{"id":87132,"date":"2026-09-23T05:58:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T21:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=87132"},"modified":"2026-09-23T05:58:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T21:58:59","slug":"mahershala-ali-agrees-that-kevin-feige-is-a-gigantic-loser-and-failure-over-failed-blade-reboot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=87132","title":{"rendered":"Mahershala Ali Agrees That Kevin Feige Is a &#8216;Gigantic Loser and Failure&#8217; Over Failed Blade Reboot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Oscar-winning actor Mahershala Ali wholeheartedly agreed with Kevin Feige\u2019s description of himself as a \u201cgigantic loser and failure\u201d for not getting Marvel Studios\u2019 canceled Blade reboot off the ground.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><u>Feige made the remark<\/u> on an episode of Josh Horowitz\u2019s 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 &amp; Wolverine \u2014 an emotion that contrasted sharply with his failed attempts at making Ali\u2019s reboot happen.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">It turns out that Ali feels the same way. The actor admitted as much during a September 22 chat with GQ&#8217;s Zach Baron, who cautiously broached the subject to see how Ali felt about the project now that it\u2019s firmly in his rear view.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Who Is Blade? Marvel\u2019s Vampire Hunter Explained<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"You know the name, but how much do you really know about Blade? Marvel\u2019s sunglasses-clad vampire hunter has been slaying bloodsuckers in comic book pages since 1973, and now he's got an MCU movie reboot in the works. Read on for the lowdown on his origin, history, powers, and much more!\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3027214138 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/RightChevron.272be43c.svg?cors=1) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"\/><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cThat\u2019s a Kevin Feige question,\u201d he responded when asked why the film never moved forward. \u201cThey had, as you said, a two-time Oscar-winning actor under contract, and you got billions of dollars. \u2026To this day, I don\u2019t know why it didn\u2019t happen. I just know that Kevin said it was the biggest failure of his career, and I agree.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cI believe the quote was, \u2018I feel like a giant loser and a failure,\u2019\u201d Baron suggested.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cI agree with him, one hundred percent. He should feel that way,\u201d Ali continued.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-video\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Ali\u2019s brutally honest remarks have gone viral online, and it\u2019s not hard to see why; in that same interview, the actor freely admitted that he\u2019d spent a year of his life in physical training to convincingly portray Marvel\u2019s Daywalker, and worked out so hard that he literally blew out his knee.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cI was waiting for them\u2026 [they were] pushing it back, pushing it back. I\u2019m still training, I&#8217;m learning swordwork. Name a martial art, I\u2019m training in it. I literally moved, uprooted my family, moved to Atlanta. We were there waiting to go, and they just kept pushing it back,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Ali first met with Marvel all the way back in 2019. It\u2019s been seven years since then, and despite having a story greenlit and costumes made, the film never came to fruition. Some of those costumes were later used on the Academy Award-winning movie Sinners, while Ali said that much of the combat skills he learned while preparing for Blade were put to use in his newest film, Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-video\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">With Ali no longer attached and a stigma surrounding the failed Blade reboot, it\u2019s looking less likely than ever that we\u2019ll get to see Blade take on a new adventure \u2014 and that really sucks, because Ali was the perfect fit to play the part.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Image Credits: Gareth Cattermole\/Getty Images for IMDb<\/em><\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"author-sign-off\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"author-sign-off\" data-cy=\"author-sign-off\"><span class=\"stack jsx-59817748 jsx-1927875859\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-444076027 jsx-4218469134 profile-thumb jsx-2141281959 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-1-1\"><img alt=\"Virginia Glaze Avatar\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image profile-thumb-img jsx-249361588 jsx-2338608387 expand\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/avatars\/6a3973ecf71dd1001d20de39\/XD1zX2FT-1782150223173.jpg?crop=1%3A1&amp;width=56&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80 1x, https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/avatars\/6a3973ecf71dd1001d20de39\/XD1zX2FT-1782150223173.jpg?crop=1%3A1&amp;width=56&amp;dpr=2&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80 2x\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-2509706801 jsx-3630940851\"><span class=\"stack jsx-2959124702 jsx-702910195 author-sign-off-header\"><\/p>\n<p>Virginia Glaze<\/p>\n<p>News Editor<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-2509706801 jsx-1220387432\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"interface jsx-1132626198 sign-off-text\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Virginia (she\/her) is IGN\u2019s News Editor. With ten years of experience reporting on games and entertainment, she\u2019s got a storied background in the fighting game community, influencer news, and viral online trends. 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