Mia Goth Says Marvel Scrapped a Very Cool Blade Plan — Now Blade’s Future Is Up in the Air
Nearly three years after joining Blade, Mia Goth finally breaks her silence—teasing a 1920s-set reboot and crackling chemistry with Mahershala Ali—even as the MCU project remains stuck in limbo.
Marvel announced its Blade reboot ages ago, and somehow we still don't have a movie. Now Mia Goth, who signed on nearly three years back, finally talked about what happened on her end — and it only makes the whole thing sound messier.
What Mia Goth actually did on Blade
Goth says she's basically been in the dark for years, but she did get pretty far before the train came off the tracks. On the Happy Sad Confused podcast, she described flying out for a chemistry read with Mahershala Ali and gearing up for a version that was leaning period-piece:
"The furthest that it got with me is that I went - I auditioned for that too actually - and I flew to Atlanta and we did a chemistry test between Mahershala and I. We did a costume fitting and a wig fitting, and I was very excited in the direction that it was going. It was very cool. And Mahershala had such an interesting take on it. He was great. And then it just unraveled from there, unfortunately."
- She auditioned and flew to Atlanta for a chemistry test with Mahershala Ali
- There were costume and wig fittings
- The plan at the time included a 1920s setting
- Ali's take on the character impressed her
- Then the project fell apart on her side and she stopped hearing updates
About that 1920s version
A period Blade sounded like a genuinely interesting swing — something with texture and a different flavor than the usual multiverse fireworks. Whether that version survived the many rewrites is unknown. Industry chatter even suggested wardrobe meant for Blade wound up being repurposed on Ryan Coogler's Sinners, which would track if Marvel shelved the period concept. To be clear, none of that is official — just one more sign the movie kept changing shape.
So... is Blade still happening?
Goth's read is the same as everyone else's: she thinks Marvel wants to make it, but she has no idea when, what form, or why it's taken this long. Given the studio's focus on trying to land its big multiverse arc, it sure doesn't feel like the vampire hunter is top priority right now.
The missed opportunity (for now)
Let's be honest: recent years haven't been kind to superhero hype. A grounded, genre-forward Blade set in the past could have been a smart pressure valve — fresher vibe, lower stakes, more mood. DC is at least kicking the tires on offbeat plays like a Clayface project. And the success of Sinners suggests audiences are absolutely up for stylish, pulpy genre swings led by movie stars. Mahershala Ali doing a 1920s Blade? That could have reset the palette nicely.
Instead, we got a cheeky reminder in the Deadpool threequel, where Wesley Snipes' legacy got a wink: "There's only ever gonna be one Blade." Funny line. Hopefully not prophetic.
Does this movie ever actually make it to set, let alone theaters? I'd love to be wrong, but at this point I'll believe it when I see a slate, a camera, and Mahershala in the coat.