Make Blade be the MCU's John Wick

After watching through the entire John Wick quadrilogy, I couldn't stop thinking how much inspiration can be pulled from that series for the upcoming Blade movie (if it ever comes). The blend of eastern style action along with western style... martial arts with gunplay. The combination of martial arts, guns, swords and other weapons is exactly what Blade does. Donnie Yen's character using the gun and katana at the same time... \*chef's kiss\* and John Wick using the Dragon's Breath shotgun? Yeah I can see Blade doing that with a silver-loaded shotgun to burn vampires to a crisp.

Blade is practically the Baba Yaga for the vampires the same way John Wick is with other assassins and criminals. The mention of only their names instill fear to those being hunted by them. And both are men of few but impactful words... "Some motherfuckers are always trying to ice-skate uphill"... "Winston, tell them all. Whoever comes, whoever it is; I'll kill them. I'll kill them all."

It would be great to have Stahelski and Kolstad helming the film (DDC of Shang Chi would be a great choice also; incorporating the eastern style action). And please make it R-rated. It would keep the film in spirit with the original Snipes trilogy. Plus, we've seen how neutered Wolverine can be when you compare his PG-13 movies to the R-rated Logan and Deadpool & Wolverine.

And I think they should recast someone younger. Mahershala Ali is 51.

This is all wishful thinking.

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Tall-Piccolo2522026-01-09 02:35

Yes

Own-Papaya-42642026-01-11 01:51

a lot of characters are basically John wick already

brokeNbricks252026-01-09 02:47

>Make Blade

That would be a good start

z4guy2026-01-09 04:31

Indeed. It's in development hell RN. Mahershala Ali will be a senior citizen by the time this version of Blade comes onscreen, if at all.

EagleSaintRam2026-01-09 06:31

That Wesley Snipes line from Deadpool & Wolverine made me wince a little 😅

Wrong-Vermicelli47232026-01-09 17:26

It’s not even true lol, whole live action tv show that came out after Snipes. Unless he mean movies only

SeniorRicketts2026-01-09 21:06

Different actor but the TV show is Blade 4 so it's ackshually the same Blade, just saying

Wrong-Vermicelli47232026-01-09 21:40

Sure but we still acknowledge Routh and Reeves as two different Supermen despite returns being a sequel. Hugh played two different Wolverine now but we don’t act like it’s two different characters. Recast still recast.

mariusioannesp2026-01-09 14:52

From what I’ve been hearing Mahershala Ali is the reason the movie hasn’t been made. He allegedly has been difficult to work with.

Flat_Fox_73182026-01-09 17:38

I don't know if I buy that. They couldn't even keep a writer or director locked in. It just sounds like they've been struggling to get it off the ground creatively

mariusioannesp2026-01-09 18:40

They couldn’t keep a writer or director because Mahershala Ali kept objecting to them.

MichaelSonOfMike2026-01-09 22:23

Based on what? He’s in all kinds of other movies and no one has said anything.

mariusioannesp2026-01-09 23:00

That’s the scuttlebutt I’ve encountered elsewhere on Reddit.

MichaelSonOfMike2026-01-10 05:03

😂

Wrong-Vermicelli47232026-01-09 17:25

From what rumors say it’s not even in development hell, it’s legit cancelled

SeniorRicketts2026-01-09 21:07

Just got a notification, not even 5 min. ago

ncopp2026-01-09 20:06

Love Mahershala, but they should probablly cast a younger acter as blade. Dude's already 51, and at this rate he'll be 60 by time he gets a sequel (if the first one ever comes out)

Lord_Phoenix952026-01-09 06:50

Would honestly be perfect if they do.

