This was already a perfect 10/10 pitch just based on the plot, and then you mentioned that the three leads are all irl friends with history? And you're giving Njobu backstory?? And you're bringing in Monica freaking Lynne???? Easily 100/10!! Absolutely amazing!!!
Again... Sterling K Brown and Susan Kelechi Watson as a subtle fan cast is GENIUS, they have amazing chemistry on This is Us and already were such an interesting couple in that show
I can't wait for the flood of people angry that Nando is making Blade "political" and that the KKK are portrayed as villains. Great movie idea, nice adaption of the Black Panther comic btw. Edit: i found two comments crying how it's woke 🤣
@@willmackinnon9397with this movie pitch being set in the 80s, Moon Knight would still be Ethan Hawke’s character. Khonshu’s previous avatar in the MCU before Marc Spector.
@@harrower7746 A few more examples: - In an episode of Batman: The Animated Series, we find out Bruce Wayne’s role model as a vigilante was a show he watched as a kid about a hero called “The Gray Ghost.” Simon Trent (the in-universe actor who played the character) was voiced by Adam West from the 60s Batman show. - In The Boys comics, Hugh Campbell’s appearance & character was based on Simon Pegg, then the actor played Hughie’s dad in the TV series. - Donald Glover was the inspiration for Miles Morales when he tweeted a desire to play Spider-Man & wore Spidey pajamas in the Community S2 premiere. In Spider-Man: Homecoming, he played Miles’ uncle-Aaron Davis, then in Across the Spider-Verse, he cameos wearing The Prowler suit (Aaron’s criminal alter ego).
I can't recall if he explains it in the video (it's been a few weeks since I watched this video on Nebula), but the blank space is almost certainly intentional, wanting to keep the villains specifically a secret. In the Nebula video, he actually requested people not talk about the villains or plot until the video was up on RUclips because he wanted the story and beats to be a surprise.
It was up about 2, maybe 3 hrs before the reupload. Was waiting in line in to see Wicked, got out and wanted to finish the video and didn’t see it anywhere in my viewing history or search lol
I would prefer if the Sterling K Brown was used more of a cameo for the first fight, and then just let Blade deal with the more supernatural side of the conflict on his own. The connection is fun and definitely appreciated, but the secrecy of vampires and also it just being his first movie, I feel like Blade on his own would work better.
A real nice post credit scene to this could be Blade's conversation with Dane Whitman that was hinted at the end of Eternals. That movie has so many loose ends that deserve to be tied up(I'm the few people who liked that movie and want it to get its continuation). The convo could also just be a final scene with a time-jump to present day instead, since having two connected post credits would be weird and confusing
Nando I always love these pitches but this is pure S tier. Blade in Alabama, the Eric name, fixing the continuity errors of previous Marvel products: You have outdone yourself.
I genuinely would love to see this movie! It'd be a terrifying look at this period of recent history with a badass vampire slaying adventure on top. Though, I'd love if Werewolf by night was hinted at or if he showed up in the end credits or something like that.
I like background stuff tying it to the MCU, but I’m not crazy about the plot. Also, the finale’s setting has a been-there feel. The vampire movies Cirque du Freak and The Lost Boys are amusement park adjacent, so you’re going to invite comparisons. Why not have Dracula’s son decide to try his idea out on someplace smaller as a test run? If successful, they can use it as a staging ground. The perfect place exists: Puerto Rico. It hasn’t been in the MCU, and you can bring in Puerto Rico’s resident superhero, White Tiger. PR has dozens of celebrations, but the ideal one is Carnaval Ponceño, which is a weeklong carnival exactly like Mardi Gras, ending on Ash Wednesday. In the 1980s, Ash Wednesday dropped in February 7 times. Surely one of those years fits the Black Panther timeline. That way Blade can get a February release just like Black Panther. As a bonus, there is an obscure one-shot Marvel hero called El Vejigante, who is named after the cartoonish clown-demons vejigantes who are intended to scare people into behaving and going to church. Perfect disguises for a horde of vampires trying to take over the city of Ponce. Having Hector Ayala (White Tiger) don one of those outfits in order to protect his secret identity can get us both White Tiger action and a little Easter egg for Marvel trivia aficionados.
