I en kort periode så det ud til, at Marvel Studios havde knækket sit Blade dilemma, og at den Mahershala Ali-ledte film faktisk ville blive en realitet. Men så faldt endnu en instruktør fra, og nu er det uklart, om filmen nogensinde bliver lavet.
Men før dette seneste og mest destruktive tilbageslag trådte David S. Goyer - kendt for at være forfatter til den Wesley Snipes-ledte Blade trilogi, og også producent af de to sidstnævnte og instruktøren af den sidste - frem og tilbød sine tjenester til Marvel, men de afviste ham.
Disse oplysninger kommer fra Goyer selv, og han siger dette til Variety:
"It's so funny, about eight months ago — when, not the latest hiccup hit, but like the prior hiccup — I had so many people that would say to me, 'Dude, would you get in there on "Blade?" Would you just get in there?,' whether it be friends or fans or people on social media. And I wasn't even really thinking about it, but then I had my agent call Marvel and say, 'Do you guys need any help? And they said, 'We love you, but we think we've cracked it now, and we're in a good place.' And then the latest thing happened. And so no, they haven't contacted me."
Da Blade virker uironisk halvdød, ser det ud til, at Goyer kunne være svaret, men ville han nu påtage sig opgaven med at håndtere projektet? Svarede han.
"I might consider it because I love the character, and it sort of started my superhero career. Even though I'm now considered a DC guy, I started as a Marvel guy. I would consider it, it would be fun to return to that world. That being said, I'm pretty much otherwise 99% done with superheroes. I love this stuff. I watch all the movies, but I've just done so much in the world. But yeah, I would consider it, just for old time's sake."
Kunne du tænke dig at se Goyer igen håndtere Blade, især nu hvor han har erfaring med at skrive yderligere superhelteprojekter til film og tv, som The Dark Knight-trilogien, The Sandman og Constantine?