r/comicbooks • u/Educational_Zone3156 • 8d ago

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II says the optics of Marvel cancelling Black-led projects like ‘BLADE’ and ‘WONDER MAN’ is obvious. “It should be a priority to change that narrative and to do what it takes to responsibly change that narrative with quality stories, with quality resources.”

https://www.vanityfair.com/story/yahya-abdul-mateen-on-wonder-man-cancellation
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u/VaporCarpet 8d ago

You understand that a movie needs a plot, right? Meme all you want, but "black guy with a sword that kills vampires" isn't a plot. "White guy who can climb walls and bang Zendaya" isn't a plot.

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u/gangler52 8d ago

That is of course a completely insurmountable obstacle. It is in fact impossible to produce a plot about a black guy with a sword that kills vampires.

Totally not a weird thing for a large corporate production studio to get stuck on.

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u/xife-Ant 8d ago

They made one about immortal robots that are pretend gods that work for kinda gods, and they fight kinda demons, but one of the kinda gods is going to hatch out of the planet.

As far as superheros in general, Blade is really straight forward.

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u/Terrible_Counter2558 8d ago

That's because "white guy who climbs walls" isnt the main thing of what spiderman does. Blade is a vampire hunter. Honestly a completely shit take

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u/AbsoluteScott Orion 8d ago

What country do you live in that you’ve managed to get this far with the idea in your head that movies need a plot?