For the past few weeks, we've been hearing reports of setbacks in the production of Blade as a result of the exit of director Bassam Tariq which now led to its delay of filming to next year and changing its release to 2024. With all these setbacks and changes, a lot of fans are wondering if Mahershala Ali is still on-board to play the titular vampire hunter.
In a recent report from SlashFilm regarding the film's delay, they reported that Ali is still committed to starring in the project and will now also help on shaping the film's creative direction. They also added that they heard that one of the reasons behind the delay is to incorporate more rewrites based on Ali's requests.
With the project currently in limbo, this is definitely an assurance that fans needed regarding the film's main key player, especially since they've been looking forward to this project which started way back when Ali's casting was announced in July 2019 at San Diego Comic-Con.
Now that we have reports of filming being moved to next year and its release date shifting to 2024 as well as the report of Ali remaining committed to the project, this is a sign that Marvel Studios is slowly putting back its feet on the development of the film and all they need to do now is to find their new director that can shepherd it.
We should be hearing more updates on the progress of the project in the coming weeks or months as they're putting it back on track. It is also interesting to see whether some of the key players that they hired prior to Tariq's exit will also remain in the project.
Also Read: Marvel Studios Confirms Blade's Production Delay After Director Exit
Blade is now slated for release in theaters on September 6, 2024. You can check more details about it here.
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