An actor previously attached to Marvel Studios’Bladeaddresses the movie’s many problems, which ended up removing him from theMCUmovie’s cast. Announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2019,Bladehas been in development for six years now. Throuhgout the years,Bladehas been delayed multiple times, and its script has been rewritten from scratch. Mahershala Ali has been attached to the project since the beginning, but the writers, director, and actors that were originally attached toBladehave since been dropped.
Delroy Lindo, who joined theBladecast in 2021, speaks toEWabout the MCU movie’s production problems.Lindo describes the original plans for Blade as"very inclusive"and"exciting conceptually.“Unfortunately, as Lindo says,“it just went off the rails.“Delroy Lindo doesn’t know what led Marvel’sBladeto go through several major changes, but he, Aaron Pierre, the writers, and the director were dropped from the project. Read Lindo’s comments below:
“When Marvel came to me, theyseemedto be really interested in my input,” Lindo recalls. “And in the various conversations I had with producers, the writer, the director at the time, it was all leading into being very inclusive. It was really exciting conceptually, but it was also exciting in terms of the character that was going to form. And then, for whatever reason, it just went off the rails.”
What Delroy Lindo’s Blade Movie Comments Mean
Blade’s Issues Are Still Kept Under Wraps
Blademoved forward much more slowly than other Multiverse Saga projects, but it managed to cast at least two actors besides Mahershala Ali. Delroy Lindo joined theBladecast in November 2021, and Aaron Pierre joined in February 2022. Since then, both Lindo and Pierre abandoned the project, andBladehas yet to announce new members of its cast.Neither Marvel nor any individual person working on the MCU’sBlademovie has explained what exactly has caused the movie’s delays, but it seems to be serious enough to warrant a complete overhaul more than once.
Delroy Lindo and Aaron Pierre’sBladeroles were never confirmed. Since they leftBlade,Aaron Pierre joined James Gunn’s DCU as the Green Lantern John Stewart, who will co-star with Kyle Chandler’s Hal Jordan in the upcomingLanternsshow. Delroy Lindo was cast inSinners, directed byBlack Pantherdirector Ryan Coogler and starring Killmonger actor Michael B. Jordan. Meanwhile,Mahershala Ali made a voice cameo as Blade inEternalsand has maintained an active role inBlade’s development. To this day, however,Bladehas no release date, cast, or storyline yet.
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Blade’s Multiple Delays Are Concerning
Bladehas taken much longer to reach a final script than any other MCU project.Apart from all the major changes in its plot and cast, the fact that Blade is such a straightforward character makes his movie’s delays quite concerning. A dark, action-fueled, standalone MCU movie where Eric Brooks hunts vampires is a concept that could easily makeBladea massive success. Yet, it seems like more complex projects likeAvengers: Doomsday,Spider-Man: Brand New Day, andAvengers: Secret Warswill be completed beforeBladeenters production.
