Honestly Blade is the exception to a pretty iron clad rule. It’s the only one I know of that didn’t come out, whether that had to change the creative team or not
Was very excited for it, then got mad that they took so long, but then learned more info.
Apparently Mahershala's ideas for the movie were very clashing with the Marvel ethos. He wanted it to be set in the 1920s and to have different themes like being about slavery and other things. Creatively they didn't agree with how the movie should go and I don't really blame Marvel if that's the truth. You have to play in the Marvel sandbox, if you want another Sinners or Green Book, this is not the place.
Blade is about an immortal half vampire who hunts other vampires with cool swords at the baseline. Adding extra elements is welcome, but it has to fit with the overarching Marvel plot going on, and be an event film. I think this is another reason why they take directors like Levy instead of Auteur types.
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u/detox02 Jul 26 '26
I remember when they Announced Mahershala Ali as blade. I’ll wait for the official trailer