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Disney Quietly Killed Some Movies

AlexGherzo | Mar 5, 2024 | 0

Warner Bros. isn’t the only studio taking an axe to some of its movies. During an investor conference (as reported by Deadline), Disney CEO Bob Iger talked about some of the hard decisions the company has had to make recently, and that includes canceling movies. He didn’t mention which ones, and...

MCU’s Blade will be Rated R

AlexGherzo | Nov 6, 2023 | 0

Marvel may have finally stopped trying to ice skate uphill. In an interview with Deadline, Yann Demange, director of Marvel’s upcoming Blade reboot, says that the Daywalker’s first MCU adventure will be rated R. He doesn’t say whether this is a new development, but when he was hired along wit...

Blade was Almost About a Group of Women

AlexGherzo | Nov 1, 2023 | 0

The many problems facing the new Blade movie include a draft that marginalized the lead character. According to a popular new article from Variety, the tumultuous Marvel film – which was originally supposed to come out this year but has been pushed back to 2025 – was going to be “led by women ...

Blade Gets a New Creative Team

AlexGherzo | Nov 21, 2022 | 0

The Daywalker has risen once again. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Marvel has found a new creative team for Blade. Yann Demange will direct the film, replacing Bassam Tariq, who left the project in September, while Michael Starrbury will write the script. That’s right; a new script is needed...

Blade Causes a Marvel Release Date Shuffle

AlexGherzo | Oct 11, 2022 | 0

Marvel is reshuffling some of its release dates again. The Hollywood Reporter first exclusively revealed that Blade would be put on hold while Marvel searched for a director to replace Bassam Tariq, who’d left the film, with the pre-production shutting down and filming being delayed from next mont...

Blade Loses Its Director

AlexGherzo | Sep 28, 2022 | 0

The Daywalker will have to sleep a little longer. Jeff Sneider of The Ankler tweeted that Bassam Tariq, the director of Marvel’s upcoming Blade reboot, has left the film. Moments later, The Hollywood Reporter posted the story and claimed it was an exclusive – likely because Marvel and Tariq issu...