Marvel Proved How To Make The MCU Blade Reboot Work 25 Years Ago

Summary

• Marvel Studios' Blade reboot has faced numerous production issues, including changes in directors, writers, and release dates. The studio needs to ensure they get the introduction of Mahershala Ali's Blade right.
• The original 1998 Blade film starring Wesley Snipes was a success, despite its smaller budget. Marvel Studios should take note and focus on character and story development rather than relying solely on a massive budget.
• Blade's fighting style, inspired by martial arts, and the grounded portrayal of vampires in the 1998 film should be implemented in Marvel Studios' reboot. Additionally, there is a demand for an R-rated Blade to fully capture the character's ferocity and horror elements.

Marvel Studios already knows what will work for the upcoming Blade reboot, thanks to Marvel's previous trilogy that featured Wesley Snipes in the titular role. Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige officially announced the development of a Blade movie in the MCU at SDCC 2019, with Academy Award-winner Mahershala Ali being confirmed to be taking the lead role. However, the MCU's Blade reboot has been through a more tumultuous production period than most other projects, having gone through two directors and five writers, and having its release date being pushed back twice, originally set for November 2023, but now expected to release on February 14, 2025, though this could change again.
Marvel Studios has been toying with the idea of bringing Eric Brooks, a.k.a. Blade, into the MCU since it regained the character's film rights in 2011. Initially, there were suspicions that Blade would be introduced to a Marvel Television series just as Ghost Rider was in Agents of SHIELD, but this never came to fruition. Originally depicted as a human immune to vampire bites in Marvel Comics, Blade was later retconned as a dhampir who uses his unique physiology to become the perfect vampire hunter. Mahershala Ali's iteration of the antihero is a highly anticipated addition to the MCU, so Marvel Studios needs to work hard to get his introduction right.


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