Marvel has had an awesome summer time to this point, having fun with the huge success of Deadpool & Wolverine in theaters whereas gorgeous followers with its Comedian-Con and D23 bulletins. The previous was particularly thrilling as a result of it lastly gave us the affirmation we wanted. Robert Downey Jr. is returning to the MCU, but not as Iron Man. As a substitute, the actor will play Physician Doom within the retitled Avengers: Doomsday. On high of that, the Russo brothers are again to direct Doomsday and Secret Wars.
We then noticed the Thunderbolts* trailer and acquired our first look at Red Hulk (Harrison Ford) at D23. Nonetheless, Marvel stayed quiet about three different MCU adventures throughout these occasions: Spider-Man 4, Blade, and Armor Wars. Marvel couldn’t unveil the Spider-Man sequel by itself since that’s a Sony film. As for the opposite titles, we acquired no updates.
Quick-forward to early September, and an insider claims that Marvel will resolve the fates of Blade and Armor Wars within the coming months. That means Marvel is contemplating canceling a minimum of one of many two movies, if not each. I’ll warn you that some MCU spoilers would possibly comply with under.
Daniel Richtman is the Marvel insider who apparently discovered that Marvel will resolve what to do about Blade and Armor Wars within the coming months.
As an MCU fan who has adopted intently the occasions within the Multiverse Saga, I’ll say that I’m pleased Bob Iger acquired again at Disney. It’s clear that Marvel has been correcting course in recent times to enhance the standard of its motion pictures and TV reveals. Deadpool & Wolverine is the most effective proof of that.
I’d quite have Marvel cancel movies and reveals than oversaturate the viewers. Nonetheless, regardless of the delays, I used to be wanting ahead to each of those motion pictures.
Will we get a brand new Blade?
The Blade reboot is particularly thrilling, contemplating that Marvel has been exploring the supernatural facet of the MCU. We have now Physician Unusual (Benedict Cumberbatch), Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen), Agatha (Kathryn Hahn), Moon Knight (Oscar Isaac), and Werewolf/Jack Russel (Gael Garcia Bernal) are among the superpowered people from this world.
Blade (Mahershala Ali) appeared within the Eternals credit scenes, however we solely heard the actor’s voice. The identical film additionally gave us a take a look at Black Knight (Package Harington). Then there’s Mephisto, a villain who ought to seem quickly.
However Blade has gone by means of annoying modifications and delays that made followers marvel if the film will ever be made. Right here’s a recap from a mid-July Variety report:
5 years [after its 2019 announcement], nevertheless, Blade has weathered the COVID-19 pandemic and two main guild strikes, confronted three launch date modifications, misplaced two administrators, and employed a minimum of a half dozen screenwriters in what might be essentially the most protracted improvement course of ever for Disney’s superhero division.
Blade was additionally mocked in Deadpool 3, the place Wesley Snipes’ model of the character made a shocking cameo that audiences cherished. That “just one Blade†joke truly made me wonder if Marvel would cancel the film.
As it’s now, Blade has a November seventh, 2025, launch date, however it’s extremely unlikely the film will make that date.
The Secret Invasion plot twist
Shifting on to Armor Wars, I’ll additionally say I’d have cherished to see Warfare Machine (Don Cheadle) get its standalone film or TV present. This was speculated to be a Disney Plus TV sequence earlier than Marvel turned it into a movie. Cheadle’s efficiency is among the nice issues popping out of Secret Invasion, an MCU TV present that’s so unhealthy I wouldn’t thoughts if it had been canceled.
However what occurred occurred, and Secret Invasion is now a part of the MCU. I like the plot twist that James Rhodes has been a Skrull since Captain America: Civil Warfare or round that point. Most MCU followers hated what this meant for Infinity Warfare and Endgame, however I assumed it’s one thing Marvel might undoubtedly discover and clarify in Armor Wars.
To not point out that Armor Wars is the proper method to carry again among the Iron Man lore. It’s additionally a good way to Ironheart to the remainder of the MCU. We noticed Ironheart (Dominique Thorne) in Black Panther: Wakanda Ceaselessly, however her origin story would be the Disney Plus TV present. Rhodes will surely be the sort of character who might mentor Riri Williams.
There’s additionally one other facet to contemplate right here. Blade and Armor Wars each have Black leads. Marvel can’t cancel each of them. In spite of everything, Marvel simply changed the lead of Avengers 5 with RDJ as a result of Kang (Jonathan Majors) was not a viable possibility.
All of that is hypothesis at this level. I’ll level out that Marvel has four MCU release dates with none motion pictures hooked up: February thirteenth and November sixth in 2026, and July twenty third and November fifth in 2027. One would possibly go to Spider-Man 4. However this leaves Marvel with loads of room to suit each Blade and Armor Wars within the MCU.
