Blade / Mahershala Ali | Official Thread | Marvel Studios

His words:

“I remind you that I was one of the executive producers of the project,” Snipes said. “I had contractual director approval. I was not just the actor for hire. I had au-thor-i-ty to say, to dictate, to decide. This was a hard concept for a lot of people to wrap their heads around.”
Yeah, he's a dickhead. Not the first or last in any entertainment genre.
 
I thought it was interesting that Snipes made a point to highlight the fact he had all this power as an executive producer. I was like does this dude not realize he's basically saying it's totally HIS fault the movie turned out so shitty?
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Avi Arad...executive producer
Cale Boyter...executive producer
Toby Emmerich...executive producer
Peter Frankfurt...producer
David S. Goyer...producer
Lynn Harris...producer
Stan Lee...executive producer
Art Schaefer...co-producer
Wesley Snipes...producer
I eleive eesley. They prolly temoved his name from ececutive producer credits

 
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Soooo disappointing. :smh:

All Marvel/Disney had to do was make a Blade movie with BOTH Mahershala Ali AND Wesley Snipes... with Wesley "handing the torch" to Mahershala by the time the final credits rolled. :rolleyes:

The concept is not that hard to understand. :hmm:
Everybody WINS. :yes:

And just hire Kevin Grevioux to write the script and stop bullshitting with all these other writers who don't have a clue.
He's the guy who created the whole "Underworld" movie franchise!!! That's all they needed to GET STARTED... :yes:

Ssshhheeeiiit.... Kevin probably has at least 100 different Vampire & Werewolf movie ideas floating around in his head.
Or he can create a brand new one that has never been seen before.

That guy made 4 separate Underworld movies and each of those had a $22 million >> $35 million >> $50 million >> and $35 million production budget... in that order.

Jesus Christ, imagine if Kevin Grevioux had a Marvel/Disney-level budget of about $100 million dollars to work with??
  • The first Ant-Man movie had a production budget of $130 million.
  • The first Doctor Strange movie had a budget of $165 million.
  • But a new Blade movie doesn't even need that much. :smh:
  • About $100 million should get it done, at the bare minimum. :yes:
With those 3 guys, Disney could add ANYONE ELSE to that cast/crew and it would make at least $700-$800 million at the box office, in the USA alone... because I don't see a new Blade movie making less than "Wakanda Forever" made at the box office. :rolleyes:
"All you had to do was make a Blade movie with BOTH Ali and Snipes, CJ"
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Just give to Coogler or the Wick or Gangs of London guys

Your welcome
I often wonder if they would ever setup their directors like they do their writers...Coogs will be responsible for Black Panther, JJ Abrams will handle the X-men, i know there are crazy schedules but just to keep the continuity where you dont have things fall off like thor love and thunder and Doc Strange: MOM.
 
I often wonder if they would ever setup their directors like they do their writers...Coogs will be responsible for Black Panther, JJ Abrams will handle the X-men, i know there are crazy schedules but just to keep the continuity where you dont have things fall off like thor love and thunder and Doc Strange: MOM.

I like that idea. And basically when Feige has been given full control that was his system.

And then have EVERYONE in house collaborating on every project with their suggestions expertise etc hence the reshoots these so called fans get all in a tizzy about.

Which I liked and to me is the smart way to do these huge projects on schedule


 
I like that idea. And basically when Feige has been given full control that was his system.

And then have EVERYONE in house collaborating on every project with their suggestions expertise etc hence the reshoots these so called fans get all in a tizzy about.

Which I liked and to me is the smart way to do these huge projects on schedule



I wouldn't be against a totally new director - other than the usual suspects. I trust KF to read the room because I think Marvel needs to pivot somewhat. Call it superhero fatigue or just post-COVID attitude change, but folks just don't look at comic book movies the way they once did.

You can keep serving chicken but you'd better season and cook it differently.
 
I wouldn't be against a totally new director - other than the usual suspects. I trust KF to read the room because I think Marvel needs to pivot somewhat. Call it superhero fatigue or just post-COVID attitude change, but folks just don't look at comic book movies the way they once did.

You can keep serving chicken but you'd better season and cook it differently.

^^^^

agreed

Honestly? People don't look at going to the movie theatre the sane PERIOD regardless of genre.
 
I wouldn't be against a totally new director - other than the usual suspects. I trust KF to read the room because I think Marvel needs to pivot somewhat. Call it superhero fatigue or just post-COVID attitude change, but folks just don't look at comic book movies the way they once did.

You can keep serving chicken but you'd better season and cook it differently.

I want a completely fresh take

Let Jordan Poole try it

Spike Lee or Ernest Dickerson or team them back up

emmanuel osei-kuffour

Eggers would be ill

or bring back del Toro.

But looking at Sinners? Damn I wish Coogler had got it.

I think the easiest slam dunk is to get the Wick or Gang of London guys.

Swords and guns

Get Blade to London New Orleans and Haiti or Jamaica.

A new updated killer opening club scene

A one shot hallway fight but through a cemetery or abandoned church.

Some marvel cameos especially Snipes

A few cool tag lines

Everybody happy
 
I want a completely fresh take

Let Jordan Poole try it

Spike Lee or Ernest Dickerson or team them back up

emmanuel osei-kuffour

Eggers would be ill

or bring back del Toro.

