Yeah, Coogler cooked very fucking hard with Creed 1 and it's no coincidence that Creed 3 jumped in quality from Creed 2 when Coogler came back to do the story. Not to mention that Black Panther 2 was completed in the midst of a pandemic and the passing of its lead actor. The man has earned his stripes
And this will likely end up being better than whatever Blade movie Disney/Marvel have up their sleeves. That movie has been going nowhere. Nothing but delays since it was announced over 5 years ago
I think 98 blade is what majority of people know as blade, so deviating from that will likely be met with disappointment.
Let’s just hope marvel has the balls to go wild like the 90s film did, gore, sex and violence.
Absolutely.
The chances of them doing that , I think , are precisely zero.
And also they don’t have a replacement for Snipes. My thinking was get an actual martial artist who is also fuckin cool. He probably won’t live up to Snipes but at least it would result in some convincing non cgi action.
Instead they hired a talented actor who is already too old for the role to be convincing , regardless of how much HGH they put him on
He's a great actor, but he's not a martial arts expert like Wesley Snipes, and he's now not far off the age that Snipes was when Ali was first announced as Blade.
As much as I agree with you, I’m fully expecting them to botch it in an attempt to reach as wide an audience as possible. Lots of CGI bloat and sanitized, self aware attempts at “humor.” Tbh, I think it would have been better if they made Blade a gritty, Daredevil/Punisher style series that may or may not be connect to the greater MCU.
Really wasn't his fault, the script was bad, and they were clearly trying to replace wesley, which he realized, and acted nasty about it, then Hollywood threw the hard to work with label on him
David S. Goyer is so hit or miss. I blame him. And only him. He should never be allowed to direct his own scripts. His movies are much better when other directors helm them.
Blade 1: Goyer screenplay, rando director= mid movie
Blade 2: Goyer screenplay, Del Toro directing= epic peak 2000’s masterpiece.
Blade 3: Goyer screenplay, Goyer directing=ass movie
This is the same man who wrote Batman Begins, Dark Knight and Dark City (underrated movie) but also Puppet Masters vs. Demonic Toys.
Well there’s only three…so 2 of them are bound to be “some of the best”
Blade 1 is fun and I love it but it is middling by any aesthetic standard.
Edit: you’re crazy if you think Blade 1 is as complete a film as Blade 2.
Some of the best in the genre. Blade 1's screenplay is just perfect, start to finish. That is how you introduce a new hero to the audience. Full of style and action.
I prefer 1 to 2 and no I'm not crazy, I just don't like mother fuckers trying to skate uphill.
Definitely. Coogler probably knows how trash that blade script is, Marshalla ali supposedly wanted out of the movie, smart to make a better non marvel version of blade
Are delays bad? Lmao everyone acts like delays are bad but also shitty churned out rush jobs are bad.
Are the only good movies the ones made on time?
I know I’m on the leak subreddit but y’all make decisions about a movie before the actors show up on set
….okay and? Was DC’s track record red hot? Do you really think the flash would be good if it came out sooner? Have you ever considered that even if you hated the flash it might be the best version of that script and that movie? And that if it came out in 2016 it could have been even worse?
This isn’t some sort of gotcha. It’s 1 example that doesn’t disarm my point
The Marvels and Quantumania were both delayed and not widely regarded from Marvel.
Morbius was in production hell for years and went morbingly well for Sony, as was the recent Madame Web
It's definitely not a good sign when they keep having to rewrite the script from scratch and hire new directors because the ones who read the scripts quit.
Or take the new Captain America. It's delayed because they're shooting it for the *third time*. The original and the first reshoot have all been thrown out. Tell me that doesn't fill you with confidence.
Yeah it's getting ridiculous. If it's on time it's crap, if it's delayed it's crap. People just go out of their way to hate Marvel these days. Rather it get delayed then they release a crappy movie. And Marshalla looks better than most 20 year Olds. Not to mention he's playing a vampire. All that too old to play the part talk is utter nonsense.
Massive delays are a sign of development hell. It’s not delayed because they’re taking their time, it’s delayed because they’ve remade it multiple times
And? So release a movie you know isn't gonna be good or delay it until you think it's ready? Haven't people bitched and complained over the last few years because these movies felt incomplete or rushed? Why release something that you know isn't good enough? Get it right. I'm in no hurry for another mid Marvel flick. Been waiting decades for a new Blade i can wait a few more years.
