“Production of ‘Blade’ Film Suspended Again Due to Writers’ Strike: What’s Next for the Marvel Project?”

In September of last year the film of Blade of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (UCM) lost its director Bassam Tariq, although it was announced shortly after that Yann Demange (Lovecraft Country – 100%) had arrived to occupy the director’s chair. When everything seemed to be improving for the project, it receives a new setback: the Hollywood writers’ strike that began on May 1. Now Variety has announced that the pre-production of Blade it was suspended again.

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The film stars Mahershala Ali as the half-vampire slayer Blade, and it was recently announced that Mia Goth was joining the cast, along with Aaron Pierre and Delroy Lindo. Before the strike, production was expected to begin in Atlanta very soon, as it is scheduled to premiere on September 6, 2024.

This new version of Blade was announced at Comic-Con in 2019 along with many other projects, but unlike those others, the movie hasn’t panned out. However, it is expected that when the strike ends, production will continue and it may see the light of day at some point. In accordance with Varietythe pre-production of other Marvel movies like Thunderbolts they have not stopped.

Blade is a dhampir (a human-vampire hybrid who can resist sunlight) who hunts vampires, and long before Marvel Studios laid eyes on the character, he had already been brought to the movies in an irregular but highly anticipated trilogy. remembered, starring Wesley Snipes, which had many fans at the time.

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The first installment, Blade – 88%, was directed by Stephen Norrington and was released in 1998. The plot follows the anti-hero in his fight against vampires who threaten to take over the world. Blade works with his mentor, Whistler (Kris Kristofferson), and a hematologist named Karen (N’Bushe Wright) to defeat the vampire leader, Deacon Frost (Stephen Dorff). In 2002 came the sequel, Blade II – 59%, directed by the Mexican Guillermo del Toro, in which the protagonist joins a group of vampires called the Bloodpack to fight against a new species of vampires, the Reapers, who feed on both humans and vampires.

Finally, in 2004 came the disappointing Blade: Trinity – 26%, directed by David S. Goyer, which followed Blade as he battles a new threat, a group of vampires led by Dracula (Dominic Purcell). Blade works alongside a group of vampire hunters called the Nightstalkers, including Abigail Whistler (Jessica Biel) and Hannibal King (Ryan Reynolds).

Although the saga was very irregular, Wesley Snipes is remembered by many as the only Blade, and now Mahershala Ali It must be the Blade of a new generation. Ali began her acting career on the stage, acting in Broadway productions as well as regional productions. On television he made appearances in series such as Crossing Jordan, NYPD Blue y Law & Order: SVU. However, it was his portrayal of Remy Danton’s character in the Netflix series House of Cards- 75% the one that catapulted him to fame. He later has had prominent roles in films such as The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 1- 65%, Hidden Talents – 92% and Moonlight – 98% For his portrayal in the latter, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2017.

For all of the above, Marvel fans should have confidence that the actor is the one to give life to a new Blade, although the franchise and its latest installments have been quite divisive, especially films like Eternals – 58%, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness – 88%, Thor: Love and Thunder – 76%, y Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania – 60% Recently Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 – 85% was well received by critics, but this does not indicate the general trend that the cinematographic universe has taken.

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