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Mahershala Ali on Marvel’s collapsed Blade reboot: ‘If they wanted to do it, we would’ve done it’
The Guardian • • general
Key Points:
- Mahershala Ali has confirmed that the Blade reboot, in which he was set to star as Marvel’s vampire-hunting antihero, is no longer moving forward after years of development issues.
- Ali expressed readiness to move on from the project, stating that the decision not to proceed was out of his hands and should be answered by the studio.
- Marvel head Kevin Feige previously admitted feeling like a "gigantic loser" for not getting the Blade reboot off the ground, highlighting the project's troubled development history.
- Despite the reboot's collapse, Ali remains positive, reflecting on his career with nearly 30 years of experience and accepting that some projects are simply not meant for him.
- Since his Oscar wins, Ali has appeared in films like Jurassic World Rebirth and voiced characters in the Spider-Verse series, noting that his recent quiet period in big-screen roles has not been entirely by choice.