I had a subscription to Nebula. It's pretty bare as far as content goes. My other gripe about Nebula is you can't comment on videos. RUclips eventually gets these same videos and you can comment on them. Your involvement and interaction is limited on Nebula which makes it weird. I'd stay away from Nebula until they get more and better content and they the ability to comment on videos
Man Marvel *NEED* to hire you!! I'm *ALL IN* on this pitch! I especially love getting a previous Black Knight, you can even have Dane in the post credit scene to set up their eventual team up even further!
Dude! Sign me up! This ties in perfectly with Black Panther comics from my childhood and the past/current MCU titles you connected (especially the Eternals hanging Chad of a post credits scene) and it has a totally original storyline we've yet to see anything like in the MCU. This is my favorite of your pitches yet.
My Pitch: Simply Release the Movie 😅 Seriously though I heard a rumor apparently Disney didn't want any blood in this movie😮. Helluva pitch to wanna direct a violent bloodless vampire movie😭. Hopefully Deadpool & Wolverine changed their minds
I love this. I would love to see Blade be revealed to be Wakandan. Don’t know how that would go over with comic fans but it would be a cool connection. Maybe Blades sword/ weapons are vibranium and vibranium can be effective against the undead?
0:11 That’s where you’re wrong Nando. I’m constantly thinking about G’iah being one of the most powerful characters we’ve met in the MCU and they’re going to have to mention her again at some point. If you can pitch G’iah getting reintroduced into the MCU, hats off.
Idea to fix overpowered G'iah problem: the "Flowers For Algernon" scenario where the character invested with power loses them gradually until becomes weaker than before getting powers.
I'd absolutely watch this movie, just like I'd watch pretty much every other thing you've pitched. It's a crime that you haven't gotten hired to actually pitch, write, or script doctor for some movie studio or other.
Needs a strong reason why Blade can't just tell Dracula Or maybe even a first encounter between Blade and Dracula where Dracula doesn't believe Blade to set up their dynamic for the second and third movie. Great pitch. Love Viggo as Dracula.
I really like this pitch and would definitely watch it if it were real. The only change I would make is characterisation: canonically Blade is traditionally British, so I would bring in a dialect coach of Ali.
I find it odd how there isn’t any super big introduction to Blade himself. Obviously I don’t want it just like the original movie but I think something more impactful should be down for Blade’s first appearance on screen
00:00 Introduction to the pitch and Blade’s current production delays 00:29 Setting up the pitch: Blade in 1980 as a period piece 01:03 Introduction of vampires Zarus and Dracula; Zarus' ambition for power 02:30 Zarus’ plot against his father Dracula and forming alliances 03:11 Casting suggestions for Dracula and Zarus; Dev Patel as Zarus 03:43 Blade's first action scene: A motorcycle chase and truck heist 04:12 Blade interrogates a vampire and discovers a blood shipment 05:26 Blade returns to Jamal’s hideout; theories about the blood's origin 06:09 Speculation about Zarus’ motives and potential conflict with Dracula 06:48 Blade’s loner arc and need to learn teamwork 07:17 Blade arrives in a small Alabama town, meets Monica Lynn 07:51 Monica explains her investigation into strange happenings 09:07 Blade investigates the town, uncovers clues leading to a church 09:34 Blade and Monica encounter suspicious activity at the church 10:35 Monica invites Blade to her family home for dinner 11:04 Blade and Monica stake out a cemetery and encounter KKK members 12:08 Blade confronts Nathan Garrett, who wields the Ebony Blade 13:17 Fight ensues; Garrett teleports away with KKK members 14:15 Sterling K. Brown’s character Joe Stevens, aka Warg, is introduced 14:49 Blade, Monica, and Joe regroup; theories about the KKK vampires 15:23 Explanation of Zarus’ plan and the Ebony Blade’s backstory 16:24 Zarus’ recruitment of the KKK as his vampire army 17:31 Sterling K. Brown and Mahershala Ali’s real-life connection 18:36 Idea to tie Black Panther and Blade lore through Joe Stevens 19:07 Blade teams up with Joe and Monica to fight Zarus’ vampire army 20:07 The concept of "Clanpires" and their connection to the KKK 21:12 Monica Lynn’s role in connecting Blade and Joe Stevens 22:13 Themes of family and legacy mirrored in Blade and Zarus' arcs 22:44 Casting Don Johnson as a villainous KKK leader 23:11 Zarus’ plan for a mass vampire transformation at a state fair 23:39 The climactic showdown at the fair, Blade defeating Garrett 24:08 Blade’s connection to Dane Whitman and the Ebony Blade 24:38 Recap of Blade’s pitch as a fun and unique team-up story 25:03 Discussion of upcoming Marvel projects in 2025 25:27 Explanation of Nebula and its exclusive content for fans 25:54 Nebula as a platform for ad-free, early access videos 26:18 Closing thoughts, thanks, and shoutouts to the audience ( Sponsored by NetflixByProxy.com )
I said it before but I'll say it again: Blade and a 'Black Panther' vs the vampire KKK is the kind of idea I'd invest everything in.
