Marvel Studios<\/a> has paused manufacturing as soon as once more on the upcoming reboot of Blade<\/em> because of the ongoing writers\u2019 strike.<\/p>\n The new delay comes after the movie \u2013 set to star Mahershala Ali \u2013 was paused late final yr f<\/a>ollowing the departure of director Bassim Tariq<\/a>, with filming scheduled to start out in Atlanta in November.<\/p>\n 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<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n The movie\u2019s launch date, which was initially scheduled for November 3, 2023, has since been pushed again to September 6, 2024.<\/p>\n There\u2019s no phrase but on whether or not the brand new delay will push again the discharge date any additional.<\/p>\n According to\u00a0The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a>, the preliminary pause in manufacturing final yr got here to offer the studio time to seek for a brand new director and \u201ccoagulate other aspects\u201d of the challenge.<\/p>\n Tariq\u2019s exit as director was cited as being \u201cdue to continued shifts in our production schedule,\u201d in keeping with Marvel. \u201cBassam is no longer moving forward as director of\u00a0Blade<\/em>\u00a0but will remain an executive producer on the film,\u201d the assertion added.<\/p>\n In a separate assertion, Tariq stated: \u201cIt\u2019s 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.\u201d<\/p>\n 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\u00a0Moon Knight<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0The Witcher<\/em>, is the present author.<\/p>\n Elsewhere in the course of the WGA strike, Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers are set to personally pay their workers salaries<\/a> for the third week of the continuing motion.<\/p>\n 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 \u2013 Hollywood\u2019s first in 15 years \u2013 WGA uploaded a\u00a0doc outlining the variations<\/a>\u00a0between proposals made by the writers\u2019 union and affords from the AMPTP which have led to the strike.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"MCU\"](\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Marvel_MCU_movies_ranked.jpg\")