Marvel’s President Says ‘Blade’ Still Happening & Miles Morales ‘Spider-Man’ On The Way

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It’s been five years since Marvel announced that Blade would be joining their ever-expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe. Since then, the rebooted franchise has suffered setback after setback, and it’s gotten to the point where fans doubt the film centered around the “Day Walker” would ever see the light of day.

Luckily for us, it seems like the President of Marvel Studios, Kevin Feige, hasn’t given up on the project and recently stated that Blade is still a priority and its star, Mahershala Ali, is still all in on becoming the latest superhero in the MCU. According to Deadline, Feige spoke with Brazilian entertainment website Omelete about Blade and a few other Marvel projects and revealed that not only is Blade still very much happening, but that Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch is still very much alive in the MCU and could be making a return sooner than later.

Though rumors had been swirling that Marvel was close to giving up on Blade (as was Mahershala Ali) after a few directors quit or passed on the project and the script was rewritten a few times, fans of the vampire killing are rejoicing as Feige says that they’re dedicated to bringing Blade into the MCU and resurrecting the franchise that technically kicked off the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Per Deadline:

“We love the character, we love Mahershala’s version of him. And rest assured: whenever we change direction with a project, or are still trying to figure out how it fits into our schedule, we let the public know. You’re up to date on what’s going on. But I can tell you that the character will be coming to the MCU,” Feige said.

We sure hope so. While the future of Blade was up in the air, there were whispers that Wesley Snipes would be reprising the role in Marvel’s upcoming Avengers: Secret Wars as his return in Deadpool & Wolverine showed that the man still had a lot left in the tank with the character.

As for Elizabeth Olson’s Scarlett Witch, who supposedly met her fate at the end of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, she too will be making her return in the upcoming future, following the success of the Disney+ series, Agatha All Along.

“Since then (Agatha), there have been a lot of questions about Wanda on fans’ minds… So all I can say is that we’re excited to find out when and how the Scarlet Witch might return,” Feige said.

With word that Scarlett Witch may get her own film or series, rumors are already swirling that the X-Men’s Jean Grey could make her MCU debut in a potential Scarlett Witch project.

Another nice little tidbit in Feige’s interview with Omelete was the potential debut of Miles Morales Spider-Man who may get called into MCU action after Sony wraps up their Spider-Verse series.

“I hope that, shortly after that (Beyond the Spider-Verse), he can enter the MCU in live-action.”

Are y’all ready for a Black and Puerto Rican Spider-Man? We know we are.

What do y’all think about Kevin Feige’s revelations? Who should be cast as Miles Morales? Let us know in the comments section below.