Marvel Studios has paused production on the upcoming Blade movie, delaying it by over a year.
The film was finally set to begin production in November after it had already been pushed back a few times, but then director Bassam Tariq stepped away at the end of September. The studio put it down to "continued shifts in our production schedule", and now there's been another shift.
As detailed in The Hollywood Reporter, production is now set to begin in early 2023 under a new director, if all goes well. The film has now been pencilled in for a September 6, 2024 release date.
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This has led to a domino effect with multiple Marvel Cinematic Universe movies having their release dates changed, including the sixth Avengers film, the long-awaited Fantastic Four reboot, and the recently-confirmed third Deadpool movie.
As well as Mahershala Ali in the leading role, the Blade revival has cast Krypton star Aaron Pierre and The Good Fight's Delroy Lindon in unknown roles.
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The plot of the film is being kept under wraps as well, but considering that Ali's Blade features in a post-credits scene in Eternals (well, his voice does at least) with Kit Harington's Dane Whitman – as the latter picks up the sword that will transform him into the character Black Knight – it seems entirely possible that Harington will feature.
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Blade has a release date of September 6, 2024.
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