One of Marvels many scrapped scripts for Blade had Mahershala Ali relegated to the fourt
The MCU Blade is cursed. Marvel Studios reacquired the rights to the character way back in 2011, though it wasn’t until 2019 that Kevin Feige unveiled a new take on the character and confirmed Mahershala Ali would star as the daywalker. Recommended Videos Since then Blade has been trapped in development hell, losing its original director Bassam Tariq, having its production start date repeatedly pushed back, total script rewrites, and was severely affected by the Hollywood strikes.
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