Kevin Feige | Photo credit: Jordan Strauss
Marvel Studios is taking its time blade According to reboot president Kevin Feige, the emphasis will be on quality over speed. In a recent interview Blacktree TVFeige addressed the long-awaited film, which still stars two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali in the lead role. The project, first announced in July 2019, has seen a number of changes among writers and directors.
Feige stressed the importance of not rushing things. blade reboot, compare it to the upcoming one deadpool and wolverineThe first R-rated entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Feige said it was important to maintain the R-rating for characters such as Deadpool and Blade, as it was in keeping with their inherent nature.
“For the last two years we have been trying to make that film, the most important thing for us is to not rush and make sure we are doing the right thing. blade movie,” Feige said. “Because it had some of the best blade The movies from years ago – they were all R-rated. So I think that’s inherent in the character of Blade, just like Deadpool.”
Original blade The franchise stars Wesley Snipes in the lead role, debuting in 1998 and subsequently Blade IIEdit in 2002, directed by Guillermo del Toro, and blade Trinity in 2004. The upcoming reboot was first announced with Ali in the lead role. However, the project has faced several challenges, including the departure of director Bassam Tariq in September 2022, just two months before filming was set to begin, as well as the departure of French-Algerian director Yann Demange earlier this year. The film has also switched between several screenwriters, including WatchmanStacy Osei-Kufuor and Michael Starrbury.
As of November last year, Diversity reported that blade The story went through at least five writers. At one point, the script changed to a story directed by women and filled with life lessons. Despite these changes, Marvel remains committed to the project, although it is now rumored to have a budget of less than $100 million.
The Marvels blade Scheduled to release on 7 November 2025.