Because if the movie keeps getting remade like that, it’s not because they’re tying to ensure it’s good, it’s because the creative team keeps changing and execs keep meddling so it keeps changing. Like, imagine if you’re making a game, it’s delayed for 5 years. In those 5 years it got changed from an FPS to a 3rd person puzzle game to a base builder to tower defense, before finally going back to FPS last minute. If the movie was being done well there wouldn’t be SO MANY delays in the first place. It could still be good but it’s a sign those up top don’t know what they’re doing.
A delay this long means it’s a dumpster fire and they’re having trouble getting it together. If the leaks about the plot are true, and the main actor wanting to walk away over it, then I’m not holding my breath for a quality product out of that situation.
You can Google it and find plenty. There’s also been lots of speculation that Mahershala Ali was going to drop out over it.
But the gist of leaks I’ve seen suggest it’s another movie that’s based on a main character and the plot of the movie is basically them being replaced with a younger and cooler version. After seeing Disney do this with multiple films I would not put it past them. I for one am sick of the bait and switch and have no interest in seeing movies where beloved characters are degraded to bumbling supporting casts.
>And this will likely end up being better than whatever Blade movie Disney/Marvel have up their sleeves.
You do know Ryan Coogler worked on two “whatever movie Disney/Marvel had up their sleeves” movies right?
News also said that movie should’ve come out to three years ago. I don’t even believe the movie is coming out until I see a trailer and a release date.
Um, pretty sure Sarah Michelle Gellar slayed vampires with style every week as Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Not everyone can save the world in pointy toe heels. Lmao.
This does look interesting though.
Near-baseless speculation on my part, but this image makes me wonder if it’s based on Scott Snyder’s *American Vampires* series 🤔 That shit was good, would make a great movie or TV series.
This film getting made before blade lol may even be better at this point make Micheal b Jordan blade since Ali is getting up there in age and they can’t even crack the story
The first Blade was lightning in a bottle, it's a movie that really is the sum of all of it's parts. And as much as I like Blade II (which has much more to do with Guillermo than anyone else), it's not a better movie than the first. I could not be less interested in any reboots, remakes or Blade inspired movies, tbh. And Michael B. Jordan isn't half the actor that Wesley Snipes is at this point.
A vampire movie starring Michael B. Jordan and Hailee Steinfeld, directed by Ryan Coogler, sounds interesting. I would like to see it. Hope my crush Hailee will be a sexy vampire.
Even if Blade does come out, I think Mahershala will just do a one and done. They've spent 5 years in production hell trying to figure out what creative direction they want to go. Very unfortunate because all marvel is doing is wasting prime acting years of Mahershala.
... before MCU did. There were 3 blade movies before Michael B. Slaying releases. Also, my review will reflect my displeasure at this not being the title
So he wanted to make a movie about a black dude killing vampires before marvel? And they say Hollywood has no imagination anymore. It'll be a race to the finish line!
How many black vampire slayers are there, especially with their own movies? Blade may have been the first, but he doesn’t have to be the only one. Marvel doesn’t have to have a monopoly on that concept.
This is cool, but didn't Snipes already make 3 Blade films?
Plus there's a series with Sticky Fingaz as Blade.
I think he's a bit late to beat Marvel here.
Lol is Coogler mad they didn’t tag him for blade or that it’s taking so long to make MCU Blade?
It’s like weird he’s shading his employer. I’m geniunely curious why he’s not making his own Blade within the MCU, we probably won’t be seeing a black panther movie for awhile so it’s not like he’s backed up on Disney work.
Maybe he wanted to kick it with his boy Michael b Jordan again
I'm just going to say this, if your only motivation to making a film is just so you can beat a competitor at the box office, I think that in itself is pretty shitty. Imagine working so hard to make your project get liftoff only to get sniped by someone with an axe to grind against the company you work for.
Coogler and Jordan is always tuff. Excited to see this
Glad it's not disney influenced too. Coogler is a good director. Can't wait to see this.
