{"id":24849,"date":"2026-08-02T05:04:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T00:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=24849"},"modified":"2026-08-02T05:04:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T00:04:56","slug":"mahershala-ali-calls-out-marvel-over-shelved-blade-film-they-have-billions-of-dollars-if-they-wanted-to-do-the-movie-we-wouldve-done-the-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=24849","title":{"rendered":"Mahershala Ali Calls Out Marvel Over Shelved \u2018Blade\u2019 Film: \u201cThey Have Billions Of Dollars. If They Wanted To Do The Movie, We Would\u2019ve Done The Movie.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- .ad-spot --><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_616082\" style=\"width: 605px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thejasminebrand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/42118330-51C9-4D54-9BF7-49CEEEB892B4.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-616082\" class=\"size-large wp-image-616082\" src=\"https:\/\/thejasminebrand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/42118330-51C9-4D54-9BF7-49CEEEB892B4-595x397.png\" alt=\"Mahershala Ali, Blade\" width=\"595\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thejasminebrand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/42118330-51C9-4D54-9BF7-49CEEEB892B4-595x397.png 595w, https:\/\/thejasminebrand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/42118330-51C9-4D54-9BF7-49CEEEB892B4-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/thejasminebrand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/42118330-51C9-4D54-9BF7-49CEEEB892B4.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-616082\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mahershala Ali, Blade<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Mahershala Ali Calls Out Marvel Over Shelved \u2018Blade\u2019 Film: \u201cThey Have Billions Of Dollars. If They Wanted To Do The Movie, We Would\u2019ve Done The Movie.\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Mahershala Ali<\/strong> is speaking candidly about Marvel Studios\u2019 long-delayed Blade reboot, making it clear he believes the decision to shelve the project was entirely out of his hands. While discussing his new film <em>Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother<\/em>, the Oscar-winning actor addressed years of speculation surrounding the Marvel project, saying he was fully committed to starring as the iconic vampire hunter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>If they wanted to do it, we would\u2019ve done it,<\/strong>\u201d Ali said. \u201c<strong>You had me under contract. They have billions of dollars. If they wanted to do the movie, we would\u2019ve done the movie. So we\u2019re not doing the movie<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rather than dwelling on what could have been, Ali said he\u2019s accepted that Blade simply wasn\u2019t meant to happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>One thing I\u2019ve learned is that what is for you is for you and what is not is not. For whatever reason, that project is not for me. So I have to move on, and I have moved on<\/strong>.\u201d Although he\u2019s at peace with the outcome, Ali admitted he\u2019s ready to stop discussing the abandoned Marvel film altogether.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>I feel ready to move on from the Blade questions. Those questions are for them. They didn\u2019t want to do it, so they should answer that question<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marvel Studios first announced Ali as its new Blade during San Diego Comic-Con in 2019. The reboot spent years in development, cycling through multiple writers, directors and release dates before ultimately being removed from Disney\u2019s theatrical calendar. 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