Screen Rant

  • This new fan art shows what Mahershala Ali might look like as Blade. 1 / 7

    Mahershala Ali as Blade fan art - vertical

  • The character isn't slated to debut until Phase 5 of the MCU. 2 / 7

  • Ali will take over the part from Wesley Snipes, who appeared in 3 blade movies. 3 / 7

  • Ali previously appeared in the Luke Cage TV show on Netflix. 4 / 7

    Vertical Blade MCU Fan Poster

  • No vampires have been introduced in the MCU - as far as we know. 5 / 7

    Blade Trinity Vertical

  • Hopefully, Blade won't disappear from the release schedule like Inhumans before it. 6 / 7

  • For now, fans will have to theorize wildly on how the MCU will introduce vampires. 7 / 7