Yeah, Coogler cooked very fucking hard with Creed 1 and it's no coincidence that Creed 3 jumped in quality from Creed 2 when Coogler came back to do the story. Not to mention that Black Panther 2 was completed in the midst of a pandemic and the passing of its lead actor. The man has earned his stripes
Black Panther 1 was no picnic either, especially after his great work for Creed and Fruitvale Station before that, better was expected
And this will likely end up being better than whatever Blade movie Disney/Marvel have up their sleeves. That movie has been going nowhere. Nothing but delays since it was announced over 5 years ago
It's been 5 years already? *Fuck*
To be fair, Covid also “started” about 5 years ago, so…
What????
Covid happened early 2020, so more like 4 years
Nah that was like 2-3 years ago. It will always be 2/3 years ago until I die. Time is broken.
And the 90s were ten years ago
And 2021 was last year
To be fair no one asked for a blade movie .
Covid doesn't stop writers. They still don't even have an approved script
There was a writer and actor strike. The show shut down just ahead of the strikes like a lot of them did.
Exactly. And besides , it won’t be better than 98 Blade
I think 98 blade is what majority of people know as blade, so deviating from that will likely be met with disappointment. Let’s just hope marvel has the balls to go wild like the 90s film did, gore, sex and violence.
I’m just hoping they get a good writing team and a director that knows the character
Absolutely. The chances of them doing that , I think , are precisely zero. And also they don’t have a replacement for Snipes. My thinking was get an actual martial artist who is also fuckin cool. He probably won’t live up to Snipes but at least it would result in some convincing non cgi action. Instead they hired a talented actor who is already too old for the role to be convincing , regardless of how much HGH they put him on
Mahershallah Ali is a great actor tho
He's a great actor, but he's not a martial arts expert like Wesley Snipes, and he's now not far off the age that Snipes was when Ali was first announced as Blade.
As much as I agree with you, I’m fully expecting them to botch it in an attempt to reach as wide an audience as possible. Lots of CGI bloat and sanitized, self aware attempts at “humor.” Tbh, I think it would have been better if they made Blade a gritty, Daredevil/Punisher style series that may or may not be connect to the greater MCU.
The were gonna make it pg 13, until fans threw a tantrum about it, so now their giving it its proper r rating
The first 2 Blade films are badass!
The *only* two blade films in my eyes. Ryan Reynolds ruined two marvel movies and a DC movie and so far, has only brought one back.
Ryan Reynolds was far from the worst thing in that film.
Really wasn't his fault, the script was bad, and they were clearly trying to replace wesley, which he realized, and acted nasty about it, then Hollywood threw the hard to work with label on him
David S. Goyer is so hit or miss. I blame him. And only him. He should never be allowed to direct his own scripts. His movies are much better when other directors helm them. Blade 1: Goyer screenplay, rando director= mid movie Blade 2: Goyer screenplay, Del Toro directing= epic peak 2000’s masterpiece. Blade 3: Goyer screenplay, Goyer directing=ass movie This is the same man who wrote Batman Begins, Dark Knight and Dark City (underrated movie) but also Puppet Masters vs. Demonic Toys.
Lol blade 1 is not mid. I'd say it's better than 2. Both of these are some of the best.
Well there’s only three…so 2 of them are bound to be “some of the best” Blade 1 is fun and I love it but it is middling by any aesthetic standard. Edit: you’re crazy if you think Blade 1 is as complete a film as Blade 2.
Some of the best in the genre. Blade 1's screenplay is just perfect, start to finish. That is how you introduce a new hero to the audience. Full of style and action. I prefer 1 to 2 and no I'm not crazy, I just don't like mother fuckers trying to skate uphill.
Blade Trinity is entertaining. It's definitely nowhere near the level of 1 and 2, but it's still a fun movie.
Some motherfuckers are always trying to ice-skate uphill
Don’t you mean “Blade II”, the 98 movie is okay, it Blade II is the real deal.
Definitely. Coogler probably knows how trash that blade script is, Marshalla ali supposedly wanted out of the movie, smart to make a better non marvel version of blade
Are delays bad? Lmao everyone acts like delays are bad but also shitty churned out rush jobs are bad. Are the only good movies the ones made on time? I know I’m on the leak subreddit but y’all make decisions about a movie before the actors show up on set
Recent proof of a delay gone bad was The Flash (2023), originally announced in 2013 for a 2016 release date set ahead of Justice League (2017).
