Marvel's Blade film reboot reportedly gets shelved as Tom Holland confirms exciting Spider-Man 4 filming update

Marvel's Blade movie reboot won't beryllium released precocious adjacent twelvemonth aft Disney decided to hold nan beleaguered superhero movie indefinitely.

According to Deadline, Disney has not only removed Blade's November 7, 2025 merchandise day from its schedule, but reportedly shelved it altogether. Ordinarily, nan intermezo behemoth bestows a caller motorboat day connected a movie that needs to beryllium pushed back. As Deadline notes successful its report, however, Blade hasn't received a revised merchandise date, which is usually a coded measurement for a workplace to opportunity improvement connected a movie has been temporarily halted. Per manufacture insider Alex P, Blade's indefinite hold is down to Marvel's desire to attraction connected wrapping up its Multiverse Saga first, pinch plans to yet present nan iconic Daywalker to fans erstwhile its latest multi-phase communicative ends.

Blade's removal from Disney's line-up of new movies is nan latest successful a agelong statement of issues that person plagued nan Marvel Phase 6 film. Indeed, it's been complete 5 years since nan Mahershala Ali-fronted superhero flick was first announced, pinch Marvel confirming a Blade movie reboot was connected nan measurement astatine San Diego Comic-Con 2019. Ali's vampiric antihero made his debut, albeit arsenic conscionable an off-screen sound cameo, successful one of Eternals' extremity credits scenes 2 years later.

Things person slow turned sour, though, pinch nan Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) flick beset by galore problems. Some, specified arsenic that world wellness situation – we don't mention its sanction astir these parts – and nan 2023 Hollywood strikes person unavoidably impacted its production. 

Marvel isn't guiltless successful really it's handled improvement of 1 of its astir anticipated movies, mind you. Bassam Tariq, who was hired arsenic Blade's first head successful July 2021, left nan MCU task successful September 2022 owed to evident imaginative differences. At nan time, reports suggested that Blade's 90-page book was besides not up to scratch and that it only contained 2 lackluster action set-pieces.

That was only nan extremity of nan iceberg for nan troubled flick. Multiple writers, including Stacey Osei-Kuffour, Michael Starburry, Nico Pizzolatto, Michael Green, and Beau DeMayo – DeMayo's ain narration pinch Marvel has turned toxic successful caller months – person each attempted to constitute a compelling screenplay to nary avail. Meanwhile, Yann DeMange, who replaced Tariq successful nan director's chair, besides departed successful mid-2024. You tin publication much astir these headache-inducing issues successful my article rounded up everything that's gone incorrect for Blade's standalone MCU debut.

It's unclear if Ali and Mia Goth, who are currently group to play nan titular characteristic and its superior villain, are still tied to nan project. I've reached retired to Marvel and Disney for an charismatic remark connected whether nan brace are still contractually attached to Blade and I'll study backmost if I person a response.

Swinging to nan rescue

It's not each bad news connected nan MCU front, though. After months and months of speculation, there's yet immoderate charismatic activity connected Spider-Man 4. Tom Holland, who's played nan titular webslinger since 2016's Captain America: Civil War, has not only confirmed he's group to play Peter Parker/Spider-Man erstwhile more, but that main photography will statesman sooner than we think.

Speaking connected nan October 22, 2024 version of The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, Holland revealed he'll commencement shooting his 4th solo Spider-Man movie successful mid-2025. "It's happening," Holland said to nan delight of nan assembled audience. "Next summertime we commencement shooting. Everything's bully to go."

Of course, this isn't nan first we're proceeding of Spidey's adjacent big-screen escapade successful nan MCU. In March, I reported connected rumors suggesting Spider-Man 4 would participate afloat accumulation earlier than anticipated owed to delays surrounding Euphoria play 3's ain accumulation commencement date. However, nan latter, which Holland's chap Spider-Man prima Zendaya plays nan lead domiciled in, is now group to commencement shooting successful January 2025. Zendaya is group to reprise her domiciled arsenic MJ successful Spider-Man 4 – Holland precocious confirmed arsenic overmuch connected nan Rich Roll podcast – truthful she'll request to complete activity connected Euphoria's adjacent play earlier joining Holland for different MCU outing. Regardless, Spider-Man 4 is happening and, arsenic a large webhead, I couldn't beryllium happier.

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