Studios skipped Blade entirely in their San Diego
Comic -Con 2025 presentation. Even though the
film was long expected to appear this year, despite
being announced back in 2019, its absence this
year suggests an ongoing behind -the -scenes
issue. Blade had originally gotten a release
date of November 7, 2025. Slotting into phase
6 of the MCU, but in October 2024 Disney pulled
off the release Replacing it with the predator
badlands slot Since the announcement multiple
directors have came and gone on this I don't
know journey with us The project has also seen
a lot of script rewrites But it appears that
we don't have a finalized creative direction
yet In a surprising turn of events, so costume
designer Ruth E. Carter repurposed the 1920s
period costumes originally designed for the Blade
movie for the actual centers movie that came
out this year. And she did that. That's kind
of that's kind of interesting. A little weird
fact there. Maybe that'll win you some trivia
points at the bar later. Now, Marvel repeatedly
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what I'm gonna say a Couple things one. I love
Mahershal Ali Okay, that is a talented talented
man right there and I don't I can't think of
any projects I've I've watched that I didn't
like him in number one Number two. I love blade.
All right that opening scene from the original
blade movie is Bloody and I mean bloody iconic.
Okay, cuz bloods literally kind of nice I I absolutely
was hoping they were gonna get played into the
MCU Okay, they announced this thing like you
mentioned six years ago when Mahershala Ali was
45 He is now 51 years old 51 years old I believe
that Mahershala Ali would rocket his blade as
the chat is so aptly pointing out but but He's
51. How long is he gonna play blade for? The
movie I think they haven't started filming yet.
Okay, and so unless they start Filming before
February he's gonna be 52 when they start filming
blade at least So do I think this movie's coming?
No Kevin Feige insists that it is Marvel insists
that it is I I just don't Yeah, I I don't know
I kind of believe like The Henry Cavill project
is actually further along than this one the Not
hill divers. Oh my god war hammer 40k. Yeah war
hammer I believe that's like further along than
blade is at this point. It probably is No Yeah,
I I want to believe I really do I just don't
You know I Yeah, here's the thing. I think that
they in a lot of ways Okay Blade was announced
before the Bob Chapek era of of Disney right
which really messed everything up. Okay Bob Chapek
screwed a lot of things up with Marvel and everything
else while he was there, and it's now taken Kevin
Feige a couple of years to kind of get the ship
righted again. And as we mentioned in our non
-spoiler review, right, I am ready to say that
the MCU is back. Three of the four last films
have been great, right? Fantastic Four, Thunderbolts,
which both of which you could see on our YouTube
channel. and Deadpool and Wolverine, all great
MCU films. They've only had one kind of one in
there and that was Captain America 4. But I think
that that disruption, the change with the Kang
plan, everything else that happened. And how
do you bring vampires into this MCU? I think
you've got a challenge with that. And as much
as I would love to see a midnight sun's show
or or movie right because I love that I just
don't I just I just I don't see it Yeah, I I
don't know I I too desperately want this to happen
But I mean, come on now it's it's been six years
Yeah, I just I I'm with you Who are the Midnight
Suns Midnight Suns are another Marvel group all
of the X -Men and Avengers, but they are more
around Supernatural stuff Right and so a lot
of the stuff with them was Obviously and I'll
bring this up for for our friend Jay because
Jay loves this it centers around Various supernatural
characters like Ghost Rider Who's one of my favorites
blade and of course Jay's favorite? magic Magic
is a a prime character the Midnight Suns universe
right I was okay here's here's your piece of
hope okay they did finally bring Mephisto into
the MCU so we have a Mephisto now right so bringing
something like Blade or Ghost Rider or any of
that stuff makes more sense now That we've got
like a Mephisto and some other stuff like I could
I could see it Right. I just don't think we will
You know I'd love to but yeah, I'm with you.
I think it's dead. They just won't admit it Yeah,
I we and I think we desperately need it. This
could be what could save Marvel movies, you know
having magic You Yeah, you know Kevin if you're
watching the show, we will sit down and write
the magic movie for you. Okay Jay has been begging
for this movie Since we started this show Okay
since and and I should because obviously if you've
been around for a while this shows gone through
multiple iterations Joy Jay joined the show Right
Jay has been begging for a magic movie because
Jay loves magic right? Kevin, we're available.
Alright, folks, let us know what you think. Do
you think they're actually gonna get the Blade
movie made or is Mahershala just too old and
we're gonna have to move on from this for a few
more years? Let us know what you think down in
the comments below.