Wesley Snipes made the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s favorite vampire slayer an iconic comic character in three “Blade” films between 1998 and 2004.
Next up to assume the position is two-time Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali in an upcoming Marvel Studios film directed by “Mogul Mowgli” filmmaker Bassam Tariq.
Naturally, during press duties for his new Netflix miniseries “True Story,” Snipes has fielded questions about the future of “Blade,” and in an interview with Yahoo! Movies (via JoBlo.com), Snipes revealed the advice he gave to Ali once the latter was cast.“We spoke.
We shared that the issue of him being cast wasn’t between us, you know, that business.
I’m cool with it.
I don’t walk around as Blade, so I’m not attached to the character like that, you know? I feel no emotional loss.
Zero.
And I’m happy that he’s been cast, and more than
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