Coverage dated September 22, 2026

Mahershala Ali Agrees That Marvel’s Scrapped ‘Blade’ Reboot Is Kevin Feige’s “Biggest Failure”

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The Marvel Studios president previously said he feels "like a gigantic loser and failure" that the project never came to fruition, and the two-time Oscar winner agrees.

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Variety
Mahershala Ali Says ‘I Agree’ That Marvel Not Making ‘Blade’ Is the ‘Biggest Failure’ of Kevin Feige’s Career: ‘I Don’t Know Why It Didn’t Happen’ (opens Variety)
Published Sep 22, 2026
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Mahershala Ali is dumbfounded like the rest of us when it comes to Marvel’s inability to get his “Blade” movie reboot off the ground. Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige told the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast over the summer that he was “feeling like a gigantic loser and failure” for bungling Ali’s …
Deadline
Mahershala Ali On ‘Blade’ Being A Big Failure For Kevin Feige: “100%. He Should Feel That Way” (opens Deadline)
Published Sep 22, 2026
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Mahershala Ali says he still doesn’t know why the long-aborning reboot of Marvel’s Blade franchise never happened. “That’s a Kevin Feige question,” the actor told GQ in a recent interview of why the film fell apart. “I don’t know why it did to this day. I don’t know why it didn’t happen.
The Hollywood Reporter
Mahershala Ali Agrees That Marvel’s Scrapped ‘Blade’ Reboot Is Kevin Feige’s “Biggest Failure” (opens The Hollywood Reporter)
Published Sep 22, 2026
The Hollywood Reporter's feed description
The Marvel Studios president previously said he feels "like a gigantic loser and failure" that the project never came to fruition, and the two-time Oscar winner agrees.