But looking at Sinners? Damn I wish Coogler had got it.

I think the easiest slam dunk is to get the Wick or Gang of London guys.

Swords and guns

Get Blade to London New Orleans and Haiti or Jamaica.

A new updated killer opening club scene

A one shot hallway fight but through a cemetery or abandoned church.

Some marvel cameos especially Snipes

A few cool tag lines

Everybody happy

I'm sure they're doing focus group testing to see where folks' heads is at.

When I think about it, we, and I take liberties here, were okay with all the suspension of reality before COVID hit us all with a big-ass dose of reality.

So Marvel will have to pivot so things are not so totally fantasy. CA:BNW tried with real-world allusions but whoever thought Anthony Mackie could carry a picture, let alone a franchise is crazy.

So basically I see with BNW that Fiege is aware of the changed landscape and is trying to find that power niche.

I don't disagree with any of your thoughts but whoever it involved will have to vibe with KF. After that we'll see what we see.
 
I'm sure they're doing focus group testing to see where folks' heads is at.

When I think about it, we, and I take liberties here, were okay with all the suspension of reality before COVID hit us all with a big-ass dose of reality.

So Marvel will have to pivot so things are not so totally fantasy. CA:BNW tried with real-world allusions but whoever thought Anthony Mackie could carry a picture, let alone a franchise is crazy.

So basically I see with BNW that Fiege is aware of the changed landscape and is trying to find that power niche.

I don't disagree with any of your thoughts but whoever it involved will have to vibe with KF. After that we'll see what we see.

Post of the morning

They need you in those rooms.
 
I mentioned him more for the fighting scenes tho. Wouldnt be mad at it tho. He had a lot of input in blade

Agree but this is not the project for a first time inexperienced director with a huge amount of pressure surrounding it.
 
Agree but this is not the project for a first time inexperienced director with a huge amount of pressure surrounding it.
Why not? Last few movies have been shit anyways lol

And thats the problem in Hollywood too many of the same faces
 
Why not? Last few movies have been shit anyways lol

And thats the problem in Hollywood too many of the same faces

He has no experience with a project this big yall gonna be the same ones to kill him if it flops. Why you want to set him up to fail? Snipes reputation is finally getting good again. Let that man win.

It's like the NFL hiring the black coach to fail build everything up and then give it a white one.

Let them get this right with the best talent available. I don't want recycled losers but experience is not a bad thing.

And you can't be critical of Marvel for that, they have always given new directors and writers a chance from Russos to Coogler etc.

This is a very important high profile project. I would want Chad to at least executive producer to make sure this gets done right

and I still think the gangs of london crew should be the final choice.

IF they really want to do it.
 
I really would pay good money to be in just ONE meeting to hear WTF is the issue.

I will say this in defense.

I been in rooms where everyone is so DESPERATE to get it done RIGHT?

It never gets done at ALL.

I would like to be in those meetings too.

All they have to do is have the director,Wesley(especially,I do think he should have some say),Ali and the writers in a room bounce ideas around. Hell,maybe they could save them for a sequel.

I understand wanting to get something done right but it shouldn't take this long.


I think it's more of the business folks than the writers and director...imo...Disney is known to squash anything they feel isn't connected to the universe.
 
I would like to be in those meetings too.

All they have to do is have the director,Wesley(especially,I do think he should have some say),Ali and the writers in a room bounce ideas around. Hell,maybe they could save them for a sequel.

I understand wanting to get something done right but it shouldn't take this long.


I think it's more of the business folks than the writers and director...imo...Disney is known to squash anything they feel isn't connected to the universe.

We will never know. But we can't say they aint tried and they aint spent REAL MONEY. You not doing all that this long for something you don't want to do. Especially with all the public scrutiny.

And its NEVER that simple as to just get a bunch of people in that room (especially Wesley who REPORTLY can be difficult by his own admission)

Especially a bunch of people who think they ALREADY have the answer, Cause then you aint EXCHANGING ideas you telling folks what to do.

That aint collaborative.

And the crazy thing is that collaboration style is what Feige INVENTED for the MCU people forget Coogler Gunn and Russo Brothers helped each throughout that run. (even for Sinners Coogler reached out to a lot of fellow directors)

I don't UNDERSTAND the Blade thing but I trust Feige a lot. PERSONALLY I think it was TOO MANY IDEAS.

EVERYONE THINKS IT SOOOO EASY.

IT aint.

*sidebar: dudes on here claim they know how to write the whole story? But couldn't type 4 script pages. And won't watch a 4 minute video without time stamps but think developing a $100 million + highly sought after blockbuster is EASY?
 
I would like to be in those meetings too.

All they have to do is have the director,Wesley(especially,I do think he should have some say),Ali and the writers in a room bounce ideas around. Hell,maybe they could save them for a sequel.

I understand wanting to get something done right but it shouldn't take this long.


I think it's more of the business folks than the writers and director...imo...Disney is known to squash anything they feel isn't connected to the universe.

to be clear... Marvel fumbled this completely and seriously embarrassed themselves in the process.

But I would rather NO BLADE than a BAD BLADE.
 
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