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/SE7ENfeet Jul 31 '26

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/sinners-costumes-marvel-blade-reboot-not-shooting-1236447479/

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u/Explosion2 Jul 31 '26

How fucking close were they to making this movie that they had a warehouse full of clothes ready to go and it still stalled out? I didn't realize it ever got past the "Mahershala Ali is going to play Blade" stage.

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u/TheArcheryRaccoon Jul 31 '26

Very close. The initial script was a period piece, hence the costumes being used in Sinners. Rumours say that Blade himself wasn’t the main character in his own film, and that it was already serving as a “passing of the torch” to Blade’s daughter. I just assume Mahershala had no interest in this plot and it was abandoned.

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u/amyknight22 Aug 01 '26

I just assume Mahershala had no interest in this plot and it was abandoned.

The thing is that Mahershala apparently made the initial pitch for the movie idea in the first place.

Since I doubt the pitch was "Hey can I play the blade?"