The director of the Blade reboot, Yann Demange, has revealed that Marvel Studios has authorized the movie to be rated R. This will give the filmmaker the opportunity to make the most of Mahershala Ali's acting potential.
Marvel's problems meant that Kevin Feige had to become even more involved in the movie and TV show development process. He began personally rejecting scripts that had no chance of success, including the script for the Blade reboot.