Overview

• Mahershala Ali remains attached to star as Blade despite the project’s ongoing indefinite hold.
• Marvel shelved production after four distinct script versions failed to meet the studio’s heightened quality benchmark.
• Kevin Feige confirmed that the chosen rewrite shifts the story to a present-day setting rather than a period piece.
• Directors Bassam Tariq and Yann Demange departed in 2022 and 2024 respectively, and the reboot is currently without a director.
• The pause underscores Marvel Studios’ strategic pullback from Disney+-driven overexpansion after producing over 100 hours of content since 2019.