Marvel Canceled ‘Blade,’ But the Gory Vampire Brawler ‘Half’ Will Thrill Genre Fans

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Sun, 04 Oct 2026 23:00:00 UTCUpdated Sun, 04 Oct 2026 23:00:00 UTCOriginal reporting: Variety

What happened

Marvel mastermind Kevin Feige has made some of the shrewdest financial decisions in Hollywood history, but he sure dropped the bag when he didn’t make a new “Blade.” (Just ask would-be star Mahershala Ali.

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Reported by Variety and published Sun, 04 Oct 2026 23:00:00 UTC.

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