Marvel’s ‘Blade’ Loses Second Director as Yann Demange Exits Film
variety.comAdam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer Another one bites the dust. Filmmaker Yann Demange (“Lovecraft Country”) is no longer set to direct “Blade,” Marvel Studios’ long-in-the-works reboot of the vampire superhero franchise set to star Mahershala Ali.
This is the second director to leave the project; Bassam Tariq (“Mogul Mowgli”) exited the production in 2022. Insiders say Demange departed the film amicably weeks ago, as development on the project has stretched over multiple years.
Screenwriter Eric Pearson, who co-wrote “The Fantastic Four” for Marvel, is the latest scribe to take on the “Blade” script, after at least five other writers have taken passes on the film, including Michael Green, Stacy Osei-Kuffour, Michael Starrbury, Beau DeMayo and Nic Pizzolatto.
While Marvel has not officially moved “Blade” off of its Nov. 7, 2025, release date, it is looking increasingly unlikely that the project will be able to start production in time to make that date.
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