Blade canceled: Mahershala Ali shares Marvel's frustration

The Blade film slated with Mahershala Ali has been definitively canceled, according to recent statements from Marvel. Kevin Feige announced it with great fanfare at Comic-Con 2019 in San Diego, promising the return of the vampire hunter after the three installments with Wesley Snipes. In July 2026, the Marvel boss admitted feeling "like a loser" and described the failure as not being able to get the project off the ground. Mahershala Ali reaffirmed this sentiment on the One More Question podcast from GQ, saying he is 100% in agreement with Feige's self-deprecation. According to Écran Large, the actor no longer hides his frustration now that the film is shelved.