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Mahershala Ali Still Wants to Film ‘Blade’: ‘Call Marvel, Let Them Know I’m Ready’
It's been six years since Marvel Studios announced Mahershala Ali would play vampire slayer Blade. After numerous delays, the actor still wants in.
It’s been nearly six years since Mahershala Ali stepped out onstage during Marvel Studios ‘ Hall H presentation at San Diego Comic-Con, where producer Kevin Feige announced that the two-time Oscar-winning actor would be playing the vampire slayer Blade, rebooting the character first originated on-screen by Wesley Snipes and adding him into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “Call Marvel,” Ali said at the New York premiere of his new film “Jurassic World Rebirth.” The actor kept his answer brief when asked when “Blade” production could be starting. The project first saw filmmaker Bassam Tariq sign on to direct the movie, before he exited in September 2022, roughly two months before a planned production start.
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