Wesley Snipes has been reflecting on his time as Blade, whilst considering the possibility of a future appearance in the MCU.
You wonāt need us to tell you how instrumental 1998ās
Blade and its subsequent sequels were, in launching the superhero boom that continues to this day. He played the half human, half vampire, all-action Blade across three films, and for years there were rumours of a fourth.
Now ahead of his turn in the hotly-anticipated
Coming 2 America, launching next month on Amazon, Snipes has been discussing both his past and his future in the
Blade universe. With regards to taking the role in the original film, he said that āthe irony of the whole thing is that when I chose to do the film, the first
Blade, most of the representation I had at the time suggested I shouldnāt do it. [They] were absolutely against me taking on the role. And now look what it turned out to be. Who knew? But we aināt done yetā.
Snipesā comment that āwe aināt done yetā most likely refers to the newer, Marvel Cinematic Universe version of
Blade that is widely expected to arrive in 2022, although this is yet to be confirmed. The new film will star Mahershala Ali as Blade, with
Watchmen scribe, Stacey Osei-Kuffour
set to script the film.
Although Snipes clearly feels a sense of ownership over the character (stories allege that during the ādifficultā production of
Blade: Trinity he only communicated with director David Goyer through post-it notes signed āBladeā, although Snipes had hit back at those) his support for Ali taking up the mantle seems to be unwavering, as he states: āāIām one thousand percent supportive of it. I think itās great. Go for it, my manā.
There are lots of fans out there hoping that Snipes will make an appearance in the new
Blade, and with the MCU soon to be offering the endless possibilities of the multiverse, perhaps even reprise his role as the vampire hunter alongside Aliās newer incarnation.
On that matter, Snipes offered a wry āyou never knowā, adding āunder the right circumstances, Iām open to play with everybodyā. Which suggests at the very least heās open to the idea.
You can check the full interview at Entertainment Tonight below, where the actor also chats about his appearance in the new
Coming 2 America sequel whilst recollecting how he came really close to being cast in the original. The MCUās
Blade currently has no director or release date slated but weāll keep you updated as we hear more.
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