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Marvel reportedly turned down offer from original Blade writer because it was “in a good place” before the MCU reboot was shelved indefinitely: “They said, ‘We love you, but we think we’ve cracked it now'”new features
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Marvel reportedly turned down offer from original Blade writer because it was “in a good place” before the MCU reboot was shelved indefinitely: “They said, ‘We love you, but we think we’ve cracked it now'” new features
Original Blade franchise writer David S. Goyer says Marvel didn’t reach out during the troubled production of their (possibly cancelled) Blade reboot.
“I wasn’t even really thinking about it, but then I had my agent call Marvel and say, ‘Do you guys need any help?’ And they said, ‘We love you, but we think we’ve cracked it now, and we’re in a good place,” Goyer told Variety. The screenwriter wrote Blade and Blade 2 in addition to writing and directing Blade: Trinity. “And then the latest thing happened. And so, no, they haven’t contacted me.”
Here’s the timeline: Blade was first announced at San Diego Comic-Con in 2019, with Mahershala Ali set to star. In 2022, the movie entered production, with filming slated to begin in October and Bassam Tariq set to direct. That July, Kevin Feige announced at San Diego Comic-Con that Blade would be released in November 2023 as part of Marvel’s Phase 5. As of June 2024, the film had lost two directors, was on its seventh or eighth writer, and was eyeing a 2026 release date.