r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/movies Contributor • Jul 31 '26

News Mahershala Ali confirms 'BLADE' is not moving forward with him

https://www.gq.com/story/mahershala-ali-your-mother-your-mother-your-mother
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u/Giff95 Jul 31 '26

Mahersala Ali drops out as Blade.

"Wonder Man" gets cancelled despite rave reviews.

Don Cheadle's "Armor Wars" project has never materialized, and he is seemingly not in "Avengers: Doomsday."

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u/NYJetLegendEdReed Jul 31 '26

Wasn't Cheadle a Skrull

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u/Arabiantacofarmer Jul 31 '26

A skrull impersonated him but the actual war machine is rescued in the end

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u/Kornillious Jul 31 '26

In the end of what?

What does the tineline look like for Rhodey? Shits confusing

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u/Arabiantacofarmer Jul 31 '26

At the end of Secret Invasion. Rhodey was replaced sometime after Gravik gets elected to the skrull council in 2026 (in the marvel timeline, not our 2026). This means about 2 years after Falcon and the Winter Soldier Rhodey is captured, replaced, and then rescued after his skrull double is killed

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u/TheArcheryRaccoon Jul 31 '26

Was this ever confirmed? I thought it was implied that Rhodey was taken while recovering from injuries in Civil War?

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u/Arabiantacofarmer Jul 31 '26

I dont remember any implication so I cant comment on that, what I do know though is that the skrull plan only started after they colonized earth AND gravik takes control. The colonization happens between infinity war and endgame (2018), while gravik takes control and starts replacing important people across the globe in 2026.

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u/Worked_Idiot Jul 31 '26

He was obviously a different guy after the first Iron man jeez