"That's a Scarlett question." "Well, there's one that we're very excited about," Bailey quipped back, referencing Ali's long-delayed "Balde" reboot. Although the feature comic book adaptation about the daywalking vampire hunter has been in production limbo for the past six years,

Marvel Studios' long-awaited reboot of "Blade" starring Mahershala Ali has faced yet another major setback after being removed from Disney's 2025 release calendar entirely in October 2024. The film, which was slated for a November 7, 2025 release, has been replaced by "Predator: Badlands" on the schedule.

Regardless of the franchise, Mahershala Ali just can't outrun the Daywalker mania around Marvel's delayed 'Blade' reboot.