Director Yann Demange has exited Marvel Studios‘ long-anticipated reboot of Blade, Deadline has confirmed.
Hooked up to the movie since 2019, when he joined Marvel chief Kevin Feige at Comedian-Con to roll out the challenge, Mahershala Ali stays aboard as its star, we’re advised. Sources stated that Demange’s exit from the challenge was solely amicable.
Demange’s exit spells maybe one other delay on Blade’s path again to screens. Initially prepping for manufacturing in fall 2022 earlier than the exit of director Bassam Tariq, the challenge once more confronted delays final 12 months amid the writers’ strike.
Marvel veteran Eric Pearson is writing the brand new Blade, which is slated for launch on November 7, 2025. At present’s Blade information comes at a time when Marvel has begun recalibrating, lifting the stress to supply as a lot content material as doable with a brand new mandate of two movies per 12 months.
Titles developing subsequent for launch, that are both virtually finished or properly underway, embrace Deadpool & Wolverine (out in theaters quickly), Captain America: Courageous New World, Thunderbolts* and Improbable 4.
