Marvel’s Blade: release date, information, and cast

Vampires are coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and meaning its heroes want a vampire hunter to maintain the night time at bay. Blade is likely one of the MCU’s most anticipated upcoming films, and rounds out a rising Marvel monster-verse, but it surely’s had an advanced manufacturing because it was introduced at San Diego Comic-Con again in 2019.

To assist make sense of its director modifications, casting bulletins, and delays, right here’s all the pieces we all know thus far about Marvel’s Blade:

When is Marvel’s Blade popping out?

Marvel Studios’ Blade has a Sept. 6, 2024 release date. This places it squarely in the course of the MCU’s Phase 5, and a couple of yr forward of the primary of the following Avengers films, which Blade may have some half to play in.

Blade was initially deliberate to hit film theaters on Nov. 3, 2023, however obtained bumped to the next yr. According to a report from The Hollywood Reporter, the delay largely needed to do with Disney changing the film’s authentic director.

Who is directing Blade?

Yann Demange, who has beforehand directed for the HBO sequence Lovecraft Country, was introduced because the director of Blade after the unique director, Bassim Tariq, left the mission in September 2022, simply two months earlier than manufacturing was initially set to start.

Demange is predicted to start out filming Blade in Atlanta in spring 2023.

Who’s starring in Blade?

The film will star Mahershala Ali, who has headlined True Detective, The Green Book, and Moonlight, as Blade. Mia Goth (Pearl, Infinity Pool), Delroy Lindo (The Good Fight, Da 5 Bloods), and Aaron Pierre (Krypton, The Underground Railroad) have been cast unannounced roles.

Who’s writing Blade?

Nic Pizzolatto, the man behind True Detective — or no less than the primary three seasons of it. Pizzolatto has additionally labored on film’s like 2021’s The Guilty. This would be the second time that Pizzolatto has written for a task that might be performed by Mahershala Ali, who additionally starred within the third season of True Detective.

What’s the story of Blade?

That’s unclear. Neither Marvel nor Marvel Studios producer Kevin Feige have divulged plot particulars for Blade but. Presumably, it would function Blade battling a heretofore unseen risk within the Marvel Cinematic Universe: vampires (who should not named Dr. Michael Morbius)!

What is Blade’s connection to The Eternals?

Mahershala Ali’s model of Blade made a (voice-only) cameo look in a post-credits scene for The Eternals, throughout which Dane Whitman (performed by Kit Harington), aka the Black Knight, opens a case containing the Ebony Blade, a robust, magical, and cursed sword. Blade could be heard offscreen asking Dane, “Sure you’re ready for that, Mr. Whitman?”

While the Eternals themselves seem like embarking on extra cosmic adventures, it appears possible that Blade will stick with good previous planet Earth, probably combating alongside extra street-level supernatural heroes like Black Knight, Gael García Bernal’s Werewolf by Night, Man-Thing, and Oscar Isaac’s Moon Knight.

Image: New Line Cinema

Is Blade a remake?

No, it’s extra of a reboot. The first cinematic adaptation of the vampire-killing superhero began in 1998 with Blade, and continued for 2 extra films: 2002’s Blade 2 and 2004’s Blade Trinity. That trilogy starred Wesley Snipes as Blade and was crammed with bombastic vampire motion, and even featured an entry directed by Guillermo del Toro.

Will Wesley Snipes be within the new Blade?

Neither Marvel nor Snipes have indicated that the unique Blade actor would return for an look in Mahershala Ali’s Blade, but it surely’s not off the desk. While Snipes mentioned he was shocked by Marvel’s announcement in 2019, he mentioned in an announcement on the time that “it’s ALL GOOD.”

“Much peace to the MCU crew — always a fan,” Snipes mentioned in an announcement to Comic Book. “Honor and respect to the grandmaster Stan. Congratulations and Salaam to Mahershala Ali, a beautiful and talented artist whose expressions I look forward to experiencing for many years to come. Inshallah, we will someday work together. Most importantly to my loyal fans, the incredible outpouring of love is overwhelming. I am grateful for the never-ending support. So, ‘nah fret nah worry, it’s not de end of de story.’ Welcome to the Daywalker Klique.”