Blade’s Mahershala Ali Reveals Status of Marvel Remake
MCU star Mahershala Ali, who will play the eponymous character in the MCU’s Blade, has issued a message for Marvel, claiming that he is “ready” to film the highly anticipated movie. Blade has been caught in the development limbo for a long time and was removed from the release schedule in October 2024. However, the more recent updates suggested that the project might be going forward at Marvel Studios.
Mahershala Ali is keen to start production on Marvel’s Blade
Mahershala Ali made an appearance at the New York premiere of Jurassic World Rebirth and expressed interest in starting production for the MCU’s Blade. “Call Marvel,” he told Variety. “I’m ready. Let them know I’m ready.”
Blade has become one of the most troubled projects in the entire MCU franchise. Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige originally announced Ali’s casting as the vampire hunter at the San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) in 2019.
In the following years, several filmmakers, including the likes of Bassam Tariq and Yann Demanger, boarded the project, only to exit later. At one point, it had a release date of November 7, 2025, after several delays. However, it was taken off the MCU release schedule in October 2024.
In November 2024, Feige gave a positive update about Blade at Disney’s D23 Brazil event. He said that Marvel loved the character and Ali’s take on it. Feige added, “And rest assured: whenever we change direction with a project, or are still trying to figure out how it fits into our schedule, we let the public know. You’re up to date on what’s going on. But I can tell you that the character will be coming to the MCU” (via IGN).
Recently, screenwriter and filmmaker David S. Goyer recently revealed that he had reached out to Marvel, asking them if they needed “any help” with the MCU’s Blade. Notably, Goyer penned the scripts for all three movies in The Blade trilogy featuring Wesley Snipes. Marvel apparently declined his offer and informed him that they believed they had “cracked” the code and were “in a good place” with it.
Originally reported by Tamal Kundu on SuperHeroHype.
Source: Comingsoon.net