Mahershala Ali confirms Blade is dead: Seven years of sword training now fuels his fall film
Mahershala Ali confirmed in a GQ cover interview that Marvel's Blade reboot will not happen for him. Director Bassam Tariq reveals that sword footage in the Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother trailer came directly from Ali's Blade pre-production rehearsals — and Ali's Ahmadiyya Muslim faith gives the hitman role unexpected theological weight.
