Acclaimed director Chad Stahelski, known for his exceptional work in John Wick, has expressed his willingness to contribute to Marvel’s upcoming vampire flick Blade.

Blade Movie
BLADE

It’s been more than two years since Marvel announced the project, featuring Academy Award-winning actor Mahershala Ali as the titular half-human, half-vampire vigilante. The movie went through rewrites, production delays, and other changes, and now it’s finally happening with a new director. However, despite knowing the current image of Marvel and the reception of its movies, Chad Stahelski expressed his desire to craft Ali’s Blade.

Chad Stahelski’s Desire To Helm Marvel’s Blade Movie

Director Chad Stahelski
Chad Stahelski

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One of the most delayed and highly anticipated Marvel projects is Mahersaala Ali‘s Blade, featuring the Oscar winner as the vampire hunter. It was confirmed in 2019, that the actor has secured the titular role. However, director Chad Stahelski, known for his distinctive style of incorporating Eastern culture in Western genre films like his John Wick, expressed his willingness to craft Blade and if offered, he wouldn’t take time to accept the project. In Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast, Stahelski said that:

“Of all the things out there, I would take a swing at Blade in a second. That’s one that gets under my skin; I’m like, ‘I would take a swing at that.”

However, considering the current scenario of Marvel and its movies, fans don’t think the studio deserves an incredibly talented director like Chad Stahelski. According to a post shared on X (earlier Twitter):

However, the project suffered script issues, and the actor almost decided to exit from Blade until it was rewritten. The previous script saw Ali as the fourth lead, despite being the focus of the vampire flick. After rewrites and delays, the movie has finally found its director Yann Demange.

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Mahershala Ali is Encouraged For His Upcoming Movie Blade

Mahershala Ali in Blade
Mahershala Ali

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According to previous reports, Mahershala Ali was furious with the writers for overshadowing him with other actors and not giving significant importance to his character. However, his last update on Blade will surely excite you as the actor himself shared being encouraged by the project. In an interview with EW, Ali said:

“We’re working on it. That’s the best I could tell you, I’m really encouraged with the direction of the project. I think we’ll be back at it relatively soon.”

While sharing his optimism for the upcoming movie and acknowledging the direction of Blade, the Green Book star added:

“I’m sincerely encouraged in terms of where things are at and who’s on board and who’s leading the way as far as the writing of the script and the directing and all that. So that’s the extent of what I can tell you.”

Mahershala Ali is an incredibly lauded actor in the world of entertainment and fans’ expectations have intensified to witness the iconic vampire hunter into the MCU fold. The top cast that has been confirmed for Blade includes Mia Goth, Delroy Lindo, and Aaron Pierre.

Blade is set to release on Nov. 7, 2025.

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