The Blade MCU introduction received a great update thanks to Marvel Zombies

With the success of X-Men ’97, Your friendly Spider-Man districtAND Wakanda’s eyesMarvel Studios animation is becoming a fundamental part of the future of MCU.

The next great swing is provided Marvel zombiesA series in four parts that expands on the favorite by fans What if…? episode and pushing the MCU into a darker and led by horror territory.

But Marvel zombies I had to make a huge pivot thanks to the always delayed. Lama Movies. That unexpected round not only changed the way the daywalker would appear in the MCU, but gave him a completely new set of power.

Marvel Television Head Brad Winderbaum He explained the situation in a recent interview:

“We felt as if Blade would have been really exciting to put on the screen and we never thought that we would come out before the live blade. He was always designed to be later.

“But we knew we would have been in a simultaneous development. Sometimes when you are chasing live action in this way, if they rotate, and I don’t stay in the same way, stay blocked because the animation needs much more delivery time.”

To avoid being insulting by a film that has continued to slide further from the release, the creative team decided to reinvent Blade for the animation. Winderbaum revealed:

“Making him the Konshu fist has freed us in many ways, because now he has become a new character with traditions that we were creating for him, which allows us to be more free and less linked to live action plans.”

Live-Action Lama He was in Purgatory of development from his announcement in 2019. Maershala ali By accessing Star, the project was burned through multiple directors and writers and in the end it was extracted from the Marvel release calendar.

The rumors now suggest that the solo trip could be replaced by A Midnight children Film, with Ghost Rider potentially entering in the spotlight.

Ali technically made his debut in MCU in 2021 Eternal Post -redit scene, although only in a cameo of the voice. The plan was that his autonomous film could follow shortly after, officially introducing the daywalker.

Instead, constant delays have pushed that debut in unexplored territory. Adding to the mix, Wesley Snipes returned as an alternative version of Blade in Deadpool and WolverineBut that version is not canonical for the main MCU temporal sequence.

Now, Marvel Zombies will officially serve as Blade’s first real appearance, even if this time dubbed by Todd Williams.

Showrunner Bryan Andrews Assuming it was not the plan, but it is a turning point that came to embrace:

“Era Rad [seeing Blade in Marvel Zombies]. We had no idea that it would be the first. We really thought that the Blade film would be out and made now, so he turned into this truly wonderful privilege and honor, honor of letting him come out. “

The fans have already cling to the presence of Blade in Marvel zombies Trailer and Andrews could not help but notice the hype:

“So the people who are a succession of the trailer are doing the big name of Lama. And I think it is really praise that when they see it, they go, the film!

“Why can’t we have a movie? Is it better that it’s so beautiful! Oh my God! ‘, You know? That type of things is so rewarding to listen to, so I’m grateful for this.”

So, while Blade’s Road to Live-Action was frustratingly slowly, his animated debut in Marvel zombies He may have given fans something even better, a new interpretation of the character who is not retained by the chaos behind the scenes.

Marvel zombies Previewed on September 24 on Disney+.