Source: The Direct
Marvel Studios has deleted the release date of its upcoming film Blade; on 5th October, the studio's Indian Twitter account posted the release dates of several of its upcoming films, which are meant to be released in 2022. The post surprisingly featured the release of Mahershala Ali's Blade film, which according to the post is meant to release on 7th October 2022. However, the post was deleted within a few hours by the Marvel India Twitter account of its posting, but before it could be deleted it went viral among the fans and followers.
The director Bassam Tariq of the much-anticipated film was recently seen sharing his thoughts and details on the superhero movie.
He said, "What's exciting about the film that we're making is [there] hasn't been a canon for Blade, as we're reading through the comics and everything, him being a daywalker is the one thing that's been established, and you know we can't deny what Wesley Snipes did, which was he basically got this whole ball rolling."
He added, "For me to now be working with somebody as talented and a juggernaut as Mahershala Ali, and the writer Stacy Osei-Kuffour, I'm just so -- I'm so honored to be working with real Black juggernauts and Black talent, for me to just be with them in this room and listen and learn as I build this out, it's really an honor."
David S. Goyer, a writer of the original Blade trilogy of movies, recently also discussed Marvel's reboot of the vampire hunter. He said, "I love it. I mean, one of the things, if you're a comic book fan, there is the 1940s Batman and the 1950s Batman, and then there's the Denny O'Neil and Neil Adams' Batman, and the Frank Miller Batman, They're perennials, and I couldn't be more tickled that another version of Blade is coming out. [Marershala Ali] is certainly one of the most amazing actors working today. I'll be one of the first people to buy a ticket to that film."
Source: Collider
Marvel Studios Blade is based on the fictional comic book character known as Blade, who appears in the comic book publication named Marvel Comics. The character made his first appearance in The Tomb of Dracula #10 in 1973 and was created by writers Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan.
Last month, Marvel Studio announced several films that are scheduled to be launched till 2024. The studio, with the official announcement has added four more films to its already busy schedule.
The first release date as announced, falls on February 16, 2024, while the second date comes on May 3, 2024, and the third on 26th July 2024.
The studio has selected 8th November as the releasing date for the final film of 2024, which takes the list of films scheduled to release between 2023 to 2024 to a total of seven including, four recently announced dates, and the other three on 28 July 2023, October 6, 2023, and November 3, 2023.
The studio announced the dates through a press release, but it did not reveal any other details regarding the films.
An American actor and singer, Mahershala Ali, started his acting career, starring in the television show Crossing Jordan released back in 2001–2002. The actor is mostly known among the mainstream media and fans for his brilliant performance in films and television shows such as House of Cards, Cornell, Marvel's Luke Cage, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
Mahershala Ali has received various awards and nominations for various films such as two Academy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, a BAFTA award, a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. The actor was even listed in Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential lists.
