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Following "Blade" director Bassam Tariq's
departure from the project in September due to scheduling
conflicts, Marvel has decided to temporarily shut down
production of the film to search for a new director. "Blade" is
now slated to premiere on Sept. 6, 2024 instead of Nov. 3, 2023,
which has impacted the rest of the studios' production
scheduling.
"Deadpool 3" has moved from Sept. 6, 2024 to Nov. 8, 2024;
"Fantastic Four" has been shifted from Nov. 8, 2024 to Feb. 14,
2025; an untitled Marvel project was moved from Feb. 14, 2025 to
Nov. 7, 2025; "Avengers: Secret Wars" has been pushed from Nov.
7, 2025 to May 1, 2026; and an untitled Marvel movie went from
May 1, 2026 to no longer being on Disney's release schedule.
A source familiar with the studio's plans told Reuters that
Marvel is using the "Blade" production break to find a
replacement for Tariq to work with "Moon Knight" writer Beau
DeMayo, who's the main screenwriter for "Blade.”
An unnamed source with authority on the film starring Oscar
winner Mahershala Ali told The Hollywood Reporter that "They
want to get it right," which subsequently means delays.
The Marvel Blade character who first appeared in comic book "The
Tomb of Dracula," written by Marv Wolfman in 1973 eventually had
his own storyline that was later adapted into the Wesley Snipes
film trilogy which includes, "Blade," "Blade II" and "Blade
Trinity.”
Throughout the Marvel Cinematic Multiverse, stories have been
intertwined and a significant delay from one film often impacts
the slate for others. A similar postponement was made for the
film "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" due to the
pandemic and led to "Thor: Love and Thunder" and "Black Panther:
Wakanda Forever" being pushed back as well.
(Reporting by Danielle Broadway; Editing by David Gregorio)
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