Marvel Studios has paused manufacturing as soon as once more on the upcoming reboot of Blade because of the ongoing writers’ strike.
The new delay comes after the movie – set to star Mahershala Ali – was paused late final yr following the departure of director Bassim Tariq, with filming scheduled to start out in Atlanta in November.
Production was then pushed again to May, however has now been shelved once more as a result of motion by the Writers Guild of America (WGA), in keeping with The Hollywood Reporter
The movie’s launch date, which was initially scheduled for November 3, 2023, has since been pushed again to September 6, 2024.
There’s no phrase but on whether or not the brand new delay will push again the discharge date any additional.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the preliminary pause in manufacturing final yr got here to offer the studio time to seek for a brand new director and “coagulate other aspects” of the challenge.
Tariq’s exit as director was cited as being “due to continued shifts in our production schedule,” in keeping with Marvel. “Bassam is no longer moving forward as director of Blade but will remain an executive producer on the film,” the assertion added.
In a separate assertion, Tariq stated: “It’s been an honour working with the wonderful folks at Marvel. We were able to put together a killer cast and crew. Eager to see where the next director takes the film.”
Filming on the challenge has been delayed quite a few instances over the previous yr, because the script underwent a number of rewrites. Beau DeMayo, whose earlier works embrace Moon Knight and The Witcher, is the present author.
Elsewhere in the course of the WGA strike, Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers are set to personally pay their workers salaries for the third week of the continuing motion.
The WGA strike took impact on Tuesday (May 2) after weeks of failed negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). Following the affirmation of the strike – Hollywood’s first in 15 years – WGA uploaded a doc outlining the variations between proposals made by the writers’ union and affords from the AMPTP which have led to the strike.