Bassam Tariqand Marvel Studios are nothing but complimentary towards each other in their short letter put out after Tariq ’s departure . Due to theshifting natureof the MCU ’s production schedule , Tariq has graciously bowed out of leading the newBladefilm . He will stay on on as an executive producer , accord tothe Hollywood Reporter .
brand is still presently set to be free next November , and will star Mahershala Ali as the titular half - vampire dhampir , Eric Brooks . Not much is know about the plot , but THR has reported that the script has undergo multiple rewrite . It is currently being worked on by Moon Knight’sBeau DeMayo , and was antecedently supposed to be written by Stacy Osei - Kuffour , which would have mark the first time a grim adult female penned an MCU film .
The motion picture has a lot to live up to — this is one of the first MCU films that will have to like a shot vie with a recent adjustment . The Wesley Snipes - starring Blade films of the late ‘ 90 and former aughts have become cult classics ; they are bally , gory , absurd , and dear . Anyone who takes over from Tariq will be occupy some handsome action - horror horseshoe , including those of Guillermo del Toro , who directed 2002 ’s Blade II .
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