Oscar-winning actor Mahershala Ali wholeheartedly agreed with Kevin Feige’s description of himself as a “gigantic loser and failure” for not getting Marvel Studios’ canceled Blade reboot off the ground.
Feige made the remark on an episode of Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast in late July, where he spoke about how excited he was to have Wesley Snipes reprise the role of Blade on Deadpool & Wolverine — an emotion that contrasted sharply with his failed attempts at making Ali’s reboot happen.
It turns out that Ali feels the same way. The actor admitted as much during a September 22 chat with GQ’s Zach Baron, who cautiously broached the subject to see how Ali felt about the project now that it’s firmly in his rear view.
“That’s a Kevin Feige question,” he responded when asked why the film never moved forward. “They had, as you said, a two-time Oscar-winning actor under contract, and you got billions of dollars. …To this day, I don’t know why it didn’t happen. I just know that Kevin said it was the biggest failure of his career, and I agree.”
“I believe the quote was, ‘I feel like a giant loser and a failure,’” Baron suggested.
“I agree with him, one hundred percent. He should feel that way,” Ali continued.
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