Blade (Marvel Cinematic Universe) (1 Viewer)

[Sam Favate]

That's at least a year delay in releasing it, and seeing how Fantastic Four has the Nov. '24 slot, Blade is looking at sometime in 2025 at the earliest.

 

[Alex...]

Pushed back to 9/6/2024.
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[Sam Favate]

Looks like this is back on track.

Marvel's Blade Reboot Reveals New Director and Writer

Mahershala Ali's Blade reboot has found its next helmer. Weeks after Bassam Tariq parted the [...]

comicbook.com

 

[Alex...]

Production rumored to start in May.

Marvel's Blade Reboot Gets New Start Date Amid Production Issues

A new rumor indicated when the upcoming Blade movie will start production.

thedirect.com

 

[Sam Favate]

Production rumored to start in May.

Marvel's Blade Reboot Gets New Start Date Amid Production Issues

A new rumor indicated when the upcoming Blade movie will start production.

thedirect.com

This seems like good news for the project.

 

[Alex...]

Stephen Dorff doesn't approve of this.

"All this other garbage is just embarrassing, you know what I mean? I mean, God bless them, they're making a bunch of money, but their movies suck [laughs]. And nobody's going to remember them. Nobody's remembering 'Black Adam' at the end of the day. I didn't even see that movie, it looked so bad," Dorff said. "Marvel is used to me trashing them anyway. How's that PG 'Blade' movie going for you, that can't get a director? [laughs] Because anybody who goes there is going to be laughed at by everyone, because we already did it and made it the best. There's no Steve Norrington out there."

Original Blade Star Stephen Dorff Slams Marvel's Reboot Attempt

Marvel Studios has been developing their Phase 5 for the past few years and it will launch with [...]

comicbook.com

 

[TravisR]

Stephen Dorff doesn't approve of this.

"All this other garbage is just embarrassing, you know what I mean? I mean, God bless them, they're making a bunch of money, but their movies suck [laughs]. And nobody's going to remember them. Nobody's remembering 'Black Adam' at the end of the day...

Stephen Dorff should be working all the time (he was remarkable in True Detective) and I think it's super funny that he's out there publicly trashing Marvel movies BUT to say that no one is going to remember them is nuts- they're the equivalent of the Star Wars OT for today's audiences. I will agree with him that nobody's going to remember (DC's) Black Adam though.

 

[dpippel]

Kinda funny that Dorff doesn't seem to know Black Adam is a DC film while holding it up as an example of why he thinks Marvel movies "suck.". Oops.

 

[Jake Lipson]

Stephen Dorff doesn't approve of this.

Stephen Dorff doesn't need to approve of this.

 

[Joe Wong]

I didn’t approve of Stephen Dorff speaking for me (when he said I won’t “remember them”).

 

[Jake Lipson]

I didn’t approve of Stephen Dorff speaking for me (when he said I won’t “remember them”).

This is what I don't get. Not everybody has to like Marvel movies. That's fine. I don't need Stephen Dorff or Martin Scorsese or Francis Ford Coppola or fill-in-the-blank-celebrity to like the same things that I like. Their disapproval is their business but doesn't change my fandom. Of course everyone is going to have their own opinion and that is fine. But anytime a big name Hollywood person comes out and bashes these things, it feels so useless to me.

If a reporter has to ask for their feelings on Marvel or DC or whatever, they could just say, "Those movies are not for me" and move on. It doesn't really serve any purpose for them to make a whole thing about it, especially when they have worked with so many actors and crew members who have also chosen to work on the films they're bashing. The reporters are just fishing for clickbait, and the person being interviewed shouldn't want to dwell on it. Wouldn't it be more interesting and valuable for them to talk about whatever thing they are there to promote instead of going on a tirade against other movies they are not involved in?

 

[TravisR]

This is what I don't get. Not everybody has to like Marvel movies. That's fine. I don't need Stephen Dorff or Martin Scorsese or Francis Ford Coppola or fill-in-the-blank-celebrity to like the same things that I like.

What's funny to me is that Stephen Dorff (again, an actor I like) is not even remotely close to the level of Scorsese or Coppola but he's still talking massive amounts of smack.

And while none of us are mind readers, does anyone think that Dorff wouldn't immediately sign on if they did a Tobey Maguire/Andrew Garfield Spidey thing with the Blade characters?

 

[Joe Wong]

This is what I don't get. Not everybody has to like Marvel movies. That's fine. I don't need Stephen Dorff or Martin Scorsese or Francis Ford Coppola or fill-in-the-blank-celebrity to like the same things that I like. Their disapproval is their business but doesn't change my fandom. Of course everyone is going to have their own opinion and that is fine. But anytime a big name Hollywood person comes out and bashes these things, it feels so useless to me.

If a reporter has to ask for their feelings on Marvel or DC or whatever, they could just say, "Those movies are not for me" and move on. It doesn't really serve any purpose for them to make a whole thing about it, especially when they have worked with so many actors and crew members who have also chosen to work on the films they're bashing. The reporters are just fishing for clickbait, and the person being interviewed shouldn't want to dwell on it. Wouldn't it be more interesting and valuable for them to talk about whatever thing they are there to promote instead of going on a tirade against other movies they are not involved in?

Exactly! 100% agreed.

Respected filmmakers like Scorcese and Coppola can criticize the quality of MCU films all they want - it's their opinion and they're entitled to it.

However, their messaging comes across in a way that suggests these films are taking time, focus and money away from other films. That is, the studios (Disney/Marvel and Sony for the Spider-man entries) are to blame for the current state of film releases. Well, their beef should be with the audience for making MCU films so successful! After all, if fewer people see MCU films, the studios would most likely stop producing them!

I've stated before that film studios are primarily running a business and will greenlight films they believe will make a profit. If Iron Man had failed at the box office in 2008, the MCU as we know it would not exist.

Note that currently, only 3 to 4 MCU films are released every year. What about the dozens of other films released in the same year? Is it Disney's fault for audiences not attending the other films? Sure, MCU films might dominate screens for a few weeks, but that's because people want to see them! It's a competitive landscape out there, and audiences vote with their dollars.