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Update/Issues

posted 6 months ago by bozo_500 (12228)
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https://twitter.com/CultureCrave/status/1719752916909936683

Mahershala Ali was ready to exit Blade over script issues

the story at one point reportedly morphed into a narrative led by women and filled with life lessons. Blade was relegated to the fourth lead

Logan writer Michael Green has been hired to restart the script from scratch

The budget is speculated to be less than $100M

https://variety.com/2023/film/features/marvel-jonathan-majors-problem-the-marvels-reshoots-kang-1235774940/

[–] Kowalski (58374) 6 months ago

the story at one point reportedly morphed into a narrative led by women and filled with life lessons. Blade was relegated to the fourth lead

I CALL BULLSHIT.

[–] SteveG (1370) 6 months ago

Sounds about right. I am not hopeful for any Marvel projects at this point. If you wanna see a good Blade film go watch the original.

[–] bozo_500 (12228) 6 months ago

The original is amazing and really kicked off the whole Marvel era (saw it at cinema and B2) in fact I saw part of B2 just other night showing in TV, not seen it in years. it looked incredible

[–] SteveG (1370) 6 months ago

Absolutely agree with you bout that.

[–] ShadowHunter (814) 6 months ago

put a chick in it and make it lame"

https://youtu.be/gtx0QV4-VxY?si=Q9bNRn8YNIRlgxmU

[–] M1sterDoct0r (3887) 6 months ago

"The story at one point reportedly morphed into a narrative led by women and filled with life lessons. Blade was relegated to the fourth lead"

So it almost turned into a CW show? Dodged a bullet there. 😅

[–] ShadowHunter (814) 6 months ago

imagine? a Charlie's angel style female team of vampire slayers...... with Blade played by a truly amazing actor, playing 5th fiddle and emasculated by these "girl bosses". I almost wish they had made it so the sheer ridicule and stupidity and insanity of it would snap even the most ardent defenders of hollywood out of their trance and say "okay yes maybe Hollywood is pushing alittle too much nonsense i never saw it before but you are right"

[–] HarlemEagle42 (16190) 6 months ago

By the time this gets made, Ali is going to be pushing 60. This is ridiculous.

[–] M1sterDoct0r (3887) 6 months ago

Just look it up & he's gonna be 50 in 3 months time.

He's a fantastic actor but the constant delaying of this movie has killed my excitement. Kinda like The Flash.

[–] blue1981 (6471) 6 months ago

It's absolutely no surprise when you give women the lead on a dark masculine horror franchise it turns to shit. Ali should just leave the project now.