Why does Marvel preserve pushing again Blade? A brand new rumor explains why the venture appear eternally delayed, and why Mahershala Ali hasn’t left the movie.

Whereas Marvel has had many cursed initiatives all through its existence, maybe none have been extra visibly cursed than Blade. The highly-anticipated reboot was introduced with Mahershala Ali to star all the way in which again in 2019. But after years of the venture being delayed, the movie has formally been taken off the studios’ 2025 launch schedule, leaving many to marvel if it’ll ever come out in any respect.

Nonetheless, it appears some (although doubtless not all) of the instances Blade have been delayed might have been on function. In accordance with a rumor by Alex Perez, a scooper at The Cosmic Circus, the movie has been delayed with a purpose to make room for multiverse tales whereas the saga continues to be ongoing. This implies Marvel has been placing initiatives like Mahershala Ali’s reboot and Armor Wars on the backburner till they align with the franchise’s wants.

Why Is Mahershala Ali Nonetheless Hooked up To Blade?

With how a lot Blade has been delayed, followers have began to query why Mahershala Ali is even sticking round Marvel Studios to see the venture by way of. Alex Perez additionally has a rumor to reply that, revealing that there are massive plans for the character spanning a number of initiatives specializing in the supernatural facet of the MCU, which is the first cause that Ali is holding on to the position regardless of how lengthy its taken the venture to see the sunshine of day.

This could additionally clarify why different supernatural characters resembling Moon Knight and Werewolf By Night time haven’t gotten follow-ups regardless of being extremely effectively obtained by audiences. Particularly since Marvel Studios has a brand new mandate to gradual issues down, any long-arc tales that includes Mahershala Ali as Blade would’ve needed to have been delayed alongside his debut movie.

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