Marvel Killed Blade — Samjad's 'Half' Picks Up the Vampire Slack — SkimNews
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- Marvel abandoned its planned "Blade" reboot, with Kevin Feige described in the source as having "dropped the bag" by not moving the project forward.
- Mahershala Ali had been attached to star the would-be "Blade" film before its collapse at the studio.
- Indian auteur Samjad directed a new vampire film titled "Half" that the source frames as a substitute treat for fans left without the Marvel vampire project.
- "Half" is characterized in the article's headline as a "gory vampire brawler" targeted at genre enthusiasts craving vampire-action content.
Why it matters: Marvel's failure to deliver a new "Blade" with Mahershala Ali left vampire-action fans without a major-studio vehicle, but Samjad's "Half" arrives as a new entry pitched directly at that underserved audience — a rare case where an indie-style genre film is being framed as a fill-in for a stalled franchise tentpole.
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