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MCU's BLADE starring Mahershala Ali (2022?)
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On 10/1/2022 at 2:27 AM, Larryw7 said:

Need to add those jokes and comical escapades.

"Our research has found vampire fart jokes are very much the rage with the kids. Along with cravings for scenes with a daughter their age that tells her dad how cringey he is."

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There have been rumors as to why Bassam left the project and Jeff Sneider with Collider even reported that Mahershala was not impressed with the --script and the movie had lackluster action scenes.

 

Now Daniel Richtman is backing up those claims and says Bassam was fired from the project because he wanted to add more stuff to the --script that Ali did not approve of. Because of this, Bassam was let go and the studio is now searching for a new director. Richtman adds that the current --script is terrible and that Ali is not happy with it at all.

 

Bassam reportedly is staying on as producer but will likely have no further input on the film and I doubt will be involved with it at all if he was fired. Marvel nor Bassam have said he was fired.

 

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On 10/11/2022 at 12:39 PM, Bosco685 said:

If it ends up being good, can we safely say that Ali saved this movie? If it's bad, Ali doomed the movie?

I wish that Cumberbatch and/or Hemsworth had these kinda balls with their movies, but I actually think that Hemsworth is part of the problem (wanting to be a movie comedian).

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After parting ways with director Bassam Tariq, Marvel Studios has moved fast and found not only his replacement but a new writer as well as Sources tell Deadline Yann Demange has signed on to direct the pic with Michael Starrbury to write a new -script. Mahershala Ali is starring in titular role with Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige producing.

 

After Tariq moved on from project, Marvel decided not to rush on finding his replacement as they wanted to make sure they got the right director and writer and decided to push pause on pre-production. They would also rearrange their release schedule, with the film now bowing on Sept. 6, 2024 and production now schedule to start at the top of the year in Atlanta.

 

Demange big break came on the prison drama 71 starring Jack O’Connell and Ben Mendelsohn. The film earned rave reviews and put Demange on the map and ultimately landed him the directing job on the Matthew McConaughey crime drama, White Boy Rick. Demange’s other credits include Lovecraft Country and will direct and executive produce Scanners the series for HBO and the film Dammi with his production company Wayward, alongside AMI and Vixens.

 

As for Starrbury, the scribe has been in-demand following his Emmy nominated work on critically acclaimed limited series When They See Us. He also recently exec produced the limited series Colin in Black & White.

 

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On 10/4/2023 at 4:02 AM, TupennyConan said:

Marvel's Blade is undergoing a major transformation by Disney?  :eek: 

Long ago, when a movie went through new scripts and major transformations, it was always a sign that it was going bad to worse. However, with Disney's track record from the past few years, a major transformation now might be a good gamble.

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I actually really like the first Blade with Wesley Snipes. I had high hopes for this film but things are so tumultuous at Disney/Marvel in all aspects whether it is a revolving door of casting, or a revolving door of scripts or a revolving door of directors that it is for the best that nothing gets made.

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