Blade might be off the theatrical calendar, but Marvel Studios Chief Creative Officer Kevin Feige has exclaimed that the studio is “committed” to the project.
The reboot of the Wesley Snipes franchise was announced at Comic-Con 2019 with Oscar winner Mahershala Ali in the title role.
However, there was a rotation of directors in Bassam Tariq and Yann Demange with a script that didn’t pass muster per Marvel.
Mia Goth was also attached to play supervillian Lilith in the vampire slayer feature. Feige’s statements were made in recently to the Brazilian entertainment website Omelete. “We love the character, we love Mahershala’s version of him.
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