A couple of months ago, ‘Blade’, which was —and may continue to be— one of the most anticipated productions of Phase 5 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, ran out of director. At that time, Bassam Tariq abruptly left the project due to what, according to Marvel Studios, was a scheduling conflict; but today we have learned that the project already has a new manager.
creative transfusion
As it has been reported, Yann Demange, director of the fantastic ’71’, of episodes of series such as ‘Lovecraft Territory’ or ‘Hannah’s Secret Diary’ and of the five episodes of the magnificent zombie miniseries ‘Dead set: Death Live’, will take command of the new adventure of the Day Walker. A signing that, again, adjusts to preference for low and medium profiles unaccustomed to big blockbusters.
This has not been the only addition to ‘Blade’, which he has also given facelift to his script department. Until now, Stacy Osei-Kuffour —’Watchmen’— was in charge of signing the script, but michael starrbury —’This is how they see us’, ‘Colin in black and white’— will take his place to, according to Deadline sources, look for the darker shade What would Marvel be looking for?
We will see if this dance of names helps to offer a product that lives up to the character. To get out of doubt and see Mahershala Ali slicing vampires with swords, we will have to wait until September 6, 2024; date on which ‘Blade’ should reach our theaters if nothing else goes wrong. Although we already know how this calendar thing works in the big studios.