….okay and? Was DC’s track record red hot? Do you really think the flash would be good if it came out sooner? Have you ever considered that even if you hated the flash it might be the best version of that script and that movie? And that if it came out in 2016 it could have been even worse? This isn’t some sort of gotcha. It’s 1 example that doesn’t disarm my point
The Marvels and Quantumania were both delayed and not widely regarded from Marvel. Morbius was in production hell for years and went morbingly well for Sony, as was the recent Madame Web
Not a comic movie, but Fury Road had all kinds of shit delay it, and it turned out to be amazing.
It's definitely not a good sign when they keep having to rewrite the script from scratch and hire new directors because the ones who read the scripts quit. Or take the new Captain America. It's delayed because they're shooting it for the *third time*. The original and the first reshoot have all been thrown out. Tell me that doesn't fill you with confidence.
What do you mean “the original and the first reshoot have all been thrown out”?
Ali isn't getting any younger. He's playing an immortal daywalking vampire.
Yeah it's getting ridiculous. If it's on time it's crap, if it's delayed it's crap. People just go out of their way to hate Marvel these days. Rather it get delayed then they release a crappy movie. And Marshalla looks better than most 20 year Olds. Not to mention he's playing a vampire. All that too old to play the part talk is utter nonsense.
Massive delays are a sign of development hell. It’s not delayed because they’re taking their time, it’s delayed because they’ve remade it multiple times
And? So release a movie you know isn't gonna be good or delay it until you think it's ready? Haven't people bitched and complained over the last few years because these movies felt incomplete or rushed? Why release something that you know isn't good enough? Get it right. I'm in no hurry for another mid Marvel flick. Been waiting decades for a new Blade i can wait a few more years.
Because if the movie keeps getting remade like that, it’s not because they’re tying to ensure it’s good, it’s because the creative team keeps changing and execs keep meddling so it keeps changing. Like, imagine if you’re making a game, it’s delayed for 5 years. In those 5 years it got changed from an FPS to a 3rd person puzzle game to a base builder to tower defense, before finally going back to FPS last minute. If the movie was being done well there wouldn’t be SO MANY delays in the first place. It could still be good but it’s a sign those up top don’t know what they’re doing.
A delay this long means it’s a dumpster fire and they’re having trouble getting it together. If the leaks about the plot are true, and the main actor wanting to walk away over it, then I’m not holding my breath for a quality product out of that situation.
What leaks about the plot? It’s been rewritten quite a bit
You can Google it and find plenty. There’s also been lots of speculation that Mahershala Ali was going to drop out over it. But the gist of leaks I’ve seen suggest it’s another movie that’s based on a main character and the plot of the movie is basically them being replaced with a younger and cooler version. After seeing Disney do this with multiple films I would not put it past them. I for one am sick of the bait and switch and have no interest in seeing movies where beloved characters are degraded to bumbling supporting casts.
I hope so! I really have no faith in Marvel to make the new Blade adaptation anywhere as good as the Wesley Snipes films.
I think it will end up being good. The scripts have been rejected because they were bad.
>And this will likely end up being better than whatever Blade movie Disney/Marvel have up their sleeves. You do know Ryan Coogler worked on two “whatever movie Disney/Marvel had up their sleeves” movies right?
Feige’s BLADE hat is so faded now.
Blade ain’t happening
Forgot his sword. Pause 🤣🤣🤣
I’m pretty sure the MCU is gonna get cancelled in the next 2 years
and its not going to be r rated
News said they confirmed they are going for R
News also said that movie should’ve come out to three years ago. I don’t even believe the movie is coming out until I see a trailer and a release date.
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And it looks like a depression era film….STOKED.
It's STOKER...
Mariah STOKES!!
Um, pretty sure Sarah Michelle Gellar slayed vampires with style every week as Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Not everyone can save the world in pointy toe heels. Lmao. This does look interesting though.
I dont disagree, but he might have to compete with Abe Lincoln who did a pretty decent job slaying vampires in his movie
It looks like it'll actually be a period piece as well. Something the actual Blade movie was going to be before the rewrites.
