The Blade movie starring Mahershala Ali might never come out, as the Marvel Cinematic Universe project has received yet another negative update. Blade was announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2019, with Ali walking onstage to thunderous applause. Everything seemed lined up for the project to become one of the MCU’s most exciting movies, as Ali makes for a perfect Blade.

However, Blade has suffered many delays, with story concepts constantly changing, sets being scrapped, and the MCU movie losing both actors and directors. Blade was even removed from the MCU’s slate of projects, with the film indefinitely delayed by Marvel Studios. However, the MCU movie seemed to be working towards a return recently.

Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige shared a Blade production update. He revealed there had been four versions of the movie in development, with a script set in the modern day moving forward at Marvel. After Feige’s comments, I believed the MCU’s Blade movie was finally getting close to happening. However, a new update makes it seem like that could never happen.

Marvel Studios’ Blade Movie Just Received A Negative Update

The MCU Movie Is Not A Priority

Not long after Feige’s comments, a new light has been shed on Blade by an MCU report. According to Variety, Marvel has “no sense of urgency” when it comes to the Blade movie or a sequel to ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool & Wolverine. Given how the latter starred two characters who make perfect sense for the MCU’s next Avengers movies, I can understand it.

ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool 4 could easily be worked on in a few years, after Avengers: Secret Wars. However, Blade‘s situation is completely different. Ali was cast in 2019, with the actor already being 51. With Blade‘s series of delays and the actor’s packed schedule — Ali just starred in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth — the star could soon lose interest.

Recently, Ali joked about his MCU situation during an interview with Vogue for the Jurᴀssic World movie. After co-star Jonathan Bailey had to name the MCU movies Ali and Black Widow actress Scarlett Johansson starred in, Ali quipped, “Leave me out of it.”

Why The MCU’s Blade Movie Being Scrapped Would Make Sense For The Franchise

An MCU Reboot Could Complicate Things

At this point, I feel like Marvel might just be better off scrapping the Blade movie. Yes, it would be exciting to see Mahershala Ali finally play Blade after such a long wait. However, he is not getting any younger, and with an MCU reboot in Avengers: Secret Wars confirmed, it might make more sense to wait and cast a younger Blade.

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Blade is a supernatural character that is not inherently necessary for the final stretch of the Multiverse Saga. By scrapping the MCU’s Blade movie and casting a new actor as the character in the rumored Midnight Suns film or another team-up project, Marvel could hit the ground running with Blade. The hero could then be key to the MCU’s next decade.