Can good news succeed in smothering less glorious news? While the whole world is ecstatic over the return of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine for Deadpool 3, on the production side of Blade, nothing is going well. Indeed, earlier today, we learned that Bassam Tariq, chosen to be the director of the next Blade, resigned from his functions just two months before the start of filming. The kind of stuff quite unusual from the side of Marvel Studios and its unstoppable machinery. And yet … In an article posted by The Hollywood Reporter, we learn that Marvel had to make readjustments due to continuous changes in its production schedule, which forces Bassam to leave his duties as director, but will remain executive producer of the film. A more than questionable speech, especially since behind the scenes, tongues are starting to loosen up.
I'm told that the current BLADE script is roughly 90 pages and features exactly TWO (lackluster) action sequences. Mahershala said to be very frustrated with the process. Feige said to be spread too thin. But hey, that's just what sources are telling me. Don't shoot the messenger
— Jeff Sneider (@TheInSneider) September 28, 2022
According to Jeff Sneider, journalist at The Ankler, creative differences would be at the origin of this unexpected departure. The latter reports that the script would only be 90 pages, that the film would only include two action scenes deemed not terrible by the director and that Kevin Feige, the big boss of Marvel Studios, would tend to disperse. It must be said that the man with the cap alone carries the entire MCU, of which he is the creative spirit. With the explosion of Disney + and series considered canon, Kevin Feige finds himself in the oven and in the mill, to the point, no doubt, of losing his head. This chaotic situation internally would have an impact on the morale of actor Mahershala Ali, who would be totally frustrated by these events. Officially, everything is fine between Marvel and Bassam Tariq, who also thanks his employer for the opportunity and everything that has been done so far. Reciprocal compliments, but which hide another reality. Indeed, as often with Marvel, the studio went for a director still little known, but with significant indie potential. We remember Chloé Zhao for The Eternals or even Taika Waititi for Thor Ragnarok. Bassam Tariq distinguished himself in 2020 with Mogul Mowgli, which tells the story of Zed, an Anglo-Pakistani rapper, promised a good career but a neurodegenerative autoimmune disease will prevent him from going to end. The role of Zed had been played by Riz Ahmed, who we could see in Sound of Metal or the first Venom as a disembodied villain. Still, this announcement does not bode well for the reboot of Blade, whose release date has been postponed for once.
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He leaves the MCU 2 months before filming, a deeper evil? #blade #marvel #foryou #mcu #resignation #avengers
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Marvel’s ‘Blade’ Loses Director Bassam Tariq (Exclusive) https://t.co/COhGVSupra
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) 28 septembre 2022
