Is Wesley Snipes going to make a new Blade movie?
Among the avalanche of Marvel news coming out of 2019’s San Diego Comic-Con was the confirmation of a new Blade film with the Oscar-winning Mahershala Ali set to fill the titular role of Marvel’s most well-known vampire hunter.
Is Wesley Snipes still Blade?
Production hasn’t begun on that film yet with things reportedly set to ramp up sometime in the summer of 2022. Bassam Tariq is on as director for the movie which could feature a much more powerful version of the character than we’ve known before. Wesley Snipes played Blade through three movies starting back in 1998.
Was there ever plans for a Blade 4?
Blade 4 doesn’t seem to have ever been in the studio’s plans, but there was interest in spinoff projects.
Will Wesley Snipes be in MCU?
The actor confirmed he is still open to returning as the vampire hunter for the MCU, though notes he hasn’t been approached by Marvel Studios for any kind of part in the franchise. See what Snipes said below: “Never say never. Long as I’m healthy and in shape, I can rock with them.
Who played Blade after Wesley Snipes?
Snipes played Blade in the 1998 film of the same name, followed by two sequels in 2002 and 2004. In 2019, it was announced that Moonlight actor Ali, 47, was cast in an upcoming reboot film for the character, to be part of the current and ever-expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Does Blade fight Morbius?
Apparently this was filmed with the intention of making the sequel about Blade battling Morbius. (In the comic books, it’s Morbius who bites Blade, who at the time was a human vampire hunter, turning him into the iconic daywalker we know today.)
Is Blade more powerful than Morbius?
While it’s up for debate, Blade is the strongest out of the two. He has the experience, the physical skill, and has seen too many creatures like Morbius to back down at all. He’s fought with Morbius before and, while neither really won, it was the heroes who still saved the day.
Will Blade ever join the MCU?
We cannot exactly say when Mahershala Ali’s Blade will show up in the MCU next, nor if it will be in his own movie. In fact, it was not until March 2021 when Marvel Studios revealed that the anti-hero thriller would begin filming in September of that year, only for that date to change by a wide margin soon after.