X-Men ’97 Creator Finds MCU Blade Situation ‘So Sad’

X-Men ’97 creator Beau DeMayo is weighing successful connected Marvel’s long-delayed Blade movie.

DeMayo created nan Marvel Animation X-Men ’97 tv show, which premiered connected Disney+ successful March 2024. Shortly earlier nan show premiered, DeMayo was fired arsenic caput writer connected nan show, though he still receives in installments for nan forthcoming 2nd season.

Blade, meanwhile, is an MCU task that has had a reliable clip getting disconnected nan ground. It was initially announced backmost successful 2019 that Mahershala Ali would play nan infamous vampire hunter; however, while Ali had an uncredited sound cameo successful 2021’s Eternals, nan movie has not yet travel to fruition and does not person a merchandise day astatine this time.

Ali concisely addressed nan matter while making an quality astatine nan New York premiere of Jurassic World Rebirth, saying, “Call Marvel. I’m ready. Let them cognize I’m ready.”

David S. Goyer, who was heavy progressive successful nan original Blade trilogy starring Wesley Snipes, precocious provided a semi-positive update connected nan project, arsenic he said he reached retired to Marvel to connection his assistance, but they told him they were presently “in a bully place.” Having said that, there’s been nary actual Blade news successful a while, leaving galore fans to wonderment if nan movie will ever spot nan ray of day.

What did Beau DeMayo opportunity astir Blade?

On X, DeMayo posted astir an article regarding Marvel turning down Goyer’s offer, saying, “This is their MO[.] Marvel Studios remains their ain worst enemy.”

He wrote successful different post astir Ali’s comments, “This is conscionable truthful sad. Like, nan shadiness he’s throwing.”

While nan early of Blade remains unclear, it’s been confirmed that not conscionable a second, but besides a 3rd play of X-Men ’97 is being developed. Season 2 does not yet person a premiere date, though it is expected to get astatine immoderate constituent successful 2026.

Originally reported by Brandon Schreur astatine SuperHeroHype.