RUMOR: Wesley Snipes' Return As BLADE Could Be Happening Much Sooner Than Expected - Possible SPOILERS

RUMOR: Wesley Snipes' Return As BLADE Could Be Happening Much Sooner Than Expected - Possible SPOILERS

Following reports that Blade star Wesley Snipes has agreed to return as the vampire hunter in an upcoming MCU project, a new report reveals when we're likely to see him suit up as the Daywalker again...

By JoshWilding - May 01, 2024 11:05 AM EST
Filed Under: Blade

We've been hearing rumours for months that Wesley Snipes will return as Blade, and it was earlier this week that we learned the actor has indeed signed up for a future MCU appearance. 

While X-Men and Spider-Man typically get the lion's share of credit for bringing superheroes back to theaters, Blade and Blade II arguably kickstarted the genre's return to prominence in the early 2000s. With that in mind, we find it easy to imagine Marvel Studios being keen to give Snipes the chance to bid farewell to the Daywalker after the disaster that was Blade: Trinity.

According to a rumour shared by scooper @MyTimeToShineH, Snipes has agreed to reprise his role as Blade in Deadpool & Wolverine

This makes more sense than the next Avengers movies as Mahershala Ali should have appeared in the Blade reboot by then. It's also worth remembering that Snipes and Ryan Reynolds have a history on screen.

It's no secret the former wasn't exactly a pleasure to work with on the set of 2004's Blade: Trinity. Based on what we've heard, Reynolds was baffled by Snipes after they shared the screen as Hannibal King and Blade, respectively, though almost two decades have passed since then. 

In 2022, Reynolds said he had the "utmost respect" for Snipes' method acting, but acknowledged that he "never met Wesley, I only met Blade." Assuming there are no hard feelings, there's really no reason for the Deadpool threequel not to make this cameo a reality.

It would be wise to keep expectations in check for now, especially as it feels like many scoopers are just naming anyone and everyone from past Marvel movies simply because it's likely they'll show up. Still, Blade, Deadpool, and potentially Wolverine all sharing the screen at some point is an incredibly exciting prospect. 

Shawn Levy directs Deadpool & Wolverine, which stars Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Leslie Uggams, Karan Soni, and Matthew Macfadyen. The movie is written by Ryan Reynolds & Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick & Zeb Wells & Shawn Levy.

The trades have confirmed that Jennifer Garner will reprise her role as Elektra, with Wesley Snipes, James Marsden, Famke Janssen, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Dafne Keen, Channing Tatum, Blake Lively and, as we mentioned above, even singer Taylor Swift among those rumoured to make an appearance. 

Kevin Feige, Reynolds, Levy and Lauren Shuler Donner produce with Louis D’Esposito, Wendy Jacobson, Mary McLaglen, Josh McLaglen, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, George Dewey, Simon Kinberg and Jonathon Komack Martin serving as executive producers.

Deadpool & Wolverine arrives in theaters on July 26.

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SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 5/1/2024, 11:07 AM
It would make sense if the rumor is true of a group of variant heroes forming a Rebellion within the void to battle various villains. I could see that this is where Elektra, Human Torch (Evans), Blade (Snipes), and other cameos appear. I could see them assisting Wade and the Deadpool Corps in the grand finale against Nova and her forces.
ptick
ptick - 5/1/2024, 11:52 AM
@SonOfAGif - This! This would make more narrative sense than the NWH cameos or possibly even the MOM cameos.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 5/1/2024, 11:55 AM
@ptick - It would. They've baked it into the plot. The Void is the perfect excuse for cameos to occur naturally. This is the way.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 5/1/2024, 11:07 AM
No matter how many cameos there are, i hope it will be executed well and not just for the sake of having cameos
YouFlopped
YouFlopped - 5/1/2024, 11:08 AM
“It makes sense”

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
mountainman
mountainman - 5/1/2024, 11:14 AM
Hasn’t this been rumored for a while now? If so, how is this sooner than expected?
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 5/1/2024, 12:20 PM
@mountainman - the big question is, how do they make Snipes to be young enough to play blade?
mountainman
mountainman - 5/1/2024, 12:23 PM
@lazlodaytona - No reason the version we see couldn’t be an older Blade. In a way, it seems that they are pulling some elements of Old Man Logan into the Void scenes, and all the Marvel characters that appeared in that story were all older.
FrankenDad
FrankenDad - 5/1/2024, 12:49 PM
@lazlodaytona - I don’t see the need for it to be a younger version of Blade.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 5/1/2024, 1:03 PM
@FrankenDad - actually, I believe it's said somewhere in Part 1 since he's half human, he ages like a human. Good plot point to include there.
Taonrey
Taonrey - 5/1/2024, 8:47 PM
@lazlodaytona - feel like there a middle ground to be had, he’s half human so maybe he’s not immortal but she’s very slowly. Like a asgardian. That being said they casted a late 40s Ali who won’t appear as blade until his early 50s so it probably doesn’t matter.
Sabre81
Sabre81 - 5/1/2024, 11:26 PM
@mountainman - RUMOURS...RUMBLINGS...SCOOPERS!!! Why Wilding? Site has become not even a bad joke anymore.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 5/2/2024, 7:33 AM
@Taonrey - agree with u
KaptainKhaos
KaptainKhaos - 5/1/2024, 11:15 AM
All these cameos and hype, it's like Multiverse of Madness all over again.