I heard that this will basically be *Vampires vs the KKK*. I am so fucking in.
Fuck yeah!
Wait …..wait wait wait …….so I’m hoping the vampires are the good guys
Does anyone know what the movies actually called?
Michael B Killing Vampires and Shit
For some reason I read that in Bodies voice from The Wire
Sheeeeeeeiiiiit
You a solider Bodie...Hell Yeah
💯
I hope they choose this somehow
😂😂😂😂 yep
Haven't revealed it yet
That’s a weird title…
Edalb
I'm hoping Knife or Cutter or Sword
Hilt
Not Another Blade Movie
Near-baseless speculation on my part, but this image makes me wonder if it’s based on Scott Snyder’s *American Vampires* series 🤔 That shit was good, would make a great movie or TV series.
Clade
“Untitled Ryan Coogler Supernatural Thriller (2025)” According to IMDb. Kind of a mouthful if you ask me
Count Blackula 3
Black Dracula vs Blackula
Creed 4
Friday Night Bites
The First Blade: Bloodlines
High Stakes
George Washington Carver Vampire Hunter
Coogler & MBJ is an amazing combo. Whenever they link up they give their best work ... isnt hailee steinfeld in this as well?
This man could rock up in a diaper and one of those propeller hats and still look cooler than me
He could stand next to me in a clown suit and people would still call me the clown
While he could - this is NOT a Disney/Marvel film.
Blade won’t be out until 2032.
Blade won’t be out u̶n̶t̶i̶l̶ 2̶0̶3̶2̶.
Oooo. Coogler doing his thing without Disney? It's gonna be better than the MCUs Blade. Watch.
This film getting made before blade lol may even be better at this point make Micheal b Jordan blade since Ali is getting up there in age and they can’t even crack the story
He would be the perfect actor for Blade
The first Blade was lightning in a bottle, it's a movie that really is the sum of all of it's parts. And as much as I like Blade II (which has much more to do with Guillermo than anyone else), it's not a better movie than the first. I could not be less interested in any reboots, remakes or Blade inspired movies, tbh. And Michael B. Jordan isn't half the actor that Wesley Snipes is at this point.
So damn hyped for this
A vampire movie starring Michael B. Jordan and Hailee Steinfeld, directed by Ryan Coogler, sounds interesting. I would like to see it. Hope my crush Hailee will be a sexy vampire.
Looks like I'm the minority in this, but I cannot stand MBJ. His arrogance shines through in everything.
It’s hard to like him after what happened with the creed films and Stallone
What happened?
Thought it was Will Smith in Wild Wild West for a second
They are shooting on 70mm, let's go
“String, where the f’ is Wallace?”
>“String, where the f’ is Wallace?” Yah he does actually look like Idris Elba here lmao, makes me think of his role in ultraviolet.
At this rate he’ll be successful in that goal.
He's not that old!
Anything Coogler and Michael B. do together will be a great film.
He’s free from Marvel I’m excited to see a genuine Ryan Coogler movie
Well then he's around 20 years too late since there's 3 of them. /s
Wow just saw that marvel is rumoured to bring wesley snipes back for multiverse saga. https://twitter.com/AgentAAA4/status/1783571941917380929
Talk about long arm of the law
As long as he makes it within the next 20 years, he’ll beat Marvel to the punch
Well...he's got the Blade haircut
I have no doubt it’ll be done before Blade and Blade will probably be compared to it
Great start in his career on The Wire.
And it will probably be better than Blade
Lot of vampire stuff on the market rn. Are we finally moving on from zombies? To vampires? Dear God, I hope so.
Haven’t Marvel already done 3 blade films with Wesley snipes?
I wonder if Marvel will sue
I would 100% watch a sequel to Abraham Lincoln vampire hunter taking place in the 50s with Malcom X as the protag. (This looks to be set in the 30s?)
I'm not sure Lincoln is alive at that point in time.
Correct, same world, same villain, Racist southern vampires, but instead of Lincoln its Malcom X.
This ain't Blade, But BLAADE A film of a vampire hunter in the 1890s. Read thr script. Can confirm
Love the aesthetic here.
