Maharshala Ali did not seem to want to talk about his status Long delayed Marvel function, ”Leaf. “During an interview with Vogue for” Jurassic World Rebirth “asked co -star Jonathan Bailey Ali And Scarlett Johansson To list which Marvel movies they had appeared.
Ali quickly moved up, “leave me out of it,” and Bailey answered, “There is one that we are very happy about.”
“It’s a scarlett question,” laughed Ali. The trio then quickly moved to try to name all Johansson’s MCU features, after which Ali smoothly slipped into the next, independent question, even though Johansson asked: “What about you?”
Ali made one, only voting como appearance during 2021’s “Eternals” as Blade, and since its character’s solo function film Has been in development hell. Ali was first announced to play the character of San Diego Comic Con 2019. The project has since undergone a frustrating series of passes and starts, as IndieWire previously recalled in exhaustive detail After the latest major development: Disney draws the film From its 2025 publishing schedule.
Not long before that movement, Wesley Snipes -Whith, Blade played in the trilogy that extended over the 1998-2004-expressed support for Ali reviving the hero to life.
“It’s not the actor’s fault,” he told Entertainment Weekly In July 2024. “There is much more that happens to pull off this” blade “things secret sauce to make the “blade” thingMAN. Good luck. However, you are my husband. “
“Sinners” -actor Delroy Lindo told EW In April that he was thrown into an iteration of the project, but that things eventually stopped.
“When Marvel came to me, they seemed to be really interested in my efforts,” Beautiful said. “And in the various conversations I had with the producers, the author, the director at that time, everything led to being very inclusive. It was really exciting conceptually, but it was also exciting when it comes to the character that would be formed. And then, for some reason it just went by the rail.”
The project went far enough, it seems that suits were created for it, but when “Blade” did not happen, recalled costume designer Ruth E. Carter layer with period pieces she had set aside for “sinners.”
“She had happened to be a layer full of period-plain clothes, and it was like,” Yo, we had to shoot this movie like tomorrow. “And Marvel was generous enough and friendly enough to let us basically buy it at price,” producer Sev Omanian told Screencrush (via variety).
Last month, at the “Jurassic World Rebirth” New York premiere, Ali Indicated to variation That he was still interested in making the movie.
“Call Marvel … I’m ready. Let them know I’m ready,” he said.
