Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige insisted that Blade the reboot is taking a long time because the team doesn’t want it to be “rushed”.
The original Wesley Snipes-starring film based on Marvel’s vampire-slaying superhero was released in 1998 and spawned two sequels and a TV series. Now, the studio is trying to bring it back to life for a new generation, but production has suffered several setbacks and its planned release date has been pushed back by two years.
Now Feige claims the team is just treading carefully and making sure the project isn’t rushed. He told BlackTree TV: “Over the last two years, as we’ve been trying to make that movie, the most important thing for us is not to rush it and make sure we’re doing the right thing. Blade film.”
He continued to insist that the team plans to follow in Marvel’s footsteps. Dead Pool franchise to maintain Blade with a restrictive age rating for adults only.
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Feige added: “There were some big Blade movies years ago — they were all rated R. So I guess it’s, like Dead Poolinherent to Blade’s character.”
Oscar-winning actor Mahershala Ali is set to take on the role of the vampire hunter alongside Mia Goth as the villain Lilith.
The film has already gone through two directors. Bassam Tariq was the first to leave, followed by Yann Demange. But Goth recently insisted that the project is being handled with care.
She told Deadline, “(The cast and crew) really care, they care. They want to make a great movie. That’s the feeling I get from them and that’s good.”
The script comes from people like Black Widow It is Thor: Ragnarok scribe Eric Pearson and Real detective creator Nic Pizzolatto.
Wesley Snipes recently laughed off the production delays, writing in a post on X: “Blade, lordylordylordy people still looking for the secret sauce, riding snowmobiles in traffic, kinda tough. Daywalkers make it look easy, don’t they?”
In an interview with Uproxx, he did, however, throw his support behind Ali. He said, “I have no involvement, but I support young artists and I support Marvel in their business decisions. It’s a beautiful thing. I think he’s a hell of a job. He’s got a hell of a job on his hands.”
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