A new report claims that the hiring of a new writer for Mahershala Ali’s Blade may be doing a complete rewrite of the script.
Earlier this week, it was announced that Bassam Tariq had stepped down from the director’s chair on Marvel Studios’ upcoming film. Blade film starring Mahershala Ali. The director’s departure two months before filming began was a bit of a surprise, but not uncommon from Marvel, which has seen many directors leave projects due to creative differences and other reasons in the past.
However, some reports claim that Blade faced issues regarding his script, which reportedly frustrated Mahershala Ali. And according to a report from TheDirect.com, the film has a new screenwriter in X-Men ’97 head writer Beau DeMayo, replacing Stacy Osei-Kuffour, is looking to rewrite the entire script from scratch.
It will be interesting to see how Blade turns out for Marvel Studios. Landing two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali as the titular hero is an absolute win, but giving him a lackluster film would be a complete waste of his talents. Here’s hoping things work out in the end, and the movie turns out as good as we all hope.
Mahershala Ali’s Blade last appeared in Marvel’s Eternals. Here is the synopsis:
The story takes place over two periods. A storyline takes place in the past when they functioned as a great team and a close family unit. The second storyline is in the present, when the group has fractured and divided, content to live among humans, hiding in plain sight. The overriding threat of the Deviants, once again threatening the existence of humanity, means the Eternals must put aside their differences and band together.
Chloe Zhao directed Eternals from a screenplay she co-wrote with Patrick Burleigh, Kaz Firpo and Ryan Firpo. The cast of the Marvel Studios project includes Gemma Chan as Sersi, Richard Madden as Ikaris, Kumail Nanjiani as Kingo, Lia McHugh as Sprite, Brian Tyree Henry as Phastos, Lauren Ridloff as Makkari, Barry Keoghan as Druig, Don Lee as Gilgamesh, Kit Harington as Dane Whitman, Salma Hayek as Ajak, and Angelina Jolie as Thena.
Eternals is available to own on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD and also to stream on Disney Plus. Stay tuned for all the latest news on Mahershala Ali’s future as Blade in the MCU, and subscribe to the Heroic Hollywood YouTube channel for more original video content!
Source: TheDirect.com
