Og så skete det. Efter et utal af forsinkelser, produktionsvanskeligheder og omstændigheder der også har været uden for produktionsholdets kontrol, så er Blade-filmen med Mahershala Ali nu død.
Dette er blevet bekræftet af skuespilleren selv i et interview med GQ, hvor han fortæller at han nu officielt bevæger sig videre fra projektet:
"The best way I can answer this question is, when I look at what is for me, is it was either this or that — and I'll take this. No offense to them. I've been doing this professionally for pushing 30 years now, and one thing I've learned is that what is for you is for you and what is not is not. For whatever reason, that project is not for me. If they wanted to do it, we would've done it. So I have to move on, and I have moved on. Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother feels very much in alignment with the type of work I want to be known for. I don't really want to be known for remakes. I'd love to do original work that resonates with people and impacts them in unique ways."
Det til at Ali er bare en kende bitter, og siger at "hvis Marvel ønskede at lave filmen, så havde de lavet den". Det vides ikke om de streger Blade fra MCU helt nu.