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With the SAG strike finally over, it’s time for studios to put their release schedules for upcoming movies back together. But in the case of Disney and Marvel Studios, it means more maneuvering in a year full of release date shuffles.

Recently, actors such as Steven Yeun (“Beef”) and Ayo Edebiri (“The Bear”) exited Marvel’s “Thunderbolts” movie ahead of filming due to scheduling conflicts and multiple production delays, but “Blade” has also lost a cast member exit, too. Actor Aaron Pierre (“Underground Railroad”), who had landed an unnamed part in the studio’s reboot of “Blade,” has revealed to Variety on the red carpet of the 55th NAACP Image Awards that due to the creative changes on the project, he’s “no longer part of that.” “Early on, there were conversations.

What’s happening in the world of Marvel’s “Blade”? More and more delays, apparently. Announced at Comic-Con 2019, Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali was reportedly the one that sparked Marvel’s interest in the project, approaching the studio that they needed a new version of the Wesley Snipes starring classic for the MCU, and they agreed.

Happy New Year! There’s no rest for the wicked, and let’s get right to it (though we hope you had a great NYE and aren’t hungover). Happy Sad Confused isn’t resting during the break, either.

Deathloop developer Arkane Lyon is making a new Blade game based on the popular Marvel character.Blade is a half-vampire half-human hunter first appearing in Marvel Comics in 1973. In the early 2000s, Wesley Snipes played the character in a trilogy of successful movies.

Marvel film, Blade.Since first being announced at the San Diego Comic Con event in 2019, Marvel’s Blade reboot has faced numerous production hurdles including script rewrites, delays due to the now-concluded writers and actors strikes, and its original director leaving the project.However, all of those hurdles are now seemingly being cleared up, with Ali – who will star as the titular hero – telling Entertainment Weekly that he’s “sincerely encouraged” by the direction the film is heading in.“We’re working on it. That’s the best I could tell you,” the actor told Entertainment Weekly.

As we close the book on 2023, one of the biggest stories coming out of Marvel Studios this year was the reshuffling and uncertainty surrounding “Blade.” What was once announced with so much confidence in 2019, has now entered a place where it’s unclear if we’ll ever see it get made. Directors have come and gone.

To say that this year has been rough for Marvel Studios is a bit of an understatement. The studio that was once thought to be invincible has shown that it has weaknesses and audiences are starting to take note.

When it was announced that “Blade” would be getting remade and put in the MCU, fans were concerned about a number of things. Would it be largely connected to the various ‘Avengers’-level events or would it exist in its own horror-filled world? And would it be R-rated like the original Wesley Snipes-led films? Well, we’re not quite sure about that first question, but we finally have an answer for the second.

With poor box office predictions for “The Marvels,” the Marvel TV reckoning, and the ongoing “crisis at Marvel,” it’s clear that the most lucrative studio in Hollywood history has hit a rough patch creatively and otherwise.

Between the Marvel TV reckoning, the new “MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios” book, which details a lot of Marvel’s 2023 and post-‘Endgame‘ issues and this new “Crisis At Marvel” Variety article, it really does feel like that the “Marvel is in trouble” narrative is starting to take hold. READ MORE: Marvel’s ‘Blade’ Halts Production Until WGA Strike Is Resolved According to the new Variety report, one of the biggest signs that there is trouble afoot is the development of the “Blade” film.

Like many filmmakers, the lost and unmade movie list of David Fincher list is long, so long we did an entire feature out of it back in 2014, and it’s more than 30 films long. The list includes “Black Dahlia” (which Brian DePalma eventually made), “Mission Impossible 3,” “20,000 Leagues Under The Sea” and more (interestingly enough, both “Mank” and “The Killer” were on it, then-unrealized projects that seemed like they would never get made).

This week saw the Writers Guild of America call a strike after they couldn’t reach a tentative deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers, which led to a vote for work stoppage for its 11,500+ members across the film, television, and streaming mediums. Writers are seeking fair compensation, job security, and salaries over gig positions and to block the disruptive use of A.I.

After losing its original director and facing multiple rounds of revisions on the script, the “Blade” reboot from Marvel Studios seemingly still has some creative challenges to overcome. The Hollywood Reporter reports that “True Detective” creator/writer Nic Pizzolatto has been tapped by Marvel to help on the latest round of rewrites for the supernatural action-horror film.

British actress Mia Goth is quickly cementing herself as a modern scream queen with roles in horror pics like “A Cure For Wellness,” “Suspiria,” “X,” “Pearl,” Brandon Cronenberg‘s creepy flick “Infinity Pool,” and the latest Ti West installment “MaXXXine.” Goth is now sinking her teeth into another horror project, but this one is coming from Marvel Studios with their “Blade” reboot from director Yann Demange (“White Boy Rick“).

