The Blade Casting Is a Joke. GIVE US SNIPES.

I’m sorry, but this needs to be said:

Wesley Snipes should be Blade. Not Ali.
Look, let’s be real about Mahershala Ali. The dude is an absolute legend, a phenomenal actor. He’s got that calm, educated, Oscar-winner vibe. He belongs in heavy-hitting dramas like Green Book the guy can act. He does not belong swinging a katana in some gritty, vampire-slaying Marvel flick. It's just a fundamental mismatch. I said what I said.

Wesley Snipes, though? Come on. His name is awesome, but more importantly, he is the definitive Blade. He played the character in the original trilogy and absolutely owned it. He's got the look, the martial arts background, the intensity... he basically invented the modern Marvel movie anti-hero.

This casting decision is like trying to get Tom Cruise to play John Wick. It makes zero sense It was an absolute no-brainer you bring back the OG. The fact that Marvel didn't just give the role back to Wesley Snipes is genuinely baffling. It’s an insult to the character's legacy. Snipes is Blade. End of discussion.

Commentaires

IBrk4Chipmunks2025-10-23 20:16

Imagine being this wrong

Sumbra4502025-10-23 20:17

I'm just being real

Smokey_16_982025-10-23 20:21

🤣🤣🤣🤣

Burgoonius2025-10-23 20:22

A real moron

Avvie792025-10-23 20:17

He’s also an asshole who makes people regret working with him.

Timmah732025-10-23 20:19

Blade "I DON'T LIKE YOU"

Deadpool/Ryan "Mmmm you never did."

rvdp662025-10-23 20:17

Bro. We got Snipes.

That why reynolds did it. There's no putting the genie back in the bottle.

Also Mahershala Ali was also amazing as cottonmouth. Never should have been killed off imo. He will be a great blade to, because he is just great at his job.

TH3PhilipJFry2025-10-23 20:18

It’s crazy how little you understand the situation while simultaneously having so much to say about it

sjeuwhhens2025-10-23 20:18

Shut up

Far_Adeptness98842025-10-23 20:18

What Blade?

signorryan2025-10-23 20:18

Lol

UmbrellaCorpTech2025-10-23 20:20

If he wasn’t a 63 year old man, sure. I just want someone who is younger and in better shape. Snipes’ action scenes in Deadpool 3 looked a bit forced because of his age.

Latter_Surround_18372025-10-23 20:20

No.

RihoSucks2025-10-23 20:20

Yeah geriatric blade, that sounds great 🙄

WillingnessMinimum352025-10-23 20:21

This is like asking for michael keaton to return as batman in the dcu it would be cool for a cameo but snipes is in his 60s now dude

Endgam2025-10-23 21:05

Michael Keaton in a Batman Beyond movie as Old Bruce would be pretty great though.

Xekshek332025-10-23 20:24

No thanks

JyconX2025-10-23 20:25

Nah, I want MCU's Blade to be someone new and from the Sacred Timeline, like Marvel Studios intended and still DOES intend with Mahershala Ali.

The delays only happened to ensure the movie will be done right and without it being ending up becoming a generic copy of Snipes' Blade.

Snipes should NOT be kept as the only live actor of the character in the Marvel movie history just because you think the Blade movies starred by Snipes were so "awesome".

Johnny02302025-10-23 20:25

an argument based only on nostalgia without taking into consideration one important thing: the actors act and change roles...

Let's move on, we can't always remain anchored to old characters, otherwise in 2/3 years every saga is over

ULTRAman06162025-10-23 20:26

Honestly, I’d love to see an interpretation of John Wick played by Tom Cruise.

DrManhattan_DDM2025-10-23 20:27

Wesley Snipes is a 63 year old man, wtf are you on about?

Sumbra4502025-10-23 20:31

I might sound crazy but Wesley is almost literally too old to act if he wants to go out with a bang it should be the reboot for blade not some shit movie about deadpool

Skytte-2025-10-23 20:34

Wesley Snipes is 63 years old, got to do 3 Blade movies, will forever be associated with the role of Blade, and got to return as Blade in 2024.

If they want Blade to have any actual relevance in the future of their movie 'universe', Blade literally cannot be played by a man in his mid-60s.

When they had to announce a new Blade, I was a hater and didn't believe anybody would be able to do it justice. Then they announced Mahershala Ali, and I was on board. He is a great actor.

But also, they've completely fucked it up at this point, considering that Ali is in his 50s at this point, and I don't think a guy in his 50s should be Blade either. Snipes was in his 30s when he first played Blade. And now, with how infrequently these characters appear in projects, and how spaced out appearances can be, I don't see the point in having Snipes OR Ali play Blade. Both are too old.

All options are bad options at this point unless they start from scratch again and recast.

Altruistic_Eye_11572025-10-23 20:40

Under that logic, Tobey Maguire should be the Spider-Man of the MCU, or Norman from YFNSM should be exactly like Dafoe, and that wasn't the case.

Reinterpretations exist because you can always explore a new aspect that wasn't explored at the time. Added to that are other details like the issue of age (Snipe is already approaching 70), and I also doubt Marvel has forgotten his domestic assault allegations. After what happened with Majors, they probably don't want anyone who has been proven to be violent.

StrikingBobcat92025-10-23 20:44

The year is 2057. All the avengers are now A.I. Due to "fans" not being able to move on

Endgam2025-10-23 21:05

Mahershala Ali is the one who wants to play Blade. They only started up the Blade movie production (what little they've done) because he approached Feige about it.

ItsAProdigalReturn2025-10-23 22:22

If Ali drops out, Aaron Pierre should play Blade. In the comics his mom's Black from the UK and dad's white from Latveria. Blade is also English and speaks with a British accent. [](https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=d029728c4f6818f7&sxsrf=AE3TifPxFuo2JoqYXwGHGiXN_pnbhJSSPw:1761250805374&q=aaron+pierre&si=AMgyJEsS9yFPUNnJcpkaSNMRXqlEb_cmMyWNvbHl-mlzpyl2ImPrl6lfSZ6glWgA7jsULRyM66iftv0Evs0eBtO6eF_IxgoAvzVcKMMSniRnvnJcmBx4Q5Q%3D&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiunfXEkruQAxV3ITQIHW2gDsAQyNoBKAB6BAgpEAA&ictx=1)

Stormik2025-10-24 13:17

>He does not belong swinging a katana in some gritty, vampire-slaying Marvel flick.

But why?

>This casting decision is like trying to get Tom Cruise to play John Wick.

Also but why?

Keanu was awesome but I definitely would not say that Tom doesn't belong in such role. I could definitely see him as John Wick.

Just because an actor does a great job in a role doesn't mean that literally no other actor would not "belong" in that role. I mean sure it's tough to imagine someone other than Snipes to play Blade but that doesn't mean he should play it till he's 90 and after that the character should be retired from live-action. And Ali is definitely not a miscast. Dude looks great and can handle action. Kevin Hart would be a miscast.

I honestly can't think of anyone more fitting for the role than Ali.