It's been six years since Marvel Studios announced Mahershala Ali would play vampire slayer Blade. After numerous delays, the actor still wants in.

Mahershala Ali is still waiting to play Blade, six years after Marvel’s Comic-Con reveal. “Let them know I’m ready,” he says.

Mahershala Ali chats with THR at the Jurassic World Rebirth carpet and gives insight into the filming process of the movie. Plus, he shares the status of Blade saying, “I’m just taking it a day at a time.