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.
A project didn’t seem to be on anyone’s radar at the time of the announcement (outlets were more focused on the “Shang-Chi” casting) as Ali had recently played Marvel Comics villain Cottonmouth on the Netflix series “Luke Cage.” READ MORE: ‘Blade’: Marvel Studios Hires ‘Watchmen’ & ‘Hunters’ Writer Stacy Osei-Kuffour To Pen Their Vampire Hunter Movie After hiring screenwriter Stacy Osei-Kuffour (“Hunters,” “Watchmen“), it looks like the studio is zeroing in on a director, as Deadline reports that “Mogul Mowgli“s Bassam Tariq is.
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