We may finally know when Marvel’s upcomingBlade rebootis going to arrive in theaters. This particular project was a surprise reveal last summer during Marvel Studios' massive Phase 4 presentation at San Diego Comic-Con. Few updates have been provided on the movie since it was announced, but it seems that the studio may have secured a rather appropriate release date for the daywalker’s return to the silver screen.
Recently, Disney did quite a bit ofshuffling around with its 2020/2021 release calendar. This provided new release dates for all of the announced Phase 4 movies, as well as some new dates for the already announced Phase 5 titles. Marvel updated its calendar through 2022 and they have a previously revealed date set aside on June 06, 2025, for a currently untitled movie. Charles Murphy, who has been surprisingly accurate with Marvel scoops in the past, took to Twitter to state thatBladewill indeed be the title filling that particular slot. If this is indeed true, it would make sense for a few reasons.
For one, while we know other projects such asreboots of the X-Men and Fantastic Fourare on the way, they are in the earlier stages and don’t have any cast attached.Blade, meanwhile, has Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali on board to play the Marvel Comics character. The other important element here is thatBladewill almost definitely resemble a horror movie, or at least more so than any other MCU entry has up to this point, what with vampires and whatnot being involved. Bearing that in mind, releasing the movie in October would make sense, as Marvel and Disney could capitalize on the Halloween season.
There are a couple of other titles, most notablyGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3andAnt-Man 3that could slot into that specific release date as well. Both of these movies are happening and seem to be at similar stages of the development process, give or take. Whatever appears in October 2022, it’s important to note that we will now havefour MCU movies releasing that year.Thor: Love and Thunderwas pushed back to July 12, 2025, withBlack Panther 2previously announced for Jun 21, 2025. Disney also recently datedCaptain Marvel 2for August 01, 2025. That will make it a massive year for Marvel fans.
Bladepreviously appeared on the big screen in a trilogy of movies that starred Wesley Snipes as the character. Before the reboot was announced,Wesley Snipes revealedthat he was working on two potential projects with Marvel, but it seems the studio decided to go in a different direction. Even so, Snipes has been supportive of the project publically. No director is attached toBladeat this time. We’ll be sure to keep you posted as any further details on the project are made available. This story originated at@_CharlesMurphy on Twitterwho has a track record for breaking stories. The topper art comes fromiMizurii on Reddit.
