Whatever the franchise, Mahershala Ali simply can’t outrun the Daywalker.
Whereas selling Jurassic World Rebirth, now in theaters, the 2x Oscar winner lately averted the query of what’s up with Marvel‘s Blade reboot when co-star Jonathan Bailey requested him and Scarlett Johansson what number of MCU films they’d every appeared.
“Go away me out of it,” Ali quipped with fun throughout a spherical of rapid-fire questions Vogue‘s ‘Off the Cuff‘. “That’s a Scarlett query.”
As Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, Johansson has appeared in 10 MCU titles since Iron Man 2 (2010).
However Bailey acknowledged of Ali’s upcoming solo outing, “Properly there’s one which we’re very enthusiastic about.”
Though Ali voiced Blade for a credit scene following 2021’s Eternals, he’s but to make a bodily look within the MCU.
Marvel first confirmed the Blade reboot with Ali again in 2019, however the venture has since been met with a number of delays, together with administrators Bassam Tariq and Yann Demange’s exits from the movie and the 2023 WGA strike.
Final yr, Marvel eliminated Blade from its 2025 launch schedule. However Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige has since re-emphasized his dedication to the venture.
“We love the character, we love Mahershala’s model of him,” stated Feige in November. “And relaxation assured: every time we modify path with a venture, or are nonetheless making an attempt to determine the way it matches into our schedule, we let the general public know. You’re updated on what’s happening. However I can inform you that the character might be coming to the MCU.”
