The writersstrike has taken a bite out of Blade. Marvel Studios is shutting down pre-production on its vampire thriller starring Mahershala Ali, which was set to begin filming next month in Atlanta:
is also shooting in Atlanta while fellow series3 is expected to go in front of cameras later this month in London, whileFantastic Four
, which is in the midst of the most closely watched casting search since Marvel hired Tom Holland to play Spider-Man eight years ago, is eying a January 2024 start date in London. That could change, if the strike were to drag on and on for six months or more, though according to sources that is seen as unlikely.
Still, even if the strike lasts just one month or six weeks, there would likely be an impact, with more movies’ start dates being push among the repercussions. “There’s a billion dollars net in production costs that are exposed because of the strike. That’s certainly a concern,” says one source involved with the current projects regarding Marvel’s current slate of projects in or about to go into production.
Most big budget blockbusters are known for having script evolve during production. Marvel, however, has a more acute reputation for having script pages flying off the typewriters during filming. And the strike will mark uncharted territory for the studio, which is used to have a writer on set to rework things on the fly. , stars Toby Maguire and Andrew Garfield’s deals weren’t completed until around December 2020, more than a month into filming.
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