Marvel’s ‘BLADE’ cast, casting calls, acting auditions, and news you should know.
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Marvel’s ‘BLADE’ Open Casting Calls
Marvel’s ‘BLADE’ Open Casting Call
EVERYTHING WE KNOW ABOUT MARVEL’S ‘BLADE’
We’ve known that a Blade movie has been coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2019. Who can forget when the film’s star—Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali—put on a hat that said “BLADE!” and caused an excited uproar?! Now, the film is closer than ever. Here’s everything we know about the upcoming Blade movie.
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The Story of the ‘Blade’
There are no narrative specifics for Blade at the moment. However, we may guess the film will be based on the character’s comic history. Blade first appeared in Marvel’s Tomb of Dracula’s tenth issue, written by Marv Wolfman and drawn by Gene Colan, in 1973. The half-vampire character Blade, who first made it to the big screen in 1998, starring Wesley Snipes, quickly became a trendy figure. Two sequels follow—one of them good—but eventually, that franchise fell by the wayside.
All of this leads us to ask how dark the film can get. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was a horror flick, so Blade will likely go all out scary. Even if it doesn’t get as gory as Wesley Snipes’ movies, a dark and terrifying PG-13 Blade could be magnificent.
Behind the Scenes
The film will be written by playwright Stacy Osei-Kuffour, the first black woman to write for Marvel, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In 2021, director Bassam Tariq confirmed his involvement in the project through The Playlist podcast.
Ali plays the half-vampire dangerous monster in the as-yet-untitled Blade film, featuring two-time Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali. Delroy Lindo has been cast in the movie, and it’s been announced that he’ll be playing Delroy Lindo. While we don’t know who Lindo is playing, we believe he may be Jamal Afari, who trained Blade and imparted him all about vampire slaying in the comics. In Blade, Snipes plays an aspiring escape artist who finds himself pursued by a group of men with supernatural abilities. (In the Wesley Snipes films, he was known as Abraham Whistler and was portrayed by Kris Kristofferson.) Dane Whitman will, as we saw (or instead heard) after Eternals, encounter Kit Harrington again as Blade.
On February 22, 2022, Deadline announced that Aaron Pierre had been cast as another undisclosed character in the superhero film Blade. Unlike Lindo, however, this part will significantly impact the Marvel Cinematic Universe more than just this one movie.
“The role itself was one of Hollywood’s more coveted parts since Tariq was tapped as director last fall. Execs on the project always had their eye on Lindo for his secret role. Still, insiders added Feige, Tariq, and others took their time finding the right person for this part, meeting dozens of up-and-coming actors for the role, with Pierre becoming the favorite in recent weeks.”
This signals a character like Dracula, who may have a more significant presence in the coming horror-tinged stages of the Marvel films. More on that later when it happens.
Blade’s Release Date
On November 3, 2023, the Blade Marvel film will premiere in theaters.
‘Lovecraft Country’ Director Yann Demange To Helm Marvel’s ‘Blade’ Film.
Michael Starrbury will pen a brand-new script for the Mahershala Ali film.
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Yann Demange, pilot director of HBO’s Lovecraft Country, has been selected by Marvel Studios to fill the Blade director role.
Reports claim that Demange will replace the original director, Bassam Tariq, who left due to creative differences. Michael Starrbury– whose work on Ava DuVernay’s When They See Us has been widely acclaimed– will join the team as a rewrite the project from day one. Supposedly, Blade star Mahershala Ali is “personally involved in selecting the writer.”
In 2023, production for Ali’s “dark and gritty” reimagining of the Blade series will start in Atlanta. The new film is set to come out on September 6, 2024.
Marvel’s ‘Blade’ Confirms the Exit of Director Bassam Tariq
One of Marvel’s most widely anticipated films is in for a big change. Less than two weeks before filming was set to begin, director Bassam Tariq left the project.
THR has reported that, although Tariq is no longer the director of the Marvel film, he will still be an executive producer. In a statement to the news outlet, Marvel said, “We appreciate Bassam’s talent and all the work he’s done getting Blade to where it is.” In his own statement to Marvel, Tariq thanked Marvel, “It’s been an honor working with the wonderful folks at Marvel. We were able to put together a killer cast and crew. Eager to see where the next director takes the film.” According to sources close to the production, the film has gone through numerous script rewrites and is now looking for a new director.
Mahershala Ali will star in the forthcoming Marvel re-boot. The film has gained one of the MCU’s most anticipated releases since its inception at San Diego Comic-Con 2019. At the end of the Marvel panel, Ali made a surprise appearance and donned a baseball cap with the Blade logo. To finish, he announced that he would be playing in the movie adaptation of Blade.
In 2021, Blade made his MCU debut in the film Eternals as a surprise voice cameo in the post-credit scenes. His role was well-received by fans and is holding them over until Blade’s release on November 3, 2023.
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