Blade canceled: the director points out Marvel's flaws
The project, which was to see Mahershala Ali play the vampire hunter, was abandoned.
The video this brief is aboutThe reboot of Blade, announced in 2019 at Comic-Con, was abandoned, exposing the difficulties of Marvel's process. The vampire hunter role was to be given to Mahershala Ali, double Oscar winner, who has since voiced his bitterness, mentioning intensive training, a move to Atlanta and the rejection of many roles. Director Bassam Tariq, originally attached to the film, confirmed the studio's 'sad methods' in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. According to Écran Large, he describes the Marvel machine as 'very nice' but imposing strict limits. From this dead project came Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, while Tariq remains known for Mogul Mowgli.
