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RUMOR: Chad Stahelski to Direct ‘Blade'?

March 3, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Emphasis on “rumor” here. Any updates that have to do with Marvel’s attempted reboot of “Blade” should be taken with a major grain of salt. It’s a been of whirlwind of drama ever since this project first got announced in 2019.

With that said, is Chad Stahelski directing “Blade”? Apparently Michael Green and Eric Pearson have written and finalized the script. Stahelski, who is currently in post on his “Highlander” reboot, is rumored to have been hired by Marvel. It all sounds too good to be true.

Then again, last year, while appearing on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Stahelski mentioned how he’d love to take on “Blade.” “Of all the things out there, I would take a swing at ‘Blade’ in a second,” he said, arguably his strongest public pitch for the Marvel brand that he’s ever made. “That’s one that gets under my skin; I’m like, ‘I would take a swing at that.”

Stahelski, 57, would be a good pick. His forte is action, and there will be lots of it in “Blade.” Stahelski started off his career as a stuntman, first achieving prominence as stunt performer and coordinator, and Keanu Reeves’ double, in 1999’s “The Matrix.” He graduated to film directing with 2014’s “John Wick,” and, ever since then, his filmography has been only composed of ‘John Wick’ movies, four of them.

Last October, Marvel Studios’ “Blade” had its November 7, 2025 date nixed from the release calendar. This in all likelihood meant that the film would not be going into production anytime soon. Ever since, Marvel boss Kevin Feige mentioned remaining “committed” to making “Blade” happen.

Officially speaking, there is currently no director attached to “Blade” — Yann Demange (“71”) recently exited the project. Two years ago, Bassam Tariq (“Mogul Mowgli”) had also called it quits. However, it had recently been reported that Marvel was eyeing a specific director, but that no official announcement was imminent.

There have been, at least, six writers who took a crack at the ‘Blade’ script. What we do know is that Feige wants the film to be budgeted at mid-range ($80M) and rated R. It’s certainly not as risky a project as, say, this year’s “Thunderbolts” and “Captain America: Brave New World,” both of which had ballooned budgets.

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