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Was Mahershala Ali in a Marvel movie?

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In 2019 Marvel Studios announced that Mahershala Ali had been cast to portray Blade in a future entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Ultimately, he only appeared as the character in a brief voice-over cameo during the end credits of Eternals (2021). After years of anticipation and rumors about a Blade film, in 2026 Ali said in interviews that he was longer going to appear as the character and expressed disappointment at the outcome.