Blade was first announced way back at San Diego Comic-Con 2019 with a projected 2023 release date. However, the movie was initially pushed back to November 2024. After that, the movie saw a pushback to February 2025. Finally, Blade was delayed to November 2025, which is its current target window.

Why did Blade get cancelled?

According to a Variety report published in November 2023, the upcoming film has been plagued by script changes and a lack of creative direction, with one version of the film deigning to morph into a narrative that sidelines its main draw, the double Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali.

Is Marvel bringing back Blade?

Blade sits in as the final film of Phase 5 in the Multiverse saga, and is due to be released on Friday, 7 November 2025. A few production set backs — including a change in director — pushed it from its original release date of 3 November 2023.

Who is the actor in Blade 2024?

Starring Mahershala Ali as Eric Brooks, the Blade reboot officially introduces vampires to the Marvel Cinematic Universe after Eternals' second post-credits scene teased the Daywalker's MCU debut. Ali is accompanied by Delroy Lindo and Aaron Pierre in Yann Demange's 2024 dark superhero movie.

Is Wesley Snipes coming back as Blade?

Despite his alleged tantrums on the sets of Blade: Trinity, Wesley Snipes is surprisingly willing to play the damphir vampire-hunter yet again. In a 2022 interview with Comicbook.com, Snipes confessed that he's still interested in reprising his role as long as he's healthy and in shape.

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Is the Blade trilogy on Disney Plus?

A Marvel trilogy is headed to Netflix

All three films star Wesley Snipes as the titular vampire hunter. Disney Plus is the streaming home of the MCU, including titles like Avengers: Endgame, Iron Man, and the new Marvel TV shows, but the Blade trilogy predates the MCU as we know it today, so isn't part of the line-up.

Is Blade after Morbius?

The Daywalker

Blade followed Morbius to New York, where, while teamed with Spider-Man, Blade was bitten by Morbius.

What is Wesley Snipes doing now?

Snipes was in prison for tax evasion from 2010–2013. However, he has been in films released almost every year from 1986-present. Many of his more recent films have been lower-profile, direct-to-video works, though. He is serving as a consultant on the upcoming MCU reboot of Blade.

Will Blade be rated R?

Blade will be the MCU's second R-rated movie, director Yann Demange has confirmed in a new interview, joining Deadpool 3. As expected it will follow in the footsteps of the original 1998 film, which was also rated R for "strong, pervasive vampire violence and gore, language, and brief sexuality."

Is Disney doing Blade?

Blade was first announced way back at San Diego Comic-Con 2019 with a projected 2023 release date. However, the movie was initially pushed back to November 2024. After that, the movie saw a pushback to February 2025. Finally, Blade was delayed to November 2025, which is its current target window.

Why is Blade not a full vampire?

When Blade's mother was pregnant, a vampire named Deacon Frost bit her, which sent vampiric enzymes into Blade's bloodstream. Although his mother died, Blade was born as a human/vampire hybrid, which is also known as a Dhampir.

Is there going to be a Moon Knight 2?

Though Diab made it clear that Marvel had made no promises for a season 2, Kevin Feige has given audiences hope that Moon Knight will return. Feige confirmed in the past that he is planning a return for Moon Knight, though he didn't specify if this meant in his standalone show or other MCU projects.

Has Blade been recast?

Marvel's Blade movie has lost a cast member. Actor Aaron Pierre told Variety over the weekend that he is no longer part of the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe film, which is set to star Mahershala Ali as the titular vampire hunter.

Who will be the next Blade?

Mahershala Ali will play Blade in the 2025 film. Ali previously played Cottonmouth in the Netflix Luke Cage series and voiced the Prowler in Sony's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

Is Blade being rewritten?

However, since its unveiling, Blade's production has encountered numerous challenges. Last year, it was revealed that the film is going through rewrites and has been delayed to 2025. Blade's rewrites led to a significant plot and setting change if recent rumors are true.

Is Wesley Snipes still a millionaire?

Post-Prison Career

Despite facing legal challenges, Wesley Snipes has maintained an influential presence in Hollywood, amassing a net worth of $10 million in 2024 primarily through his successful acting career, film production endeavors, and real estate investments.

Why did Wesley Snipes close his eyes?

Supposedly, Snipes didn't want to open his eyes because he was angry with Goyer and didn't want to cooperate. So instead of pushing the matter, it was solved by just putting the Blade CGI eyes over his eyelids. As a result, it's no surprise that Blade 4 never happened.

Who is Wesley Snipes' wife today?

Wesley Snipes has been married to painter Nakyung 'Nikki' Park since 2003.

Who is stronger Blade or Morbius?

While it's up for debate, Blade is the strongest out of the two. He has the experience, the physical skill, and has seen too many creatures like Morbius to back down at all. He's fought with Morbius before and, while neither really won, it was the heroes who still saved the day.

Who bit blades mom?

Blade revealed Frost to be the vampire who attacked and killed his mother, Tara Brooks, as she was giving birth to him in a UK brothel. Already showing a penchant for duplicity and guile, Frost posed as Brooks' doctor just to get close enough to feed on her when she was at her most vulnerable.

Why is Blade so strong?

Born from a mother ravaged by vampirism and gifted super human abilities by a bite from Morbius, the Living Vampire, Blade is the Daywalker—a skilled martial artist who possesses most vampire strengths and none of their weaknesses.

Is Blade in Eternals?

The off-screen voice that speaks to Dane in Eternals' post-credits scene has been confirmed to be Mahershala Ali's Blade.

Why is Blade not on Disney+?

The platform's family-friendly reputation might potentially clash with the mature and violent nature intrinsic to Blade's narrative. The character's tales frequently encompass explicit violence and themes that could potentially diverge from Disney's intended viewership.

Does Blade Age like a human?

Daywalkers still have the vampiric need for blood; Blade staves this off using injections of a special serum, but over time his body builds up a tolerance to it and he has to develop a new one. Whistler states that Blade also ages like a normal human would.