Mahershala Ali Agrees Blade Collapse Is Kevin Feige's 'Biggest Failure'
Ali says he spent years preparing for Blade and turned down other work, but Marvel kept delaying the film and he is no longer attached.
- Two-Time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali confirmed in a July interview he is no longer leading Marvel's Blade, agreeing with Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige that the project's collapse was a "gigantic loser and failure."
- At San Diego Comic-Con in 2019, Marvel Studios announced the Blade reboot with Ali, but the project stalled as the studio repeatedly pushed back the production timeline without delivering a start date.
- Training intensely for a year in sword work and martial arts, Ali committed fully to the role, though the delays ultimately caused him to miss other professional opportunities during that period.
- Reuniting with director Bassam Tariq for the action thriller Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, Ali is now "grateful it didn't happen" because he believes this project is stronger.
- Ali feels creatively freed by closing the Blade chapter, reflecting on his career gap and the challenge of finding projects that feel like a "no-brainer" while pursuing new work.
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The Independent (US)Mahershala Ali rips Marvel boss for failing to get Blade reboot off the ground
Ali was first announced to lead the ‘Blade’ reboot in 2019
The American actor was supposed to play the main role of this reboot announced by Marvel Studios seven years ago now.
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Mahershala Ali Agrees That Marvel’s Scrapped ‘Blade’ Reboot Is Kevin Feige’s “Biggest Failure”
The Marvel Studios president previously said he feels "like a gigantic loser and failure" that the project never came to fruition, and the two-time Oscar winner agrees.
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