Mia Goth will be joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the upcoming highly anticipated reboot of Blade.
The 29-year-old English actress is set to join the film starring Oscar-winning actor Mahershala Ali, 49, in the title role, according to an article on Wednesday by Deadline.
It was reported last November that French director Yann Demange, 45, would direct the theatrical reboot of the Blade film franchise set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Marvel Studios during San Diego Comic-Con in July 2022 announced the Blade reboot was scheduled to be released in theaters in November 2023.
The film’s release date was later pushed back to September 6, 2024, due to a change in movie’s director.
Marvel movie: Mia Goth, shown in February in Berlin, will be joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the upcoming highly anticipated reboot of Blade
It was not known what role Goth will be playing and plot details are unknown.
Plans for a reboot of Blade, originally portrayed by 60-year-old Wesley Snipes in a trilogy of films, were first revealed by Marvel Studios at San Diego Comic-Con in 2019.
Blade was created as a supporting character in 1973 by Marvel Comics writer Marv Wolfman and artist Gene Colan for the 1970s comic The Tomb Of Dracula.
In the comics, Blade’s mother was bitten by a vampire while she was in labor and her child was rendered immune to being turned into a vampire.
The character in the 1998 film was changed into a dhampir, a human with vampire strengths but not their weaknesses.
The original Blade film earned $131.2 million at the worldwide box office and was followed by the sequels Blade II in 2002 and Blade: Trinity in 2004.
Filming for the Blade reboot was expected to begin in May at Trilith Studios in Fayetteville, Georgia.
Goth recently starred in the slasher films X and Pearl and another sequel titled MaXXXine is currently in development.
Blade star: Wesley Snipes is shown in a promo still for the 1998 film Blade
Reboot announcement: Blade star Mahershala Ali and Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige are shown at San Diego Comic-Con in 2019 when the reboot was announced
