The upcoming Marvel Studios film, “Blade,” was pulled from its planned November 2025 release date with no replacement date announced, marking yet another delay the project has suffered after cycling through two directors and at least six writers since the studio first announced it five years ago.

During Marvel Studio’s Hall H panel at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con, it was announced that Mahershala Ali would play Blade in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Five years later, the Blade reboot continues to be plagued with setbacks and behind-the-scenes issues,

Marvel Studios officially removes the Blade reboot from its 2025 release date calendar and instead replaces it with Predator: Badlands.