This won't save the MCU
braunermegda
braunermegda - 5/1/2024, 11:27 AM
@KaptainKhaos - dude these are all rumours, for [frick]s sake stop taking anything that asshole profile says
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 5/1/2024, 12:04 PM
@KaptainKhaos - It'll only be like Multiverse if Madness if they don't deliver on those cameos.

We're both to blame (the fans and the studio). We expected more, that's on us. They didn't deliver more, that's on them.

I think this time around, for our part, we are tempering our expectations a little more. Nobody expects Tom Cruise to show up as Iron Man this time. We do kinda expects some surprises though. Like they gotta get something in there for both versions of the FF or they're not really doing an adequate swan song for the Fox era of Marvel movies.

I think we're hoping for lots, but not expecting lots.

Now, for their part, if the studio delivers something underwhelming and Hugh and Garner and maybe one secret surprise (like Krasinski's Reed in MoM) are the only big appearances then yes this could turn into Multiverse of Madness situation.

But I after the success of NWH and the relative failure of MoM (it was still very successful commercially) I think they've learned their lesson; Fan service counts.
Sabre81
Sabre81 - 5/1/2024, 11:25 PM
@braunermegda - I stopped reading at "According to a rumour shared by scooper @MyTimeToShineH"

Only click on these for the comment section...but it seems everyone is just bored with Josh posting 3 to four articles a day about rumours for this movie. Actually getting bored even wanting to see this now.
JustAWaffle
JustAWaffle - 5/1/2024, 11:16 AM
I mean it’s cool and all….

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DocSpock
DocSpock - 5/1/2024, 11:17 AM

Will Snipes be wearing an ankle monitor and turning his checks over directly to the IRS?

theFUZZ008
theFUZZ008 - 5/1/2024, 11:20 AM
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TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 5/1/2024, 11:31 AM
If true then I’m glad Snipes & Reynolds have buried the hatchet so to speak of the reports of the former not liking the the latter were accurate…

Anyway , I could see him be a part of that rumored Resistance group that is against Cassandra Nova in the Void apparently.

Also I bet ya we get a riff , homage or him saying this line verbatim in the movie…

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WeaponXCII
WeaponXCII - 5/1/2024, 11:31 AM
It would be pretty cool to go back to where it all started, but I’m not sure if I buy this one.
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 5/1/2024, 11:31 AM
Divinity seeker, who doesn’t post much but is right like 90% of the time, gave a list of the cameos on twitter. I’m excited for it
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 5/1/2024, 11:33 AM
@MyCoolYoung - I saw that , certainly plausible

The movie seems like one big homage to the Fox era so I wouldn’t be surprised
braunermegda
braunermegda - 5/1/2024, 2:45 PM
@MyCoolYoung - dude just look at the reddit scoops this guy gave last year, he got e everything wrong, from gog3 deaths to echo and spider verse
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 5/1/2024, 8:59 PM
@braunermegda - divinity seeker? I only follow them on twitter. Their scoops have been solid on there and they don’t tweet much. I don’t be on Reddit much
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 5/1/2024, 9:00 PM
@TheVisionary25 - and I feel like that’s the best way to go especially since some of them will return for secret wars
TheMetaMan
TheMetaMan - 5/1/2024, 11:32 AM
“Daylights coming, your own your own blade.” That line by Danny job- jules in blade 2 cracks me up. 🤣
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 5/1/2024, 11:54 AM
Sooner than Deadpool and Wolverine?
WhateverItTakes
WhateverItTakes - 5/1/2024, 1:23 PM
This is basically the writers room on this film

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braunermegda
braunermegda - 5/1/2024, 2:45 PM
@WhateverItTakes - no this is the twitter scoopers room who no one but josh and Mark takes seriously
Nolanite
Nolanite - 5/1/2024, 1:33 PM
It's going to be a dumpster fire 🔥🔥 just like MoM.
Nolanite out
sheisthekey
sheisthekey - 5/1/2024, 1:50 PM
Just don't make him look like a psychotic homeless, like they did with Michael Keaton in The Flash
marvel72
marvel72 - 5/1/2024, 1:59 PM
Deadpool And Wolverine or Avengers:Secret Wars.

Blade will return.
Itwasme
Itwasme - 5/1/2024, 3:44 PM
Please make sure he has an accountant this time...
ShortandAngry
ShortandAngry - 5/1/2024, 6:01 PM
I would love this. However I feel like it’s a slippery slope. I really want this movie to be good and make sense rather than kiss are asses with fan service without it really serving the plot.
kazuma
kazuma - 5/1/2024, 7:13 PM
I am TIRED of this multiverse variant crap. But I would be excited to see a Deadpool lead, team of variants that include, Hugh Jackman, Tobey Maguire, and Wesley Snipes. They're the original Marvel heroes that we all grew up with. It'd be nice to see them all together for one last hurrah.

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