‘Blade’: Oscar-Winner Confirms Marvel Vampire Movie Is “On Hold” & Was Originally Set In The 1920s

Academy Award-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter (“Black Panther”) has confirmed a longstanding rumor that Marvel Studios’ “Blade” reboot was going to be a period film before delays attributed to the actors’ and writers’ strikes led her to reunite with Ryan Coogler on his own vampire flick “Sinners” as the Marvel pic was placed on hold. While chatting with the “John Campea Show,” Carter revealed that “Blade” would be set in the 1920s before it was placed on hiatus, which was linked to the Hollywood strikes, and is still seemingly “on hold.” READ MORE: Kevin Feige Confirms’ Blade’ Is Still Happening At Marvel “I was prepping ‘Blade’ for Marvel, and it was a 1920s ‘Blade’ story, and it got shut down because of the writers’ strike and the actors’ strike. Continue reading ‘Blade’: Oscar-Winner Confirms Marvel Vampire Movie Is “On Hold” & Was Originally Set In The 1920s at The Playlist.

Apr 23, 2025 - 14:53

‘Blade’: Oscar-Winner Confirms Marvel Vampire Movie Is “On Hold” & Was Originally Set In The 1920s

Academy Award-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter (“Black Panther”) has confirmed a longstanding rumor that Marvel Studios’ “Blade” reboot was going to be a period film before delays attributed to the actors’ and writers’ strikes led her to reunite with Ryan Coogler on his own vampire flick “Sinners” as the Marvel pic was placed on hold.

While chatting with the “John Campea Show,” Carter revealed that “Blade” would be set in the 1920s before it was placed on hiatus, which was linked to the Hollywood strikes, and is still seemingly “on hold.”

READ MORE: Kevin Feige Confirms’ Blade’ Is Still Happening At Marvel

“I was prepping ‘Blade’ for Marvel, and it was a 1920s ‘Blade’ story, and it got shut down because of the writers’ strike and the actors’ strike.

Continue reading ‘Blade’: Oscar-Winner Confirms Marvel Vampire Movie Is “On Hold” & Was Originally Set In The 1920s at The Playlist.