Looking at all the updates for the Mahershala Ali-led Blade reboot, it seems as though this upcoming Marvel movie has been facing a particularly uphill battle getting off the ground. For instance, last September, director Bassam Tariq departed the reboot, and a few months later, Yann Demange was hired to take over helming duties. Following the reveal last week that True Detective’s Nic Pizzolatto has been brought in to polish the Blade script, it looked as though this project was on a steady track to begin principal photography soon. Evidently that’s not the case, as word’s come in that it’s been hit with another setback due to the writers strike.
Although the WGA writers strike has already impacted a number of television shows since it began at 12:01 am on May 2, THR reports that Blade is the first tentpole picture to be disrupted by it. The reboot has shut down preproduction, which has already been paused once before. The cast and crew members are being notified of this development, and naturally this means cameras won’t begin rolling next month as original planned. Once the strike is finished, then Marvel Studios will restart Blade’s production.
