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Kevin Feige has immoderate feelings astir nan failed Blade reboot, which starred Mahershala Ali, that has yet to materialize.
While promoting Spider-Man: Brand New Day, nan Marvel Studios president revealed really he feels complete nan movie not being made.
“I americium emotion for illustration a gigantic loser and nonaccomplishment that we didn’t get disconnected nan crushed pinch Mahershala,” Feige said connected nan Happy Sad Confused podcast.
Marvel first confirmed nan Blade reboot pinch Ali backmost successful 2019, but nan task has since been met pinch aggregate delays, including board Bassam Tariq and Yann Demange’s exits from nan film and nan 2023 WGA strike.
In 2024, Marvel removed Blade from its 2025 merchandise schedule, which was not a bully motion for nan early of nan vampire slayer’s return to nan large screen. Despite nan movie being removed from nan schedule, Feige reiterated his committedness to making it happen.
“We emotion nan character, we emotion Mahershala’s type of him. And remainder assured: whenever we alteration guidance pinch a project, aliases are still trying to fig retired really it fits into our schedule, we fto nan nationalist know. You’re up to day connected what’s going on. But I tin show you that nan characteristic will beryllium coming to nan MCU,” Feige said successful a November 2024 interview.
A twelvemonth ago, Feige said that location had been 4 versions of Blade successful nan works and nan workplace had “landed connected [a] modern day” version, which was their focus.
“We didn’t want to put a leather outfit connected [Ali] and person him commencement sidesplitting vampires,” Feige said of pausing improvement of Blade aft Yann Demange and Bassam Tariq exited nan project. “You tin commencement and person a bully book and make it a awesome book done production, but we didn’t consciousness assured we could do that connected Blade. We didn’t want to do that to Mahershala and didn’t want to do that to us.”
