After a period of turbulence, Blade, one of the most anticipated films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has found a new director. According to information from TermBritish Jan Demange, responsible for Rich white boy, 71 D Determined to make a choiceamong other productions, took over the reins of the troubled project.
Likewise, the media cited indicates that Michael Starrbury will be in charge of writing the new script. The aforementioned participated in Mister and Pete’s inevitable defeat, Legends of Chamberlain Heights, When they see us D Colin in black and white.
If there are no more obstacles on the way, Blade will resume production next year in Atlanta. Of course, since Term They mention that the feature film will probably no longer have the dark tone that the previous film suggested. And the reason is simple: while Marvel wanted the darkest film ever seen in its Cinematic Universe, the previous proposal allegedly went over the top.
Recall that initially Marvel Studios chose Bassam Tariq guide Blade. However, it was in September of this year that the director left the production due to the series creative differences. However, those led by Kevin Feige took their statement in a different direction.
“Due to changes in our production schedule, Bassam will step down as director of Blade but will continue to executive produce the film. We appreciate Bassam’s talent and all the work he has done to bring Blade to life.” said.
This delicate situation not only caused an indefinite pause Blade, but also a delay in several key films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Between them Deadpool 3 (November 8, 2024) fantastic Four (February 14, 2025) and Avengers: Secret Wars (May 1, 2026).
Together with Jan Demange and Michael Starrbury, Marvel hopes to bring Blade a good port and no further setbacks on a creative level. Everything indicates that the visions of both sides coincide, and the human-vampire hybrid played by Mahershala Aliit will no longer have problems debuting in theaters on September 6, 2024.
It will be interesting to see what Demange and Starrbury’s story idea is. The previous project promised too much, because its commitment to this extremely dark tone was known. Marvel Cinematic Universe films have been lacking fresh ideas lately, and Blade I came to offer something different. Will the new managers continue like this? Surely next year we will have more information about this.
Before BladeYes, we can enjoy a good handful of Marvel movies: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantum Mania (February 17, 2023) Guardians of the Galaxy, Part 3 (May 5, 2023) Miracles (July 28, 2023) Captain America: New World Order (May 3, 2024) and lightning (July 26, 2024).