If Marvel Studios ever remembers that Mahershala Ali has been standing by the door in sunglasses since 2019, we might finally get a Blade worthy of the name. Yes, the movie’s been delayed so many times the release date is basically folklore at this point, with directors exiting, scripts rewriting themselves like cursed scrolls, and Ali publicly admitting he’s not sure where Marvel is at right now. The project got yanked around the calendar so often it achieved multiversal travel by sheer scheduling alone.
Meanwhile, over in Sony’s “Spider-Man (Spider-Man Not Included)” universe, the vibes are… let’s call it “post-credit scene without a movie.” Madame Web face-planted at the box office. Kraven the Hunter also faceplanted. And Morbius, unshockingly, faceplanted twice. Industry folks have started using phrases like “jeopardy,” “stalled,” and “maybe don’t announce five spinoffs before one works.” In other words, the SSMU appears to be deader than the script for Eternals 2, which—judging by the reaction from moviegoers and comic fans—is a blessing to mankind.
But if Marvel Studios manages to get their shit together and their collective heads out of each others asses, and finally makes Blade actually happen, please give us the crossover that the memes demand—Blade vs. Morbius. We’re talking a clean, R-rated, no-guts-no-glory vampire beheading where Blade handles business the way a Daywalker does: a flash of steel, a clean swing of the blade across Let’s neck, and a tidy wooden-stake finale that turns Dr. Michael “It’s Morbin’ Time” Morbius into a pile of ash.
The fantasy matchup writes itself. Blade steps in, does what Marvel Studios has spent years planning to consider thinking about doing, and resolves the SSMU in a single set piece: a over-the-top, violently graphic, exceptionally choreographed decapitation, followed by a standard, formulaic, killer one-liner. Something like, “Always hated vampires with eye shadow.” The crowd cheers. Then a moniker rolls up front and center that reads “Blade Will Return. In less than 8 years.”
Is this petty? Absolutely. Is it personal? Probably. This is Marvel Studios’ Blade, after all, and it needs a mission statement to convey that Sony’s stray vampire needs a satisfying, albeit punishing, curtain call.
So how does all this work exactly? Hell if we know, but considering how much Marvel Studios is leaning into the Multiverse to deliver fan service around every corner, this would likely be the only way. Maybe Blade shows up in Secret Wars and maybe during his debut scene, he beheads Leto’s Morbius. Whatever the case, just make it happen.
