Sep 28, 2026 · 38 min · 10 segments
In this week's episode of The NerdGen Report, Brian Schultz and Pablo dissect the explosive revelations behind why Marvel's Blade movie never happened. Two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali is…
Brian SchultzHostPabloHostWhen we're about to go on, he sends me the list.
And at the bottom of the list was the situation that we've been talking about for many, many years.
The frustrations, Brian.
The little things, and I would, listen, if somebody can get us in touch with Mahershala Ali so that we can have a conversation, because I want, we already know where this was going.
We already knew that.
I want to know how it all began.
what were the conversation, what type of communication they were having that led...
Because, come on, we're seven years...
This is where we are seven years from that first announcement.
And it seemed like something would happen.
I'd had conversation with people that were working on stuff for the movie that he can't talk about it.
But...
Here we are.
Describe your reaction, Brian, when you read, first read the comments and then heard from his own lips and he elaborated on he should feel that way.
Cause he, this isn't the first time he's, he said this.
But I think, look, I mean, this has played, we've been reading these tea leaves for five years.
And I think this has played out almost exactly as, you know, this is the emperor, right? Everything is proceeding as I have foreseen kind of, kind of deal.
Like, and, and, You know, I think the thing that's coming through now where you can clearly sense he doesn't have to play ball, whatever contractual obligations or options existed are clearly gone, whatever.
We can you can debate the and we will talk a little bit about the broader context that he's giving for his career as it has been defined by this project.
But this is a man who is who I think rightfully so feels betrayed by the promise of Marvel and feels like his career has been destroyed.
I mean, derailed is a strong word, but let's say it's been altered slash delayed or sidetracked by his commitments to doing a Blade film.
When we're about to go on, he sends me the list.
And at the bottom of the list was the situation that we've been talking about for many, many years.
The frustrations, Brian.
The little things, and I would, listen, if somebody can get us in touch with Mahershala Ali so that we can have a conversation, because I want, we already know where this was going.
We already knew that.
I want to know how it all began.
what were the conversation, what type of communication they were having that led...
Because, come on, we're seven years...
This is where we are seven years from that first announcement.
And it seemed like something would happen.
I'd had conversation with people that were working on stuff for the movie that he can't talk about it.
But...
Here we are.
Describe your reaction, Brian, when you read, first read the comments and then heard from his own lips and he elaborated on he should feel that way.
Cause he, this isn't the first time he's, he said this.
But I think, look, I mean, this has played, we've been reading these tea leaves for five years.
And I think this has played out almost exactly as, you know, this is the emperor, right? Everything is proceeding as I have foreseen kind of, kind of deal.
Like, and, and, You know, I think the thing that's coming through now where you can clearly sense he doesn't have to play ball, whatever contractual obligations or options existed are clearly gone, whatever.
We can you can debate the and we will talk a little bit about the broader context that he's giving for his career as it has been defined by this project.
But this is a man who is who I think rightfully so feels betrayed by the promise of Marvel and feels like his career has been destroyed.
I mean, derailed is a strong word, but let's say it's been altered slash delayed or sidetracked by his commitments to doing a Blade film.
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