I love this pitch for Blade, especially bringing in N'Jobu to show how he came to be radicalized during his mission in America.
This was already a perfect 10/10 pitch just based on the plot, and then you mentioned that the three leads are all irl friends with history? And you're giving Njobu backstory?? And you're bringing in Monica freaking Lynne???? Easily 100/10!! Absolutely amazing!!!
Babe wake up, Nando reuploaded his pitch for Blade
Vee pfp W
Boy i sure love copyright-caused reuploads.
the reason there's a big empty space in the thumbnail is because the production of this video will never be completed, just like the Blade movie 💀
Bruh you literally typing the same comment twice Lol
The movie is filming next year
@@FourmathWe don't know that
@Alexander-es4mx that's what was said last time the movie was in the news
Thar is wild
“ In front of all these…cops? I’m guessing.” Very very funny line
historically speaking that is an accurate insult
"your welcome" goes so hard nando
Also, make sure it's rated-R - BECAUSE EVERY BLADE FAN KNOWS IT NEEDS TO BE RATED-R!
Ps: Great pitch, Nando!
Again... Sterling K Brown and Susan Kelechi Watson as a subtle fan cast is GENIUS, they have amazing chemistry on This is Us and already were such an interesting couple in that show
Cosign all of this. I legit jumped up when he came on. This needs to be brought to life
This blade pitch dovetails into your midnightsons pitch nicely
I can't wait for the flood of people angry that Nando is making Blade "political" and that the KKK are portrayed as villains. Great movie idea, nice adaption of the Black Panther comic btw.
Edit: i found two comments crying how it's woke 🤣
There was a really decent joking thread about it being woke to dislike vampires and the KKK on the original one.
I'll say it again:
Post credit scene of Ethan Hawke Moon Knight demanding that nerd Dracula to give him his money
You mean Oscar Isaac? Lol
@@willmackinnon9397with this movie pitch being set in the 80s, Moon Knight would still be Ethan Hawke’s character. Khonshu’s previous avatar in the MCU before Marc Spector.
And you have gotten a like from me once again, lol.
Nice meme reference
You SNAPPED. Best pitch I’ve ever seen. I need this injected into my veins.
"He goes to ask the living vampire what the blood is for" I seriously had to rewind it thought you were trying to put Morbius into this story XD
"I assure you, there's no vampires in Wakanda."
"You're welcome."
Great pitch, great cops joke at 13:15
I’d actually love it if Wesley Snipes could be this Blade’s man in the chair
I like it. Kinda like the 90s Flash coming back as Barry’s dad in the CW show
That's a great call!
We would love it.
I don't think Wesley would be up for it.
@@harrower7746 A few more examples:
- In an episode of Batman: The Animated Series, we find out Bruce Wayne’s role model as a vigilante was a show he watched as a kid about a hero called “The Gray Ghost.” Simon Trent (the in-universe actor who played the character) was voiced by Adam West from the 60s Batman show.
- In The Boys comics, Hugh Campbell’s appearance & character was based on Simon Pegg, then the actor played Hughie’s dad in the TV series.
