The dramas with the ‘Blade’ reboot have no end. First Bassam Tariq left the project, who was replaced as director by Yann Demange in November 2022. Then production had to be paused due to the writers’ strike, they lost Aaron Pierre and its protagonist, Mahershala Ali, also almost left due to disagreements with the script. Now Marvel is almost back to square one by being left, once again, without a director: Demange has decided to disassociate himself from the film.
According to Deadline, Demange leaves ‘Blade’ amicably, although this will cause further delays in its premiere, currently scheduled for November 7, 2025. At least it seems that Ali is still committed to Kevin Feige to star in it and Eric Pearson is still in charge of the script.
Demange is the director of ‘White Boy Rick’, ’71’ and the miniseries ‘Dead Set’, he has also filmed episodes of ‘Lovecraft Territory’, ‘Top Boy’ and ‘Hannah’s Secret Diary’. Among his upcoming projects, The director is also linked to a war and fantasy drama titled ‘Exit West’ and the reboot of ‘Scanners’.
Vampire Hunter
The character, created by Marv Wolfman and artist Gene Colan in 1973, already had its adaptation to the big screen with the face of Wesley Snipes, who played it in 3 films: ‘Blade’, ‘Blade II’ and ‘Blade: Trinity ‘. Eric Brooks is half-human, half-vampire, a dhampir, who dedicates his life to ridding the world of all vampires with martial arts skills. superhuman strength, accelerated healing, slow aging, and a sixth sense to detect supernatural creatures.
Guillermo del Toro directed the first two installments and David S. Goyer closed the trilogy. Blade also jumped into television with ‘Blade: The Series’, which aired on Spike TV in 2006.
