Aaron Pierre is leaving the upcoming Marvel movie ‘Blade’

Aaron Pierre is the latest member to go away the upcoming Marvel film “Blade.”

The actor revealed his exit Diversity during Saturday’s NAACP Image Awards red carpet.

“There were talks at the beginning,” Pierre said. “As the project evolves, I am no longer part of it – attached.”

The upcoming superhero film stars Mahershala Ali as a vampire hunter. Pierre, who was originally scheduled to star alongside Ali, whose role had yet to be announced prior to his departure from the film. Variety reported that Ali is the only forged member who has since been confirmed for the film.

Pierre’s departure follows other departures of directors and writers who left the project during its development stages. According to Variety, director Bassam Tariq and screenwriter Stacy Osei-Kuffour originally joined the feature film but left two months before filming began. They were soon replaced by Yann Demange as the film’s director, with the script written by Michael Green.

Despite the turnover between directors and screenwriters, Ali he said Entertainment Weekly in December 2023 that he stays “encouraged by the direction of the project.

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“I’m honestly encouraged by the situation, who’s on board and who’s leading the writing, directing and so on,” Ali said. – That’s all I can let you know.

Pierre, who recently played Malcolm X in the drama series “Genius,” also expressed his excitement about his future projects, which will probably be released in the coming months. These include “Rebel Ridge” with Jeremy Saulnier and the “Lion King” prequel with Barry Jenkins.

“All the stuff that’s coming out this year that me and the team are super excited about and can’t wait to share with the world — and get people to engage with it and experience it in any way they see fit.” .

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