 or 2026?

Source: Deadline, EW