{
  "id": 9214542,
  "title": "Mahershala Ali On ‘Blade’ Being A Big Failure For Kevin Feige: “100%. He Should Feel That Way”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/mahershala-ali-on-blade-being-a-big-failure-for-kevin-feige-100-he",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-22T22:40:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/09/mahershala-ali-blade-kevin-feige-failure-1237110782/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mahershala Ali expressed his thoughts on the failure of the Marvel reboot of Blade, stating that he still doesn't know why the project never materialized. He attributed this question to Kevin Feige, the Marvel Studios president.\n\nAli agreed with Feige's assessment that the failure of Blade was one of the biggest of his career. According to Ali, Feige should feel like a failure, saying \"100%. He should feel that way.\"\n\nThe Blade reboot was initially announced in 2019 but was eventually pulled from Marvel's release calendar five years later. Ali noted that he had been under contract for the project, which had significant resources behind it, and expressed his puzzlement at its demise.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Mahershala Ali Agrees With Kevin Feige Feeling Like a Failure for Not Making ‘Blade’: ‘He Should Feel That Way’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/mahershala-ali-agrees-with-kevin-feige-feeling-like-a-failure-for-not",
        "published": "2026-09-22T19:19:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Mahershala Ali Says ‘I Agree’ That Marvel Not Making ‘Blade’ Is the ‘Biggest Failure’ of Kevin Feige’s Career: ‘I Don’t Know Why It Didn’t Happen’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/mahershala-ali-says-i-agree-that-marvel-not-making-blade-is-the",
        "published": "2026-09-22T19:46:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}