Kevin Feige Feels Like a "Gigantic Loser and Failure" Over Blade Reboot
Feige said Marvel passed on the Blade reboot after years of script changes and delays, and he denied plans for a full MCU reboot.
- Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige admitted he feels like a "gigantic loser and failure" that the Blade reboot did not get off the ground with Oscar-winning actor Mahershala Ali as the vampire hunter.
- Originally announced at San Diego Comic-Con in 2019, the project faced years of development chaos including multiple director departures and script rewrites before Marvel Studios removed Blade from its release calendar in fall 2024.
- Feige explained the project went through several script incarnations, including period pieces, but never reached the "insanely great" quality standard required to move forward with production.
- Meanwhile, Wesley Snipes reprised his original vampire hunter role in 2024's Deadpool & Wolverine, a performance Feige described as "very exciting" despite the reboot's collapse.
- With Avengers: Doomsday scheduled for December 18, 2026, Marvel continues developing its MCU roadmap, though the Blade project remains in limbo with no confirmed path forward for the Ali-led film.
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'I am feeling like a gigantic loser': Kevin Feige expresses regret over Marvel's Blade reboot failure
Marvel chief Kevin Feige has told of his disappointment about the studio's failure to get the planned Blade reboot - which was due to star Mahershala Ali - off the ground.
Great, now Kevin Feige feels like a "gigantic loser" over fumbling the Blade bag
Hope you’re happy, everyone. Echoing the more critical and personal assessments of the trailer for Avengers: Doomsday, Marvel chief Kevin Feige has declared himself a “gigantic loser” for fumbling the bag on Blade. A movie based on Marvel’s ultra-cool daywalking vampire hunter, Blade, was in development for years, with Oscar winner Mahershala Ali in the duster and Bassam Tariq in the director’s chair. After Tariq exited in 2022, the project ente…
Marvel's Kevin Feige Says He Feels "Like A Gigantic Loser & Failure" Over Failed 'Blade' Reboot With Mahershala Ali
Kevin Feige has some feelings about the failed Blade reboot, which starred Mahershala Ali, that has yet to materialize. While promoting Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the Marvel Studios president revealed how he feels over the film not being made. “I am feeling like a gigantic loser and failure that we didn’t get off the ground with Mahershala,” […]
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