Marvel Studios isn't rushing to find a new director for Blade until after the script gets yet another rewrite
It has been nearly half a decade since Marvel Studios announced that Mahershala Ali would be starring in the MCU’s iteration of Blade. Most movies could have been released and had a sequel on the books by now, but we’re still waiting to see the reboot of everyone’s favorite vampire hunter on the big screen again. You’d expect Marvel to be in a bit of a rush to get the movie done and move on at this point, but apparently they’re pretty content to take their time and get things just right.
The biggest sign of this uncharacteristically relaxed approach to getting Blade into cinemas is the fact that the studio isn’t rushing to find a new director now that Yann Demange left the project earlier in June. Instead, they’ve chosen to bring in Eric Pearson to rewrite the script, abandoning Demange’s plan for a period piece set in the 1920s for a modern take on the character. Pearson has previously worked with Marvel to polish the scripts for Thor: Ragnarok and the upcoming Fantastic Four film.
Reports have said that only when they have a new script in hand is Marvel Studios expected to start shopping around for a new director for Blade. Yann Demange is the second director to exit the project just as it was on the cusp of filming, which is probably a large source of frustration for Mahershala Ali, who has been attached to star since 2019. This latest setback isn’t likely to help the relationship between the Green Book star and the studio considering that he handpicked Demange to helm the project.
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