- Donald Glover was the inspiration for Miles Morales when he tweeted a desire to play Spider-Man & wore Spidey pajamas in the Community S2 premiere. In Spider-Man: Homecoming, he played Miles’ uncle-Aaron Davis, then in Across the Spider-Verse, he cameos wearing The Prowler suit (Aaron’s criminal alter ego).
Marvel: WRITE THAT DOWN! WRITE THAT DOWN!
The way you write hypotheticals and use clips from movies hits with my type of neurodivergence
Ugh. Why do so many people make their neurodkversity their whole personality.
He uploaded this twice and still didn’t fix the empty space in the thumbnail.
Great video. Engagement comment
I can't recall if he explains it in the video (it's been a few weeks since I watched this video on Nebula), but the blank space is almost certainly intentional, wanting to keep the villains specifically a secret. In the Nebula video, he actually requested people not talk about the villains or plot until the video was up on RUclips because he wanted the story and beats to be a surprise.
Damn... this sounds so damn good. Your story pitches are made with care, love and joy. We need that again in the MCU.
I thought I was going crazy seeing this video get snapped out of existence
When was it up?
It was up about 2, maybe 3 hrs before the reupload. Was waiting in line in to see Wicked, got out and wanted to finish the video and didn’t see it anywhere in my viewing history or search lol
@@rachelknightonline aaah
I would prefer if the Sterling K Brown was used more of a cameo for the first fight, and then just let Blade deal with the more supernatural side of the conflict on his own. The connection is fun and definitely appreciated, but the secrecy of vampires and also it just being his first movie, I feel like Blade on his own would work better.
Everyone should watch Scavengers Reign. It's some of the greatest sci-fi I've seen in a long time
I’d love this way more as an actual 6 episode event kinda like peacemaker. It’d work better than the rest of what marvel tried to do with tv.
A real nice post credit scene to this could be Blade's conversation with Dane Whitman that was hinted at the end of Eternals. That movie has so many loose ends that deserve to be tied up(I'm the few people who liked that movie and want it to get its continuation).
The convo could also just be a final scene with a time-jump to present day instead, since having two connected post credits would be weird and confusing
Really liked Eternals. Definitely not the standard MCU movie, which is nice
Exceptional. Always love your pitches, but this has to be your best.
Caught the first upload! Great video!
Nando I always love these pitches but this is pure S tier. Blade in Alabama, the Eric name, fixing the continuity errors of previous Marvel products: You have outdone yourself.
This is the first time I’ve watched this video! Very cool!
This pitch is absolute fire, and I'd love Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in the MCU
I genuinely would love to see this movie! It'd be a terrifying look at this period of recent history with a badass vampire slaying adventure on top.
Though, I'd love if Werewolf by night was hinted at or if he showed up in the end credits or something like that.
10:11 Captain America reference in the 80s? Are we about to get William Burnside?
I was already halfway through the first upload 😂
me too. i was getting into it too lol
I think Luke Evans would be a great pic for Dracula I mean he's done it before.
I like background stuff tying it to the MCU, but I’m not crazy about the plot. Also, the finale’s setting has a been-there feel. The vampire movies Cirque du Freak and The Lost Boys are amusement park adjacent, so you’re going to invite comparisons.
Why not have Dracula’s son decide to try his idea out on someplace smaller as a test run? If successful, they can use it as a staging ground. The perfect place exists: Puerto Rico. It hasn’t been in the MCU, and you can bring in Puerto Rico’s resident superhero, White Tiger.
PR has dozens of celebrations, but the ideal one is Carnaval Ponceño, which is a weeklong carnival exactly like Mardi Gras, ending on Ash Wednesday. In the 1980s, Ash Wednesday dropped in February 7 times. Surely one of those years fits the Black Panther timeline. That way Blade can get a February release just like Black Panther.
