Blade (2025)
Summary
In a new feature of speech man on entertainment lawyer byThe Hollywood Reporter , Ali ’s lawyer , Shelby Weiser , briefly note theBlademovie with her customer . While keeping it abbreviated , Weiser opened up about how the situation with theBladereboot is"the craziest thing"she has experienced in her vocation . She aver the following :
That deal was in 2019 , and they still have n’t shoot it , which is somewhat much the craziest thing in my professional experience .
The MCU ’s upcoming Blade movie is wait for yet another Modern author , beg the doubtfulness as to why development on Blade has been so hard .

All The Blade Movie Delays Explained
After being herald at San Diego Comic - Con 2019 during Marvel Studios ' Hall H intro , no one was groom for just how many roadblocks they would consort into with theBladefilm . Since the COVID-19 pandemic struck the whole Earth in 2020 , a definitive going date was never given , as the industry was put on pause . It would n’t be until February 2021 , whenWatchmen’sStacy Osei - Kuffour was tapped to write theBladereboot , that a significant progression was announced .
While Bassam Tariq was attached to directBladein September 2021 , he departed the reboot due to the many product changes and inner creative differences at Marvel Studios about Ali ’s MCU projection . With Marvel Studios also not glad with the drafts , the task got retooled when they tappeda newBladewriter and directorin November 2022 with Michael Starrbury and Yann Demange , severally . However , theBladescript seemingly did n’t get anywhere close to being finalized as Nic Pizzolatto and Michael Green were hired in April and November 2023 , respectively , to craft new draft .
Even though it was said to be amicable , Demange exitedBladein June 2024 , follow by the study that MCU scribe Eric Pearson ( The Fantastic Four , Thunderbolts * , Black Widow , andThor : Ragnarok ) is now the latest author to harness the script . It ’s ill-defined exactly what it was about the previousBladescripts that Marvel Studios were n’t happy about , but it ’s becoming evident that despite all of these delay , they really want to get the iconic Marvel hero into the MCU through his own solo pic . For now , time will tell who will end up directingBladeand whether the film is still make it in November 2025 .

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Cast
Marvel Studios ' Blade sees the return of the iconic vampire hunter more than two decade after Wesley Snipes first play the character in springy - action . Starring Mahershala Ali as Eric Brooks , the Blade reboot formally introduces lamia to the Marvel Cinematic Universe after Eternals ' second post - credits prospect rag the Daywalker ’s MCU first appearance .
Upcoming Marvel Movies
Release Date

Marvel Studios' Blade sees the return of the iconic vampire hunter more than two decades after Wesley Snipes first played the character in live-action. Starring Mahershala Ali as Eric Brooks, the Blade reboot officially introduces vampires to the Marvel Cinematic Universe after Eternals' second post-credits scene teased the Daywalker’s MCU debut.
Deadpool & Wolverine
July 26 , 2024
Captain America : Brave New World

February 14 , 2025
Thunderbolts *
May 2 , 2025

The Fantastic Four
July 25 , 2025
Blade

November 7 , 2025
avenger : The Kang Dynasty
May 1 , 2026

Avengers : Secret warfare
May 7 , 2027
Source : THR
