After parting ways with director Bassam Tariq last September, Marvel Studios has already found his replacement for their new movie. Sword. as the media say TermIt is the Frenchman Yann Demange who takes the reins of the realization of the project, started more than three years ago.
Noted for his work on English and American television, the filmmaker recently directed the pilot episode of lovecraft country from HBO and thrillers ’71 Y white boy rick, movie side. Marvel Studios has also hired a new screenwriter, Michael Starrbury.
Launch expected in 2024
Created in 1973 for Marvel Comics by writer Marv Wolfman and penciller Gene Colan, Sword It has already been the subject of a film trilogy, starring Wesley Snipes between 1998 and 2004.
This time it will be the Oscar-winning actor Mahershala Ali who will play the famous hybrid between human and vampire. An excerpt of the character’s voice had already been teased during a post-credits scene at the end of the eternal. Mahershala Ali will share the bill with Delroy Lindo and Aaron Pierre.
Following Bassam Tariq’s departure, Marvel suspended pre-production. Sword, pushing back the studio’s release schedule. Originally scheduled for 2023, it will finally be released on September 4, 2024 in France.
Source: BFM TV
