The “will they, won’t they” story of whether or not the Marvel Cinematic Universe is making a new Blade comics adaptation, starring Mahershala Ali as the vampire anti-hero, seems to have come to an end in 2026. Despite an initial announcement, many years of creative team changes, a vocal cameo in the 2021 film Eternals, and a cheeky meta-joke in Deadpool and Wolverine, it’s not happening. Both Kevin Feige and Ali agree that the film’s cancellation is the biggest failure of Feige’s career. On social media, you might come across Marvel fans joking that the powers that be have actually “fumbled” Ali twice, because 10 years ago, the Academy Award winning actor made his MCU debut in a very different project as the villain in Luke Cage season 1.
