Marvel: Very good news for the Blade movie script

Marvel has decided to bring on an additional screenwriter for its long-awaited Blade film. True Detective creator Nick Pizzolatto will also be there, according to The Hollywood Reporter and ComingSoon!

Nick Pizzolatto will actually work on a script draft that Michael Starberry has already written. The film also marks the reunion of the True Detective creator with the film’s star, Mahershala Ali, who also starred in Season 3 of the HBO drama.

The film, directed by Yann Demange (Lovecraft Country), is set to begin production later this month and is set to shoot in Atlanta, Georgia.

At the moment, little is known about Blade except that the film will be part of the fifth phase of the MCU, like the Captain America: New World Order and Daredevil: Born Again series, and will tell the story of Deacon Frost. Before he tried to become a god-vampire. In addition to Mahershala Ali in the lead role, we can also find the recently announced Mia Goth to play Lilith.

Difficult route and origin

Since its debut, production for Blade has not been easy. It really went through a turbulent period in September last year when director Basim Tariq walked out of the project. Originally scheduled to hit theaters on November 3, 2023, the film was finally pushed back to September 6, 2024 in the United States. In France, it will debut on our big screens two days earlier, on September 4, 2024.

Blade was created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist Gene Colan and debuted as a side character in the comics. Tomb of Dracula #10 In July 1973. In the late 90s and early 2000s, the original Blade trilogy, adapted by New Line Cinema starring Wesley Snipes, helped bring comics and superheroes to the big screen. All three films together grossed more than $400 million at the worldwide box office.