The new Marvel is what happens if …? The 3 Series Concept Art is characterized by Mahershala Ali’s Blade as Moon Knight

It was a long, frustrating expectation Maershala ali’S Lama Officially sinking the teeth in the Marvel film universe. And while the live-action restart continues to escape more deeply in development limbo, a new work of art could be the most beautiful version of the character we saw … precisely in the way the fans expected.

Marvel Concept Artist Justin Kima designer of characters for What if…?He took on Instagram to share some of his designs for season 3. Among these there was a fusion of the two favorite characters by fans, Blade and Moon Knight. The face is unmistakably Mahershala Ali.

Kim wrote in the Instagram post: “For my final What if…? Post, I had the privilege of planning Lama like Moon Knight. My goal was to use Moon Knight’s wraps to create sharp shapes and make it seem that he could pull a blade from anywhere in his body. I also thought that both characters mentioned being a sort of ninja, so I pushed that archetype. “

According to reports, Blade is also making a complete animated apparition this autumn in the next Marvel zombies Series, which could be the closest to see the version of Blade di Ali.

THE Lama The film was extracted from the Marvel release program last year, following the director’s departures, rewriting and chaos caused by the Hollywood Strikes of 2023. Despite the setbacks, president of Marvel Studios Kevin Feige offered a little reassurance:

“We are engaged in Blade. We adore the character, we love Mahershala’s taking on him. And we are sure: every time we change direction with a project or we are still understanding how it adapts to our program, we let the public know. You are everything updated on what is happening,” he explained in an interview last year.

Ali technically has already made its debut in MCU off the screen to express the blade in a cryptic post-crude scene in Eternal in 2021.