Blade Reboot Underway With Mahershala Ali

The end of tonight’s Marvel Studios Comic-Con panel saw the surprise announcement that a Blade MCU movie is in development.

Mahershala Ali, who actually played Cottonmouth in the Netflix Luke Cage series, is set to take over the reins from Wesley Snipes (Ali’s Cottonmouth was killed off in Luke Cage and is not associated with Blade or the MCU).

The Blade movie has no release date and looks to come after the first batch of Marvel Phase 4 films that culminates with Thor 4 in 2021.

Wesley Snipes starred in the popular Blade Trilogy from 1998 to 2004 that brought in over a billion dollars.

Mahershala Ali is also known for True Detective.

Marvel.com confirmed the news.

“Today at San Diego Comic-Con 2019, Marvel Studios took to the stage in Hall H to reveal the upcoming movies and TV shows from the studio – including the next chapter of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and what’s planned for Disney+,” stated the site.

Marvel.com continued: “Following presentation for Marvel Studios’ Black Widow, Feige had another big surprise up his sleeve for the enthusiastic Hall H crowd. He was joined on stage by actor Mahershala Ali and then announced the new Marvel Studios feature film Blade that Ali will star in.”

Just announced in Hall H at #SDCC, Marvel Studios’ BLADE with Mahershala Ali. pic.twitter.com/JPcrSqSerW

— Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) July 21, 2019