Even though Netflix and Disney are set to end their partnership (and with it, the introduction of new Marvel TV shows), there's nothing to say that the company can't use the character of Blade in a pre-existing property, i.e. Daredevil.
This would obviously lead to a fully fledged Blade show later down the line (on Disney's service - yes, this is confusing), but introducing the character this way would work well for both parties. Netflix get to herald the revival of one of the most iconic comic book characters of the last 25 years, and Disney get to continue things on their own service.
For fans, the draw would most likely lie in seeing the Daywalker team up with the Defenders, and while the universe's mystical and supernatural elements have been the most hotly criticised of all, bringing in a fan-favourite character like Blade would go far in changing those perceptions, especially when there are already so many great characters for him to bounce off of.
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.
