Mahershala Ali has been set to be Blade in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since the bombshell announcement was made during 2019’s San Diego Comic-Con, but the road there has been a rocky one. Over four years later, the Oscar winner has yet to step on the set of one of Phase 6‘s upcoming Marvel movies, but he has just shared a hopeful update on playing the Daywalker.
As Ali, who took home the Academy Award for Moonlight, was promoting his latest film, Netflix’s Leave The World Behind, the actor was asked about the status of Blade, which is currently expected to be released a month shy of two years from now. Here’s what he said:
