Hopefully no one was holding their breath for Marvel’s Blade—already long-delayed, after being first introduced at San Diego Comedian-Con in 2019—to make its most just lately designated launch date of November 7, 2025. The Mahershala Ali vampire automobile, which has to this point weathered the pandemic, the Hollywood strikes, and a earlier director swap, will now now not be helmed by Yann Damange, who’s been connected since late 2022.

This information comes from the Wrap, which writes “the parting with the French-Algerian filmmaker truly occurred some time in the past and it was completely amicable,” and that Eric Pearson (Incredible 4, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Widow) is tooling away on Blade’s evolving script, which was beforehand labored on by Michael Starrbury. The Oscar-winning Ali continues to be mentioned to be slated to star.

The commerce experiences that the November 2025 date continues to be in Marvel’s calendar, nevertheless it stays to be seen if the movie and its star (who simply joined Jurassic World 4‘s forged alongside Scarlett Johansson) will have the ability to make that occur. On the optimistic facet, the Wrap notes, an extra delay would possibly truly be a great factor: “in accordance with an insider with data, getting Blade proper is rather more essential than getting the movie out,” particularly now that Marvel is working beneath a strategic new plan that will see fewer films and TV exhibits being launched annually.

What do you assume: will Blade ever truly get made, a lot much less hit that 2025 date? Within the meantime, there are three Wesley Snipes Blade films already obtainable if you happen to desperately have to scratch that daywalker itch.

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