Marvel Studios went wild and revealed its Phase 4 movie lineup at San Diego Comic-Con 2019 this Saturday, but still managed to come up with one big surprise: a new version of Blade, starring Mahershala Ali, is also on the way.
Just announced in Hall H at #SDCC, Marvel Studios’ BLADE with Mahershala Ali. pic.twitter.com/mtrDBy5OV0
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) July 21, 2019
At this point we have little info other than Ali's casting. Most likely Blade will be a cinematic release but it could appear on Disney Plus.
It's been awhile since Blade has had any screen time. The last time we saw him he was being played by Wesley Snipes. Blade's return is a timely one.
“I DIDNT EVEN HAVE TIME TO TALK ABOUT THE FANTASTIC FOUR. AND THERE’S NO TIME TO TALK ABIUT MUTANTS.” #MarvelSDCC #SDCC2019
— cait petrakovitz 🦹🏽♀️➡️#SDCC (@misscp) July 21, 2019
Mahershala Ali is playing BLADE FOR @MARVELSTUDIOS #MarvelSDCC #SDCC2019 pic.twitter.com/w7yw4nH1ch
— cait petrakovitz 🦹🏽♀️➡️#SDCC (@misscp) July 21, 2019
No release date was announced. But others like Black Widow (May 1, 2020), the Eternals (Nov. 6 2020), Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Feb. 12, 2021), Doctor Strange: In The Multiverse of Madness (May 7, 2021) and Thor: Love and Thunder (Nov. 5, 2021) all now have concrete dates.
It's going to be a big couple of years for Marvel and Disney.
Originally published July 20.