Blade Movie Delays Explained: What’s Causing the Hold-Up

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#moviesupdate In this video from Reaction of A, we dive into the reasons behind the delays in the highly anticipated Blade movie. From behind-the-scenes issues to script rewrites and production challenges, we break down what’s causing the hold-up and how it might affect the film’s release. Discover the latest updates and what fans can expect moving forward. Don’t miss out—watch now and subscribe for more updates on the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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00:00Welcome back everyone it is Amelia I hope you are fine.

00:09Marvel Studios still developing the Blade reboot for the Marvel Cinematic Universe,

00:14Bahushala Ali Sattorni comments on the continuous creative shakeups.

00:18Despite several new heroes having joined the MCU movie timeline over the last few years,

00:24Marvel Studios is currently in a rare situation where they are struggling with bringing to

00:28life one of their announced characters.

00:30The Blade reboot, which will star Ali as the titular hero, has already taken almost half

00:36a decade to get to the filming stage since it was announced five years ago.

00:40In a new feature piece on entertainment lawyers by The Hollywood Reporter, Ali Sattorni, shell

00:45by Weezer, briefly mentioned the Blade movie with her client.

00:49While keeping it brief, Weezer opened up about how the situation with the Blade reboot is

00:54the craziest thing she has experienced in her career after being announced at San Diego

00:59Comic-Con 2019 during Marvel Studios' Hall H presentation.

01:04No one was prepared for just how many roadblocks they would run into with the Blade film.

01:09Since the COVID-19 pandemic struck the whole world in 2020, a definitive release date was

01:15never given as the industry was put on pause.

01:18It wouldn't be until February 2021, when watchman Stacey Osekafer was tapped to write

01:24the Blade reboot, that a significant progression was announced.

01:27While Bassam Tariq was attached to direct Blade in September 2021, he departed the reboot

01:33due to the many production changes and internal creative differences at Marvel Studios about

01:39Ali's MCU project.

01:40With Marvel Studios also not happy with the drafts, the project got retooled when they

01:45tapped a new Blade writer and director in November 2022 with Michael Starbery and Jan

01:51Dominguez, respectively.

01:52However, the Blade script seemingly didn't get anywhere closer to being finalized as

01:57Anaisi Pizzolatto and Michael Green were hired in April and November 2023, respectively,

02:04to craft new drafts.

02:05Even though it was said to be amicable, Dominguez exited Blade in June 2024, followed by the

02:12report that MCU scribe Eric Pearson, the Fantastic Four, Thunderbolts asterisk, Black

02:17Widow, and Thor, Ragnarok, is now the latest writer to tackle the script.

02:22It's unclear exactly what it was about the previous Blade scripts that Marvel Studios

02:26weren't happy about, but it's becoming evident that despite all of these delays, they really

02:31want to get the iconic Marvel hero into the MCU through his own solo film.

02:36For now, time will tell who will end up directing Blade and whether the film is still arriving

02:40in November 2025.

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