The Oscar winner confirmed he's not going to star in Marvel's 'Blade' reboot.

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The Oscar winner confirmed he's not going to star in Marvel's 'Blade' reboot.
IGN center
Mahershala Ali has confirmed his Blade movie is dead and he has officially moved on from the troubled Marvel project.
Collider center
Mahershala Ali officially calls out Marvel for their handling of Blade, confirming that the film is cancelled.
Variety Film center
As most Marvel fans know by now, Mahershala Ali was announced to star in a “Blade” movie during a flashy, surprise Comic-Con appearance in 2019, but the movie didn’t get made. The two-time Oscar winner never appeared in live-action as the popular vampire-hunting anti-hero, despite Marvel Studios hiring director Bassam Tariq, and later Yann Demange, […]
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Mahershala Ali is ready to move on from being asked about Blade, the Marvel Studios reboot he was set to star in and suffered multiple setbacks. In a new interview, Ali opened up about being attached to the project that had been in development for years. “Not with me,” Ali told GQ when asked if […]
Polygon center
Ali says he's fully moved on from the MCU Blade movie ahead of new film with that project's original director
The Guardian left
Two-time Oscar winner was to take on role of vampire-hunting antihero but said project is no longer happening The two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali has confirmed that his Blade reboot is no longer going forward. The star of Moonlight and Green Book had been attached to play Marvel’s vampire-hunting antihero in 2019. The role had originally been played by Wesley Snipes in three films between 1998 and 2004. Continue reading...
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Mahershala Ali on Marvel’s collapsed Blade reboot: ‘If they wanted to do it, we would’ve done it’