It looks like Blade will be R rated
https://deadline.com/2023/11/blade-d...ng-1235592034/Only while making Dammi did he realize he was indirectly working out in earlier films his tribal issues and the sense of shame and rootlessness. Blade, for instance, is a singular hybrid, born with both human and vampire blood in him. That allows him to appear in daylight, and he becomes an accomplished crusher of bloodsuckers, fighting off the vampire urges that creep up inside him, but unable to be part of either tribe. There is every reason to imagine now he’s dealt with issues that brought him shame him, Demange can use those lessons, and focus on directing the two-time Oscar winner Ali in a ferocious new Blade, a tall order because of the indelible link to Wesley Snipes in those early New Line R-rated films.
“They gave me the R, which is so important,” Demange said. Where as Demange once said that his personal turmoil gave him an outsider’s perspective that was helpful, he feels more at peace now, having faced his demons in the film he made.