By May 2013, Marvel Studios had a working script for a new Blade film after regaining the rights following New Line Cinema's prior film series. In February 2019, Mahershala Ali approached Marvel Studios about starring in a new film after previously portraying Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes in Marvel Television's Luke Cage. Kevin Feige officially announced the film with Ali in the title role at the July 2019 San Diego Comic-Con; Ali first had an uncredited voice cameo as Blade in Eternals (2021). In February 2021, Stacy Osei-Kuffour was hired to write the film. Bassam Tariq had been hired to direct by September 2021. Filming is expected to begin in July 2022, at Trilith Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. Blade will be released in a future MCU phase.
November 3, 2023
My friend told me to stop quoting the Monkees. I thought she was joking. But then I saw her face.
from The Hollywood Reporter...
I would've thought filming would already have been underway if they're going to be finished for a November release next year...
My friend told me to stop quoting the Monkees. I thought she was joking. But then I saw her face.