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See the full story · 7 sourcesMahershala Ali Has ‘Moved On’ From ‘Blade
There is perhaps no story more emblematic of Marvel Studios' inability to get its house in order post- Avengers: Endgame than the failure to launch what should've been its easiest layup: the Blade reboot starring Mahershala Ali . Before the announcement, it was hard to imagine anyone other than Wesley Snipes playing the daywalking half-vampire, but Ali, coming off two recent Oscar wins and a standout performance as Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes in Luke Cage , was a uniquely worthy successor to the throne. Anticipation for the film immediately shot through the roof, and it remained high even as the years passed and the updates became bleaker and more intermittent .