{"id":16679,"date":"2023-05-05T22:57:02","date_gmt":"2023-05-06T02:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=16679"},"modified":"2023-12-12T03:43:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T08:43:07","slug":"blade-becomes-the-first-tentpole-movie-to-be-impacted-by-the-wga-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=16679","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Blade &#8221; Becomes the First Tentpole Movie to be Impacted by the WGA Strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It seems that the writers&#8217; strike<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>has taken a huge bite out of<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0&#8220;<\/span><i><strong>Blade<\/strong>.&#8221;<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Marvel Studios decided to shut down pre-production of vampire thriller \u201c<strong>Blade<\/strong>\u201d which starred Mahershala Ali, ahead of filming which was supposed to start next month in Atlanta.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/marvels-blade-delayed-writers-strike-1235480828\/\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> first reported the news.<\/p>\n<p>The feature project, which has been paused once before, becomes the first tentpole movie to be impacted by the strike.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.delineation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/png\/spiriva.html\">buy spiriva<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<p> It marks the second pause the project has gone through following the first which happened when original director Bassam Tariq abruptly exited just weeks ahead of filming. Yann Demange subsequently took over as director.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.delineation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/png\/ventolin.html\">buy ventolin<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<p>\u00a0Cast and crew members are being notified this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">&#8220;<strong>Blade<\/strong>&#8221;\u00a0<\/span>had<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0recently hired<\/span><span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0&#8220;<\/span><i><strong>True Detective<\/strong>&#8220;<\/i><span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>creator Nic Pizzolatto to work on the script, but, according to an insider,\u00a0\u201ctime simply ran out.\u201d The studio will restart the production once the strike is over.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.delineation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/png\/nolvadex.html\">buy nolvadex<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Since the strike began on Tuesday, so far, the biggest impact has been on late night talk shows and<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0&#8220;<\/span><strong><i>Saturday Night Live<\/i><\/strong>.&#8221; One drama series, Showtime\u2019s<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0&#8220;<\/span><strong><i>Billions<\/i><\/strong>,&#8221;halted production Thursday due to picketing.<\/p>\n<p>But even with the<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0&#8220;<\/span><i>Blade&#8221;<\/i><span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>shutdown, Marvel is gearing up for one of the busiest times in the company\u2019s history.\u00a0 Those already in production are continuing with the film \u201c<strong>Captain America: New World Order<\/strong>\u201d and the TV series \u201c<strong>Agatha: Coven of Chaos<\/strong>\u201d both currently shooting in Atlanta, whilst \u201c<strong>Wonder Man<\/strong>\u201d is shooting in Los Angeles. \u201c<strong>Deadpool 3<\/strong>\u201d is still on track to film later this month in London, and \u201c<strong>Thunderbolts<\/strong>\u201d remains scheduled to begin shooting in Atlanta in June.<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;<strong>Fantastic Four<\/strong><\/i>,&#8221; which entered into a biggest casting search since Marvel hired Tom Holland to play Spider-Man eight years ago, the film set to release on January 2024 start date in London. 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