At a glance, Doctor Strange and Blade might not seem like the likeliest of allies. Both certainly fight against the supernatural, but with one's methods erring on the more lethal side of things, tension is a natural consequence.
That said, there's a strong argument to be made for making a Doctor Strange film a vehicle for a Blade revival. Scott Derrickson's first entry in that franchise drew plaudits for its visual effects, its inventive action sequences and for its concise runtime. A sequel will no doubt provide a greater sense of scale (as most sequels do), and with Derrickson already able to boast a formidable résumé when it comes to horror, working Blade into a story that pits Strange against a darker, more supernatural threat actually makes plenty of sense.
Add to that the fact that the two have crossed paths in the comics plenty of times before - including an instance where Strange was captured by Dracula himself - and you have the perfect pathway to bring Blade back.
Not that he couldn't anchor a film of his own of course - he can. If Marvel were looking to further integrate the character into the MCU however, the perfect character to make that happen would be Doctor Strange.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
