Today, Deadline announced that recent scream queen Mia Goth has joined the cast of Marvel Studios upcoming horror film Blade. She is best known for the recent adult horror films Pearl, X, and Infinity Pool. She joins Mahershala Ali in the title role of the daywalker. This comes after the film was pushed back from filming last fall after it underwent extensive rewrites. The project also acquired a new director in, Yann Demange. While the report doesn’t mention who she will be playing, scooper MyTimeToShine revealed on Twitter she is playing the Marvel Comics version of Lilith. In the comics, Lilith is the daughter of Dracula and one of the strongest demon sorcerous in the entire Marvel Universe. Production finally begins on the film later this year in Atlanta.
Blade hits theaters on Sept. 6, 2024