The MCU’s Blade reboot appears like nothing greater than a pipe dream to followers. Whereas Marvel Studios and Kevin Feige guarantee followers that the venture, which is able to star Mahershala Ali because the Daywalker, remains to be in lively improvement, nearly each replace relating to the venture and the character’s MCU debut has acted quite the opposite. The most recent replace relating to Blade’s MCU debut is simply one other in an extended line of disappointing ones. The character is already confirmed to make their MCU debut in Marvel Zombies, which should tide followers over till the Blade film lastly makes it out of improvement hell. However for many who are excited by Mahershala Ali taking up the character from Wesley Snipes (who reprised the position in Deadpool & Wolverine), you may be ready rather a lot longer to see the Oscar-winning actor within the MCU.
Marvel Zombies showrunner, Bryan Andrews, lately spoke to ComicBook in regards to the upcoming animated sequence, whereas sharing an unique picture of the brand new horror sequence. The assertion overrated the brand new sequence, based mostly on the comics by Robert Kirkman and Sean Phillips, together with the present’s official forged checklist. Many MCU fan favorites will probably be returning as their respective characters, together with David Harbour, Elizabeth Olsen, Awkwafina, Dominique Thorne, and Hailee Steinfeld. One among Marvel Zombies‘ massive promoting factors was that it will mark the debut of Mahershal Ali’s Blade, however the actor will not be the one to voice the character.
As a substitute, Todd Williams will voice the alternate model of Blade, generally known as Blade Knight, within the sequence. Mockingly, this is not the primary time Todd Williams has changed Mahersha Ali for an animated position. The latter voiced Titan in Prime Video’s Invincible for the present’s first two seasons. Nonetheless, Ali needed to step away from the sequence for the current third season, with Todd Williams taking up the character, who performed a a lot bigger position in Season 3. It seems as if the Mahershala Ali/Todd Williams dynamic duo strikes once more for Marvel Zombies. Subsequent factor we all know, Williams will probably be voicing the ADR for Mahershala Ali’s live-action Blade film.
What’s Really Going On With the MCU’s ‘Blade’ Reboot?
For a personality that spends day and evening preventing cursed creatures like vampires, it is Blade itself that seems to be cursed. The rebooted film was first introduced again in 2019 at San Diego Comedian-Con. Kevin Feige made the film a centerpiece of the MCU’s presentation that 12 months in Corridor H, with Mahershala Ali taking to the stage. However the venture is not any additional alongside now than it was then.
Mahershala Ali remains to be connected to play the Daywalker in Blade, with Mia Goth additionally formally signed on to play a thriller character. Nonetheless, the movie has already gone by means of two administrators, and the script seems to nonetheless be within the early levels of improvement. Hopefully, the movie receives a constructive replace quickly, particularly as Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars will probably be making some main modifications to the MCU’s line-up. However, for now, Blade‘s MCU reboot may be probably the greatest Marvel films by no means made.
Blade
- Launch Date
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November 7, 2025
- Director
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Bassam Tariq
- Writers
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Stacy Osei-Kuffour
- Franchise(s)
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Marvel Cinematic Universe