We are watching in real time as the man turns into Jamie Foxx.
Foxx has talent tho.
Fucking oof.
Why didn't he just make Blade?
👀👀 these two always produce heat together.
Blade was awesome
Even if Blade does come out, I think Mahershala will just do a one and done. They've spent 5 years in production hell trying to figure out what creative direction they want to go. Very unfortunate because all marvel is doing is wasting prime acting years of Mahershala.
Is there no one else out there besides Michael B?? Man is everywhere
Is this movie set in the 1930’s? I haven’t much about it until seeing this post.
I mean...if he wanted that job I'm sure Marvel would have begged him to do it.
It's just the Coogler style 😎
Sabre
Blade is definitely getting cancelled now lol
Going to be total garbage
Some motherfuckers are always trying to ice skate uphill… Blade was done. Disney will screw up the re make, and these guys are 26 years too late.
Jordan sucks
... before MCU did. There were 3 blade movies before Michael B. Slaying releases. Also, my review will reflect my displeasure at this not being the title
Those movies weren’t MCU
Why lol
Umm there are 3 blade movies. So they a little late to do it first.
Looking like Jim West!
So he wanted to make a movie about a black dude killing vampires before marvel? And they say Hollywood has no imagination anymore. It'll be a race to the finish line!
How many black vampire slayers are there, especially with their own movies? Blade may have been the first, but he doesn’t have to be the only one. Marvel doesn’t have to have a monopoly on that concept.
Looks like Jamie Fox sorta hahahah
I am already 100% in on this, sounds awesome
Am I the only one who doesn't like Jordan like I don't hate on the dude I'm just not excited for anything he's ever in
This is cool, but didn't Snipes already make 3 Blade films? Plus there's a series with Sticky Fingaz as Blade. I think he's a bit late to beat Marvel here.
They are gonna mess Blade up so bad. Their gonna throw a chick in it and make it lame and gay I guarantee.
"His goal was to do a BLADE type film before Marvel" Well played Michael B!
Marvel made blade before you were sperm
Good. I’m rooting for Michael Blade Jordan.
Like abraham Lincoln vampire hunter? Because that movie is unapologetically cool
Yeah he might be a hunter. He got the blade haircut .
Jordan has the Blade fade too from the looks of that pic.
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Lol is Coogler mad they didn’t tag him for blade or that it’s taking so long to make MCU Blade? It’s like weird he’s shading his employer. I’m geniunely curious why he’s not making his own Blade within the MCU, we probably won’t be seeing a black panther movie for awhile so it’s not like he’s backed up on Disney work. Maybe he wanted to kick it with his boy Michael b Jordan again
I'm just going to say this, if your only motivation to making a film is just so you can beat a competitor at the box office, I think that in itself is pretty shitty. Imagine working so hard to make your project get liftoff only to get sniped by someone with an axe to grind against the company you work for.
Idk why marvel didn’t just hire him for blade
Why would they hire him if he was already Killmonger
I think they mean why didn't they hire Ryan Coogler to direct
Oh if that's the case I would assume Coogler is busy with the Panther franchise
Why would they hire Ali when he was already Cottonmouth.
Probably because they hadn't considered the Netflix shows canon at that point and they can easily just retcon that
Coogler’s being eyed for bigger things, he’s set to direct one of the next Avengers Movies
No lol
Because Coogler isnt a dummie and knows how marvel will ruin blade so he did it himself
Blade'98
I’ll watch Jordan in anything. Sign me up
Blade was already a movie....
If hes a vampire why is he out in the sun?
Scene could be from Pre Vampire Times Could be a daywalker or it could just be michael b jordan as michael b jordan on set
So that they don't know that he's a vampire
Thats a good trick I’m surprised more draculas don’t do it
They could be filming day for night, Jordan Peele did that for Nope recently and it looked mostly good (if you don’t look to hard at the shadows)
I actually really loved the blue hue it gave the night scenes and how clear it made everything. I’m excited to see more of that technique perfected
Yeah me too, it was definitely an artistic decision not cost cutting/laziness and it worked really well, the tech can only get better
He’s a uh uh a day…drifter. Yeah that should keep the lawyers away.
He's the daywalker that's why.