Manufacturing for the upcoming Blade reboot starring Mahershala Ali has been paused as soon as once more because of the ongoing writers’ strike, in accordance with The Hollywood Reporter. This delay follows a earlier cease in filming late final 12 months after director Bassim Tariq’s departure, with taking pictures initially set to start in November in Atlanta. Manufacturing was then rescheduled for Could, however has now been halted once more because of the Writers Guild of America strike.
The movie’s unique launch date of November 3, 2023, has been pushed again to September 6, 2024, nevertheless, it’s at present unclear whether or not this new delay will affect the discharge date additional.
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Marvel paused manufacturing initially final 12 months to discover a new director and solidify different features of the mission. In an announcement from Marvel concerning Tariq’s exit as director, the corporate acknowledged it was “because of continued shifts in our manufacturing schedule” however that he would stay an govt producer on the movie. Tariq additionally launched a separate assertion expressing gratitude for his time with Marvel however wanting ahead to seeing the place the subsequent director takes the movie.
A number of delays have affected the filming of Blade over the previous 12 months because of the script present process a number of rewrites. Beau DeMayo, author of Moon Knight and The Witcher, at present serves because the movie’s author.
The WGA strike has additionally impacted The Tonight Present Starring Jimmy Fallon and Late Night time with Seth Meyers, with the hosts personally paying their workers salaries through the strike’s third week. The strike started on Could 2 after failed negotiations between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Movement Image and Tv Producers (AMPTP).
The WGA uploaded a doc outlining the variations in proposals made by the writers’ union and gives from the AMPTP that led to the strike.
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