Marvel's Blade Allegedly Produced for Less Than 100 Million Following Several Creative Shifts

The article details troubles surrounding the production of Marvel's Blade reboot, according to a report by Variety. The reboot has experienced multiple creative overhauls, leading to changes in script and reduction of Mahershala Ali's role, which was initially set to be the leading role. Ali reportedly considered leaving the project due to his frustration with these changes. However, Variety suggests the current budget for the production is under £100 million.

There have been various reports about issues surrounding Blade since its announcement at the San Diego Comic-Con 2019. Bassam Tariq, originally slated to direct, left the project before filming started, causing a delay in production. Yann Demange was later hired as the director. The script faced further delays due to a writers’ strike and was resumed only after the strike ended in September.

The Variety report also mentioned potential shifts in Marvel's strategy, such as considering a new film with the original Avengers cast and pivoting to Doctor Doom following the arrest of Jonathan Majors. They hope to provide a peek at the new Blade soon.