Mahershala Ali walked the red carpet in New York on Monday in support of his latest blockbuster Jurassic World Rebirth, while also touching on the status of his highly anticipated Marvel project Blade.

It's been six years since Marvel Studios announced Mahershala Ali would play vampire slayer Blade. After numerous delays, the actor still wants in.

In 2019, the Marvel fandom was filled with excitement when Kevin Feige took the stage and announced that Mahershala Ali, a two-time Oscar-winning powerhouse, would play ‘Blade‘, the legendary vampire slayer,