Overview
- Citing his recent GQ interview, Ali said he agrees with Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige’s July remark that failing to get the Blade film with him off the ground was a major failure.
- The reboot was first announced in 2019, went through multiple directors and at least five writers, and was removed from Marvel/Disney’s release calendar after repeated delays.
- Ali said he spent more than a year training for the role, suffered a knee injury, relocated his family to Atlanta and turned down other work because Marvel effectively controlled his schedule.
- He has moved on from that iteration of Blade and repurposed his training into a new film, reuniting with original Blade attaché Bassam Tariq on Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother.
- Feige has blamed Marvel’s rapid expansion into Disney+ projects for development strain, and while Marvel still owns the character the studio’s mishandling of this version is now public record.