Aaron Pierre Joins Mahershala Ali, Delroy Lindo In Marvel’s Blade
Deadline is reporting that The Underground Railroad and Krypton alum Aaron Pierre is set to co-star opposite Mahershala Ali and Delroy Lindo in Marvel’s new Blade pic, starring Ali as the iconic vampire hunter.
It is unknown who Pierre will be playing in the film. Marvel had no comment. Bassam Tariq is set to direct with Stacy Osei-Kuffour penning the script. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige is producing.
Created as a supporting character by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan, Blade first appeared in Tomb of Dracula No. 10 in 1973, becoming a cult favorite. He is a human-vampire hybrid, thanks to his mother being bitten and killed by a blood-sucker during childbirth. The character became a star in the ’90s when New Line adapted the comic with Wesley Snipes on board to star, with two sequels following the hit movie.
Pierre recently had key roles in M. Night Shyamalan’s Old and Barry Jenkins Amazon event series The Underground Railroad. Disney tapped him to voice the role of Mufasa in The Lion King prequel directed by Barry Jenkins.
He is filming the Garth Davis thriller Foe starring Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal.