Jordan Peele‘s manufacturing firm fuels rumors that the Get Out filmmaker might direct a Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film, which might seemingly be Blade. Having been caught in improvement hell for a while now, the MCU’s Blade will supposedly star Moonlight‘s Mahershala Ali as Blade and Frankenstein‘s Mia Goth as Lilith.
At this time (December 30), Monkeypaw Productions responded to folks’s newest feedback by saying on X: “When the web thinks you make a Blade reboot since you stated 👀.” This alludes to the corporate’s submit from yesterday, which merely responded with this emoji to a report that Marvel was trying to have Peele direct an MCU film. Take a look at the brand new submit beneath:
Following Monkeypaw’s acknowledgment of the MCU rumors, most individuals speculated that Blade could be the film Peele could be tapped to direct. The MCU’s Blade film has been repeatedly delayed, initially anticipated to come back out in 2023. Nonetheless, within the meantime, the vampire hunter has been launched to the MCU, performed by the star of 1998’s Blade, Wesley Snipes.
Like different beforehand non-MCU incarnations of assorted characters, Deadpool & Wolverine options Snipes’ Blade by positioning him as a model of this superhero from one other universe within the multiverse, so the principle MCU setting can have its personal iteration later. Now, Monkeypaw’s engagement with ongoing hypothesis additional provides followers cause to suppose the visionary director would be the one to helm this entry.
Initially rising to fame as a comic, Peele launched a landmark horror movie in 2017, with Get Out being thought of one of the best horror of the twenty first century, based on a latest ballot from The New York Occasions. Since then, Peele has directed two extra well-received horror motion pictures, Us and Nope, in addition to producing Candyman, Monkey Man, and Him.
Peele was set to direct a fourth characteristic movie, however its launch has repeatedly been delayed, and Common Footage was reported to have eliminated it from its 2026 calendar in September 2025. Whereas followers of his work doubtlessly wish to see one other unique movie from him, there may be additionally a lot curiosity in what he would do with an MCU film.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has beforehand attracted such acclaimed administrators as Chloé Zhao and Ryan Coogler, boasting comparable accolades as Jordan Peele, who has gained an Oscar for Finest Unique Screenplay and been nominated for Finest Director (each for Get Out). Whereas we might discover out if he’s hooked up to Blade sooner relatively than later, it is going to be some time earlier than we see the outcomes of this collaboration.
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February 21, 1979
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New York Metropolis, New York, USA
- Peak
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5 ft 7 inches
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Comic, Actor, Author, Producer, Director