Predator takes the spot of Marvel Studios' long-gestating Blade, which Disney removed from the release calendar. The move is not a surprise, as Blade is currently without a director and has faced numerous delays.

During Marvel Studio’s Hall H panel at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con, it was announced that Mahershala Ali would play Blade in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Five years later, the Blade reboot continues to be plagued with setbacks and behind-the-scenes issues,

The Marvel Cinematic Universe Blade movie has been taken off Disney’s calendar. That means the MCU Blade movie will no longer come out on November 7, 2025. The news isn’t entirely shocking as the studio hasn’t announced a director for the film after Yann Demange left the project.