Marvel’s “Blade” franchise is starting over creatively. After losing its original director, Bassam Tariq, who parted ways with the studio earlier this year, Marvel has not only found a new director but a new writer and appears to be starting from scratch.

With a career spanning over three decades, costume designer Ruth Carter has crafted looks for the early 1800s, mid-20th Century America and all aspect of ’90s and early 2000’s Los Angeles (from “B.A.P.S.” to “Love & Basketball”). Her efforts have seen her rewarded with three Oscar nominations for Best Costume Design and a win in 2020 for Ryan Coogler’s “Black Panther.” She revisited that pop culture inflection in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and it was arguably one of the biggest challenges of her career.

Well, the “Blade” dominos just keep on falling, huh? After it was announced that Bassam Tariq left the Marvel Studios film just weeks before filming was to begin, it was announced today that the production has been temporarily put on hold. And as we’ve seen in the past, when Marvel Studios films get put on hold, the entire schedule gets shifted.

When Bassam Tariq departed the Marvel Studios’ production of “Blade” just weeks before the film was expected to begin production, many assumed this would lead to a possible delay. Well, everyone was right.

For more than a decade, Marvel Studios was nearly perfect when it comes to behind-the-scenes shakeups with its film productions. Outside of the very public breakup with Edgar Wright over the original “Ant-Man” film, everything else went to plan in the MCU when it came to choosing filmmakers.

In terms of modern-day influence on a genre, you would be hard-pressed to find a more influential film than “John Wick.” Since that film’s release in 2014, “John Wick” has gone on to be the film that most action features since have tried to emulate. From the fight choreography to the revenge story to just about everything else, studios and filmmakers have tried to copy (mostly failing) what director Chad Stahelski and his crew were able to do nearly a decade ago.

Marvel Studios hasn’t had a big Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con since 2019 but is back this year. Flashing back to 2019, the shocking thing the studio announced was that they would be pursuing a “Blade” reboot with two-time Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali (“Moonlight”) in the role of the vampire hunter, Eric Brooks.

Marvel Studios’ next big superhero reboot will be “Blade,” a new incarnation of the vampire hunter first made famous thanks to the hit Wesley Snipes film released in 1998 and directed by Stephen Norrington. This time, two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali plays Blade, aka Eric Brooks with Bassam Tariq (“Mogul Mowgli”) set to direct.

At San Diego Comic-Con in 2019, Marvel Studios revealed plans to move forward with a new “Blade” film, announcing two-time Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali (“Moonlight”) as the new lead character. Movement on the picture had been seemingly slow, but the film has been picking up the pace of late.

Ok folks, a Marvel Studios film has been released. Yes, it’s only been a matter of hours since the first non-press audiences saw “Eternals” on opening night, but you know the deal—spoilers are out there and even director Chloe Zhao is talking about one of the biggest surprises in one of the post-credits scenes.

There’s no one right way to be a vampire, even if it comes with the same sleep schedule. Cinema has helped us grasp this concept over the decades, with variations on the folk horror archetype colored by some most frightening of human feelings: addiction, lust, control, and isolation.

Marvel Studios is looking to do more to flesh out the cosmic side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Still, it looks like they’re planning on doing more to tackle more horror/supernatural corners.

It seems like forever ago, but there was a point in time where two of the biggest franchises in the action film genre were “Underworld” and “Blade.” Obviously, people are familiar with Marvel’s “Blade” franchise, which starred Wesley Snipes as the titular hero. However, let’s not forget Kate Beckinsale as the vampire Selene in the “Underworld” film series which spans five films from 2003 to 2016.

Marvel Studios made waves back at San Diego Comic-Con 2019 when they announced that two-time Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali (“Green Book,” “Moonlight“) would be taking on the role of Eric Brooks in their “Blade” reboot.

When Marvel Studios announced its upcoming slate of Phase 4 and Phase 5 films, the biggest shock was the introduction of Mahershala Ali on stage as the actor that is going to take on a new film version of “Blade.” No one saw it coming, but everyone was instantly excited for what the Oscar-winning actor could bring to the vampire hunter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

With the debut of the “John Wick” franchise several years ago, filmmaker Chad Stahelski fully established himself as one of the best action directors working today. But well before he helmed ‘Wick,’ the filmmaker was a busy guy, working on the stunt/fight choreography side of things, working on films such as “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” and “Captain America; Civil War” for Marvel Studios.

Stephen Dorff can't wait to see hisco-star, Mahershala Ali, bring to a new generation.