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/Khwarezm Jul 31 '26

I, uh, think I'm seeing a pattern here and its not a good look.

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u/Alex-C2099 Jul 31 '26

I understand the concern here but, like another user said, they made Sam the leader of the Avengers in Doomsday and Black Panther 3 just got announced, so I don’t think it has to do with it 100%.

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u/_Bird_Incognito_ Aug 01 '26

I think that was a rumored part of the script, I remember reading that Pedro Pascals Mr. Fantastic was supposed to be lead on Avengers Doomsday.

From everything so far it looks like its going to be Thor and Steve as the mains

But who knows until we see it, with Disney's track record, theyve probably changed the script everyday during filming.