After parting methods with director Bassam Tariq, Marvel Studios has moved quick and located not solely his substitute however a brand new author in addition to Sources inform Deadline Yann Demange has signed on to direct the pic with Michael Starrbury to jot down a brand new script. Mahershala Ali is starring in titular function with Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige producing.
After Tariq moved on from undertaking, Marvel determined to not rush on discovering his substitute as they wished to verify they received the proper director and author and determined to push pause on pre-production. They might additionally rearrange their launch schedule, with the movie now bowing on Sept. 6, 2024 and manufacturing now schedule to begin subsequent yr in Atlanta.
By having the additional time to satisfy with candidates, Marvel might now zero in on the author and director who might ship the tone they wished to attain with this movie. Whereas it in all probability gained’t be as darkish because the earlier Blade pics, Insiders say Marvel is trying to go along with a darker tone on this movie than different MCU tasks have been previously. Following weeks of conferences and pitches, Demange would land the job after delivering a pitch that execs had been enthusiastic about.
Demange massive break got here on the jail drama 71 starring Jack O’Connell and Ben Mendelsohn. The movie earned rave evaluations and put Demange on the map and finally landed him the directing job on the Matthew McConaughey crime drama, White Boy Rick. Demange’s different credit embody Lovecraft Nation and can direct and government produce Scanners the sequence for HBO and the movie Dammi together with his manufacturing firm Wayward, alongside AMI and Vixens.
As for Starrbury, the scribe has been in-demand following his Emmy nominated work on critically acclaimed restricted sequence When They See Us. He additionally lately exec produced the restricted sequence Colin in Black & White.
Demange is repped by CAA and attorneys Carlos Goodman and Sue Rodgers. Starrbury is repped by CAA and Circle of Confusion and legal professional Robert Syzmanski.
