Yann Demange to direct Blade film for Marvel Studios

Bassam Tariq (Mogul Mowgli) had been connected to direct Blade for Marvel Studios for greater than a 12 months, however he wound up stepping down in September, leaving Marvel to push pause on pre-production whereas they looked for a alternative. It seems that the search didn’t take all that lengthy as Yann Demange (White Boy Rick) has signed on to direct Blade.

When Marvel Studios determined to pause pre-production on Blade, they realized the undertaking wanted a extra in-depth artistic overhaul than they suspected. This meant tossing out the script from earlier author Stacy Osei-Kuffour (Watchmen) and ranging from scratch. Michael Starrbury (When They See Us) has now been introduced on to write down a brand-new script for Blade, with sources saying that star Mahershala Ali was “personally concerned” in deciding on the brand new author. Manufacturing on Blade is anticipated to kick off in Atlanta in 2023, with the movie set for a September 6, 2024 launch.

It’s mentioned that the Blade film will likely be darker and edgier than typical Marvel films, and should even be just like the Wesley Snipes films. The character was initially created by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan for The Tomb of Dracula #10 in 1973. Blade is a half-mortal, half-immortal who hunts vampires so as to avenge his mom, who was killed by a vampire as she gave start to him. Along with White Boy Rick, Yann Demange can also be identified for steering the pilot of HBO’s Lovecraft Nation. He’s additionally creating a sequence adaptation of David Cronenberg’s Scanners for HBO which he’ll direct and govt produce. The sequence will comply with “two ladies residing on the fringes of contemporary society who’re pursued by relentless brokers with unimaginable powers and thus should study to work collectively to topple an unlimited conspiracy decided to deliver them to heel.“

Do you assume Yann Demange is an effective match to direct Blade for Marvel Studios?