Marvel’s new Blade film has reportedly found its director. Bassam Tariq, best-known for directing 2020’s Mogul Mowgli, is currently in talks with Marvel to helm the vampire superhero film starring Mahershala Ali, Deadline reports.
Deadline adds that a deal has not been finalized yet, but Tariq reportedly won out after Marvel met with “dozens” of candidates.
Mogul Mowgli is Tariq’s only major film project. It stars Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal, Rogue One) as a British-Pakistani…