According to a recent report from The Cosmic Circus, Marvel Studios’ Blade is set to appear in the upcoming Werewolf by Night Halloween special that Marvel has planned for Disney+.
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The special is set to introduce the concept of werewolves fully into the Marvel Cinematic Universe and will act as a one-shot special for fans getting into the Halloween mood later this year. However, the report notes that none other than Mahershala Ali will appear in the upcoming special, which will essentially act as a physical debut for the highly anticipated Marvel character following his voice-only appearance in Marvel’s Eternals.
Currently, it’s unknown what purpose Blade will serve in the upcoming special, although given his vampire hunting tendencies, it likely won’t bode all that well for some werewolves that might choose to go after him. Ali has said last year that he is ready to begin work on the upcoming Blade film as well, and was excited to dive into the character.
It was previously announced that Laura Donnelly (The Nevers) and Golden Globe winner Gael García Bernal (Mozart in the Jungle) will be starring in the special. It’s possible that Donnelly could be playing Nina Price, who becomes Vampire By Night. She is Jack Russell’s niece in the comics who carries the lycan gene and is turned into a vampire/werewolf hybrid after being bitten by a vampire.
