Werewolf By Night Director Never Planned To Include Mahershala Ali's Blade
Michael Giacchino, director of theMarvel Studios special Werewolf by Night, has come out to quell rumors circulating about a canceled cameo by Mahershala Ali's Blade. He also discussed other things, including some of the ideas that informed the unique vibe of the MCU project.
Werewolf By Night is based on characters from the Marvel comics of the same name and chronicles the happenings following the death of Ulysses Bloodstone, a prolific monster hunter. In the aftermath, his subordinates are gathered on the grounds of his estate by his widow to compete for a powerful and important artifact as well as the position of leader. However, the proceedings quickly take a turn for the fittingly gruesome, with the director revealing that Marvel Studios let him push the limits with the gore in Werewolf by Night.
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In a conversation with the The Wrap, Giacchino discussed the rumors that had been circulating about a possible cameo from the Marvel character Blade, another fan favorite who would fit right in with the grim monster-hunting theme of Werewolf by Night. While he admitted that the idea had been on the minds of the creative team at some point, the filmmaker also made it clear that it hadn’t gotten much further. “Anyway, there was a brief moment when we thought, in the development process, Oh it would be cool if you did this and that,” the well-acclaimedThe Batman score composer said about the idea of a Blade cameo. “But the truth is, as you start getting into the story and as you start developing a lot of those things that in the very beginning are just shiny extras, drop off. You don’t need them."
The Werewolf by Night director clarified that scheduling conflict were in no way involved in the
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