One person who's clearly not looking forward to the upcoming Blade reboot is actor Stephen Dorff, who plays a key role in the previous adaptation starring Wesley Snipes. In the first Blade movie, released by director Stephen Norrington and New Line Cinema in 1998, Dorff played the antagonist Deacon Frost. The film was a hit at the box office and drew great praise, having since been credited as opening the door for the Marvel movie boom that would be soon to come in subsequent years.

While Dorff did not return, Snipes would go on to star in two Blade sequels. It has since been announced that the franchise will be rebooted for the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Mahershala Ali taking over the role. Dorff previously gave his blessings to Ali, suggesting the actor would be "incredible" as Blade, though he warned that the film would need "strong writing and direction" for it to work. Now, per The Daily Beast, Dorff is getting more candid with his thoughts on superhero movies across the board, from "worthless garbage" like Black Adam to everything else getting made by Marvel these days.

Here's how Dorff put it concerning a possible revisit to the superhero movie genre:

"If comic-book movies were more like when I started when we made Blade, or the few that have been decent over the years, like when Nolan did The Dark Knight and reinvented Batman from Tim Burton, who’s obviously a genius…when they were interesting, like when Norrington did Blade, and Guillermo [del Toro] was fucking around in it. But all this other garbage is just embarrassing, you know what I mean? I mean, God bless them, they're making a bunch of money, but their movies suck [laughs]. And nobody’s going to remember them. Nobody’s remembering Black Adam at the end of the day. I didn’t even see that movie, it looked so bad."

Dorff also cited how the upcoming Blade won't be R-rated, along with the project's rotating directors behind the scenes, as signs that the movie won't be turning out well.

"Marvel is used to me trashing them anyway. How’s that PG Blade movie going for you, that can’t get a director? [laughs] Because anybody who goes there is going to be laughed at by everyone, because we already did it and made it the best. There’s no Steve Norrington out there."

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Blade Is Getting Remade

Mahershala Ali has already made his MCU debut as Blade, though it was with a voiceover role in a post-credit scene for Eternals. That was back in 2021, and the plan was for the Blade film to be comeing out much sooner, but it has been met with delays. Even so, Ali is still attached to the project, ready to step into that role once production gets moving. It was reported in November that Yann Demange has been signed on to direct after Bassam Tariq parted ways with the project. Michael Starrbury was also brought on to rewrite the script, aiming for a darker tone.

As it currently stands, Blade is set to be released in movie theaters on Sept. 6, 2024.