Marvel Halts 'Blade' Pre-Production Due to Writers Strike

Vampires and curses go hand in hand no matter the space or time. Marvel Studios’ Blade reboot is facing another setback, as the Writers Guild of America has gone on strike fighting for fairer work conditions and better pay, the studio has halted pre-production of its highly anticipated vampire thriller starring Mahershala Ali, The Hollywood Reporter revealed. Production was halted once before in search of an appropriate director which ended with Yann Demange coming on board, recently True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto was hired to work on the script but per the report “time simply ran out.”