{
  "id": 12022505,
  "title": "Marvel Canceled ‘Blade,’ But the Gory Vampire Brawler ‘Half’ Will Thrill Genre Fans",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/marvel-canceled-blade-but-the-gory-vampire-brawler-half-will-thrill",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-04T23:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/features/half-vampire-action-movie-india-blade-1236898106/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Marvel mastermind Kevin Feige has made some of the shrewdest financial decisions in Hollywood history, but he sure dropped the bag when he didn’t make a new “Blade.” (Just ask would-be star Mahershala Ali.) Luckily, Indian auteur Samjad has directed a film that will bring joy to fans of the battle-ready half-vampire Wesley Snipes popularized […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}