Overview

• Mahershala Ali was unveiled as the MCU’s new Blade at San Diego Comic-Con 2019 but the project has yet to secure a release date.
• The reboot has cycled through multiple directors and writers and was removed from Marvel’s release calendar after a series of false starts.
• On the Happy Sad Confused podcast, original screenwriter David S. Goyer said he finds the protracted development “confusing” given Blade’s reportedly straightforward, action-driven premise.
• Goyer suggested Wesley Snipes’ surprise appearance in 2024’s Deadpool & Wolverine may have complicated efforts to introduce Mahershala Ali’s version of the vampire hunter.
• Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has reiterated that the studio remains committed to bringing Blade into the MCU and values Mahershala Ali’s portrayal.