Mahershala Ali Calls Out Marvel for Not Making ‘Blade’: ‘You Had Me Under Contract. They Have Billions of Dollars. If They Wanted to Do It, We Would’ve Done It’

Mahershala Ali was announced to star in Marvel's "Blade" movie at Comic-Con in twenty-nineteen—but the film never materialized. As Variety reports, the two-time Oscar winner recently called out the studio, pointing out that he was under contract and Marvel had the financial resources to make it happen. The studio hired directors for the project, including Bassam Tariq and Yann Demange, but it ultimately never came together.

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