As a bonus, there is an obscure one-shot Marvel hero called El Vejigante, who is named after the cartoonish clown-demons vejigantes who are intended to scare people into behaving and going to church. Perfect disguises for a horde of vampires trying to take over the city of Ponce. Having Hector Ayala (White Tiger) don one of those outfits in order to protect his secret identity can get us both White Tiger action and a little Easter egg for Marvel trivia aficionados.
i love how you say these random choices like they are obvious lol
The Cosmic Cube tells me that they are!
I had a subscription to Nebula. It's pretty bare as far as content goes. My other gripe about Nebula is you can't comment on videos. RUclips eventually gets these same videos and you can comment on them. Your involvement and interaction is limited on Nebula which makes it weird. I'd stay away from Nebula until they get more and better content and they the ability to comment on videos
Gyaaat daaayyum NANDO!!!! 😤😮💨....YOU HAVE COOKED with this one
Man Marvel *NEED* to hire you!! I'm *ALL IN* on this pitch! I especially love getting a previous Black Knight, you can even have Dane in the post credit scene to set up their eventual team up even further!
Dude! Sign me up! This ties in perfectly with Black Panther comics from my childhood and the past/current MCU titles you connected (especially the Eternals hanging Chad of a post credits scene) and it has a totally original storyline we've yet to see anything like in the MCU. This is my favorite of your pitches yet.
Once again: Thanks so much for letting us see these pitches that you make for K.E.V.I.N., and I think this is one of your best. Bravo.
My Pitch: Simply Release the Movie 😅
Seriously though I heard a rumor apparently Disney didn't want any blood in this movie😮. Helluva pitch to wanna direct a violent bloodless vampire movie😭. Hopefully Deadpool & Wolverine changed their minds
only 3 minutes and I'm already sold by Vigo Mortensen being cas as Dracula
Everything about this is just great. Love the idea of an 80's NYC vibe.
@20:13 😂❤ What's worse than a vampire?
I have that black panther verses the clan comic book. My dad gave it to me
I saw that original upload and I absolutely love this pitch!!! Kevin, get this movie made!!!
This is the Movie we need to have happen so many current threads tied together so nicely
At this point, they NEED to sign you as a lead writer. This concept is literally flawless. I would def watch this Blade film
Loved that u used the same couple from This Is Us
We live in a world where RUclipsrs right better scripts then screenwriters
post credit scene- (in 1980) Blade rescues a kid, the kid's name is Whistler
Loved the callback to early Black Panther
This might be the best pitch you have ever done, and you have put out some fantastic pitches before
I love these pitch videos. They're always a great time
That sounds great. Really like the BP connections.
I'm just mad because I know they wont do this. Feige needs to give you the keys man
I LOVE THE BLACK PANTHER CALL IN WITH BLADE !!!
I DIDNT know I needed to see BP and Blade but I NEEED to see it
Saw this on Nebula. Awesome pitch!!
I love this. I would love to see Blade be revealed to be Wakandan. Don’t know how that would go over with comic fans but it would be a cool connection. Maybe Blades sword/ weapons are vibranium and vibranium can be effective against the undead?
0:11 That’s where you’re wrong Nando. I’m constantly thinking about G’iah being one of the most powerful characters we’ve met in the MCU and they’re going to have to mention her again at some point. If you can pitch G’iah getting reintroduced into the MCU, hats off.
Idea to fix overpowered G'iah problem: the "Flowers For Algernon" scenario where the character invested with power loses them gradually until becomes weaker than before getting powers.
One of the best pitches I’ve come across
If only Antoni Starr played Dracula
Someone (maybe you?) posted this on the original one. And I’m still not mad at that casting…
I'd absolutely watch this movie, just like I'd watch pretty much every other thing you've pitched. It's a crime that you haven't gotten hired to actually pitch, write, or script doctor for some movie studio or other.
What a pitch!.
The ingenuity blew my mind👌👏
You cooked with this one. We NEED this movie NOW.
At this point this is basically what we're gonna get.
This would be so fire wow. Ugh I wish marvel actually integrated some of these fan derived pitches that I’ve seen.
Such great choices!
This is so cool, knocked it out the park as always 😎
Needs a strong reason why Blade can't just tell Dracula Or maybe even a first encounter between Blade and Dracula where Dracula doesn't believe Blade to set up their dynamic for the second and third movie. Great pitch. Love Viggo as Dracula.
