Summary
- Coogler & Jordan's untitled project could beat the MCU's Blade reboot with a vampire period piece.
- Coogler and Jordan could continue their movie hot streak with a fifth collaboration set to impress.
- Coogler's films with Jordan have raked in over $1.28 billion worldwide - an impressive feat.
An untitled Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan collaboration could arrive before a heavily delayed MCU reboot. The longtime actor-director duo have paved their own path with a remarkable body of work that spans more than a decade, beginning with the critically acclaimed Fruitvale Station (2013), a breakout film for both Coogler and Jordan. The duo has since spearheaded two major franchises, the Rocky spinoff Creed and the award-winning MCU asset Black Panther.
Although Coogler only has four feature films under his belt as a director, his original installments in both the Creed and Black Panther franchises have made him one of the most sought-after filmmakers in Hollywood. While Jordan has branched out into working with other directors and has emerged as a director himself, his combined efforts with Coogler remain some of his career highlights. Across four films. Coogler's films starring Jordan have amassed roughly $1.28 billion at the worldwide box office.
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Ryan Coogler & Michael B. Jordan's Vampire Movie Could Happen Before The MCU's Blade
Marvel has been planning its Blade reboot for 5 years after being originally announced back in 2019 with Mahershala Ali to star.
The fifth collaboration between Coogler and Jordan could be released before MCU's Blade reboot, which currently has a release date of late 2025. With reports suggesting that a vampire period piece, has an excellent shot of coming out before the heavily delayed Blade, which has been pushed back a bunch of times and now has a far-out November 7, 2025 release date.
Marvel has been planning its Blade reboot for 5 years after being originally announced back in 2019 with Mahershala Ali to star. Ali was unsatisfied with the screenplay as recently as 2023 and demanded rewrites, causing a delay in production that was further exacerbated by the dual WGA and SAG strikes last year. Thanks to Coogler and Jordan, however, audiences might get a vampire movie with a period setting, which was reported for Blade at one point, from two people heavily involved in the MCU ironically before the MCU actually does it.
The Coogler & Jordan project is currently untitled.
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Ryan Coogler & Michael B. Jordan's Vampire Movie Is More Exciting Than The MCU's Blade
Coogler and Jordan's untitled project won't have any shared universe constraints as it had with both the Creed and Black Panther franchises.
Coogler and Jordan's vampire period piece is arguably more exciting than the MCU's Blade reboot considering how fantastic their track record has been. The project has great momentum behind it and has seemingly come together quickly and smoothly compared to Blade's bumpy road to production, which suggests a great deal of faith in the project. Additionally, Coogler and Jordan's untitled project won't have any shared universe constraints as it had with both the Creed and Black Panther franchises. While Blade is still very exciting and Ali's casting still sounds perfect, its individual setbacks and the MCU's broader issues could spell trouble.
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Ryan Coogler & Michael B. Jordan's Vampire Movie Can Continue Their 4-Movie Hot Streak
Coogler and Jordan's new film has the potential to extend their impressive Hollywood movie streak with their vampire film. Coogler's four feature films have been either acclaimed by critics or have become massive box-office successes, indicating that the formidable duo of Coogler and Jordan can seemingly do no wrong. It's possible that their fifth collaboration could be focused on garnering more critical acclaim than box office success, as both Coogler and Jordan have yet to win an Academy Award. Coogler has received two Oscar nominations, including Best Picture for Judas and the Black Messiah as a producer.
Ryan Coogler Movie (Year) |
Rotten Tomatoes Score |
Domestic Box Office |
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) |
83% |
$453.8 million |
Black Panther (2018) |
96% |
$700.2 million |
Creed (2015) |
95% |
$109.7 million |
Fruitvale Station (2013) |
94% |
$16.1 million |
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Why The MCU's Blade Reboot Is Taking So Long
The timeline for Marvel's Blade reboot dates back to before the 2020 pandemic. After being announced in 2019, COVID-19 caused Blade's initial delays, which were exacerbated by the 2023 dual WGA and SAG strikes, as well as Ali's dissatisfaction with the original screenplay. Marvel had previously announced in 2013 that they were working on developing a Blade reboot with Wesley Snipes possibly set to reprise his iconic role. After the breakout success of Ali in films such as Moonlight (2016) and Green Book (2018), for which he won two Best ing Actor Oscars, Marvel recast Blade with Ali as the titular protagonist.
Ali has already appeared in the MCU as Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes in Luke Cage. After Ali's casting was officially announced in 2019, he first briefly portrayed Blade in an uncredited voice cameo in a post-credits scene of Eternals (2021). A creative team for Blade was not put together until February 2021. Director Bassam Tariq left the project due to creative differences, which led to the hiring of Yann Demange. Stacy Osei-Kuffour wrote the Blade reboot screenplay only to have it rewritten and worked on by three different writers, including True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto and Blade Runner 2049 screenwriter Michael Green.
