India, Aug. 1 -- The Blade reboot, starring Mahershala Ali, was announced with much fanfare at Comic-Con in 2019. The actor even made a voice appearance as the character in a post-credits scene in Eternals two years later. But then, the film got stuck in limbo, and it recently emerged that the project was no longer moving forward. Now, Mahershala has called out Marvel Studios for their intentions about the project, saying they never wanted to make it.

Mahershala is currently promoting his upcoming film, Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother. The film is directed by Bassam Tariq, who was Marvel's original choice for Blade. In a conversation with GQ, Mahershala opened up about the shelved film and how it gave birth to this one. "When I look ...