As someone who doesn’t know a lot about Blade, this sounds like a great pitch!
Awesome pitch, I hope this gets made
I need this made
I really like this pitch and would definitely watch it if it were real. The only change I would make is characterisation: canonically Blade is traditionally British, so I would bring in a dialect coach of Ali.
I find it odd how there isn’t any super big introduction to Blade himself. Obviously I don’t want it just like the original movie but I think something more impactful should be down for Blade’s first appearance on screen
commenting and liking for ur algo even tho i already watched
Fun concept for this.
Time to watch this again
it is such a shame Marvel is not doing this pitch😭
I like that thought. Brooks being kilmonger's namesake
Nando, I LOVE this! Call him, Kevin!
this might be your best yet
Wow. Incorporating N’Jobu was great. Marvel, take note!
Nice new video! First time I've seen it!
Ugh. Now I gotta rewatch Mahershala’s season of True Detective. THANKS NANDO 😅
Man, this would be great! Come on marvel, give this man some money and make this happen!
I love getting a random Nandi video at 1 am to watch
I love this pitch! Take my money!!
This pitch is GENIUS
Love this video
4:28 "the living vampire" MORBIUS MENTION?????
I hope they include blood rave in this movie, I feel like that’s Blade’e unofficial theme
Nando! You’re a gotdamn maestro!
Love it. Make it happen Kevin!!!
glad to see a vid that isn't marvel rivals related
Your best pitch yet 👍
00:00 Introduction to the pitch and Blade’s current production delays
00:29 Setting up the pitch: Blade in 1980 as a period piece
01:03 Introduction of vampires Zarus and Dracula; Zarus' ambition for power
02:30 Zarus’ plot against his father Dracula and forming alliances
03:11 Casting suggestions for Dracula and Zarus; Dev Patel as Zarus
03:43 Blade's first action scene: A motorcycle chase and truck heist
04:12 Blade interrogates a vampire and discovers a blood shipment
05:26 Blade returns to Jamal’s hideout; theories about the blood's origin
06:09 Speculation about Zarus’ motives and potential conflict with Dracula
06:48 Blade’s loner arc and need to learn teamwork
07:17 Blade arrives in a small Alabama town, meets Monica Lynn
07:51 Monica explains her investigation into strange happenings
09:07 Blade investigates the town, uncovers clues leading to a church
09:34 Blade and Monica encounter suspicious activity at the church
10:35 Monica invites Blade to her family home for dinner
11:04 Blade and Monica stake out a cemetery and encounter KKK members
12:08 Blade confronts Nathan Garrett, who wields the Ebony Blade
13:17 Fight ensues; Garrett teleports away with KKK members
14:15 Sterling K. Brown’s character Joe Stevens, aka Warg, is introduced
14:49 Blade, Monica, and Joe regroup; theories about the KKK vampires
15:23 Explanation of Zarus’ plan and the Ebony Blade’s backstory
16:24 Zarus’ recruitment of the KKK as his vampire army
17:31 Sterling K. Brown and Mahershala Ali’s real-life connection
18:36 Idea to tie Black Panther and Blade lore through Joe Stevens
19:07 Blade teams up with Joe and Monica to fight Zarus’ vampire army
20:07 The concept of "Clanpires" and their connection to the KKK
21:12 Monica Lynn’s role in connecting Blade and Joe Stevens
22:13 Themes of family and legacy mirrored in Blade and Zarus' arcs
22:44 Casting Don Johnson as a villainous KKK leader
23:11 Zarus’ plan for a mass vampire transformation at a state fair
23:39 The climactic showdown at the fair, Blade defeating Garrett
24:08 Blade’s connection to Dane Whitman and the Ebony Blade
24:38 Recap of Blade’s pitch as a fun and unique team-up story
25:03 Discussion of upcoming Marvel projects in 2025
25:27 Explanation of Nebula and its exclusive content for fans
25:54 Nebula as a platform for ad-free, early access videos
26:18 Closing thoughts, thanks, and shoutouts to the audience
( Sponsored by NetflixByProxy.com )
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