When it comes to upcoming Marvel movies, Mahershala Ali’s Blade is a title that fans have been discussing and hoping for since it was announced back in 2019. Unfortunately, the production has seen its share of starts and stops. At this point, it seems as though the movie is now dead, and many have expressed disappointment. One fan even recently went as far as to claim Marvel fumbled Ali twice due to his abbreviated role on Luke Cage, but the show’s creator set the record straight.
Years before Ali signed on to play the Daywalker, he portrayed the slippery Cornell “Cottonmouth” Stokes during the first season of Luke Cage. Cottonmouth became a favorite amongst the fans and even the series’ cast as well and, because of that, there was an uproar when viewers witnessed Cornell’s death in Episode 7. Considering Ali’s brief tenure on the show, one X user assumed Marvel Television wasted him. However, Cheo Hodrari Coker reposted the message and provided some serious context:
