‘Watchmen’ writer to pen script for Marvel’s ‘Blade’ reboot
Watchmen writer Stacy Osei-Kuffour has been recruited by Marvel to pen the script for the studio’s forthcoming Blade reboot.The reboot will see Mahershala Ali follow in the footsteps of Wesley Snipes, who starred as Blade in the original trilogy of vampire hunter movies between 1998 and 2004.The movies also starred Kris Kristofferson, Stephen Dorff, Sanaa Lathan, Jessica Biel and Ryan Reynolds.Now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, the new film – which is yet to receive a firm release date – will be written by Osei-Kuffour, who also recently worked on Amazon Prime Video‘s Al Pacino-starring series Hunters.The outlet also says the title will be Blade, the Vampire Slayer.In a recent interview, Ali says that he approached Marvel Studios