RyFro2026-01-09 02:52

Hell yeah

jim91622026-01-09 03:00

Any Blade movie at this point lol

Quips_Cranks_Wiles2026-01-09 03:09

Damn that would be sick

depressed_asian_boy_2026-01-09 03:12

I find hilarious the concept of it should be like John Wick because he should use guns and weapons and fight with kung fu and its like... that's an action movie, John Wick didn't invent action movies

Also Blade usually has dialogue, he should speak more than John Wick since he usually doesn't have other characters that explain the plot for him, also I think is funny the idea of it should be like John Wick, also recast him because Mahershala Ali is 51 and... the joke of John Wick is that he's an older guy, Keanu Reeves is in his 60s, he was 50 in the first movie lmao

masterionxxx2026-01-09 04:16

>also I think is funny the idea of it should be like John Wick, also recast him because Mahershala Ali is 51 and... the joke of John Wick is that he's an older guy, Keanu Reeves is in his 60s, he was 50 in the first movie lmao

The irony is not lost on me.

myychair2026-01-09 04:36

Jfc they’re both aging so gracefully

z4guy2026-01-09 04:40

I think you're taking things too literal and absolute. I just mean the style, choreography, and action of the Blade movie being like John Wick, not story-wise. Besides Shang Chi, there really isn't much eastern style influenced action in the MCU, and Blade would be a perfect addition if it's anything like what Wesley Snipes did.

I only brought up the age thing from a logistic perspective, not story-wise. Of course it makes sense for John Wick because he was "retired". I'm just saying if Blade was to have an everlasting presence in the future MCU, I'd rather it be a younger actor.

MirkwoodWanderer12026-01-09 13:06

I would be hoping for some British influence in the MCU which Blade could bring as well if they have him be English

ShibaVagina2026-01-09 16:32

Bloody hell, some wankers are always trying to ice skate up hill.

Razatiger2026-01-10 00:27

Wesley Snipes kinda closed that door honestly. He was such a convincing Blade that it would be hard for people to imagine him as british.

feetandballs2026-01-09 04:49

Some motherfuckers are always trying to ice skate uphill

ScottieBarney2026-01-09 08:06

Not all action movies are like John wick. John Wick (especially the 4th one) movies are top tier in style and choreography, which if emulated in the MCU would be a freaking hit and breath of fresh air compared to the CGI magic battles we usually get.

NervousAd32022026-01-09 13:28

John Wick didn’t invent action movies, but they reinvigorated them & brought something refreshing to the genre

Razatiger2026-01-10 00:28

I would argue that Blade was the movie that inspired that type of Gun-fu style. If anything John Wick is building off what Blade started.

z4guy2026-01-10 20:41

John Woo is the progenitor. His films like Hard Boiled are what inspired Blade, John Wick, Matrix, and other gun fu flicks.

mariusioannesp2026-01-09 14:54

Keanu though has stayed the same age for like 30 years. If anyone could actually “til he’s 90” it’s probably him.

Wrong-Vermicelli47232026-01-09 17:28

The man didn’t look or act like he did 30 years ago. He’s great but watching JW4 you can 100% tell that’s a 50+ year old man doing stunts

z4guy2026-01-09 17:47

Right? He still moves pretty good for +50, but this ain’t Speed and Point Break Keanu anymore.

Paul Rudd is a handsome, young-looking man for +50. But Clueless Paul Rudd looks like a baby in comparison. He DOES in fact age.

Wrong-Vermicelli47232026-01-09 21:45

Paul the only one people call a vampire that I agree with (though his age finally is showing). Tom cruise is another actor people bring up , but anytime u see him on the red carpet he looks like his age. It’s only in movies he looks younger.

LeoLaDawg2026-01-09 03:36

It'll be 6 years from now at least if they decided to go that route.

igby12026-01-09 03:55

I must be the only one that’s tired of John Wick movies.

z4guy2026-01-09 18:00

You must be fun at parties.

The John Wick and Raid movies are some the best action in modern cinema.

Prior_Dish8682026-01-09 04:00

We aren't getting Blade.

neogreenlantern2026-01-09 04:05

So you want them to give Blade a dog and then kill it!?

That's fucked man.

DankStew2026-01-09 04:07

A gillette fusion razor gets 5 blades yet we only get to have 1 since Wesley Snipes in the 90’s

dowker12026-01-09 04:12

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masterionxxx2026-01-09 04:12

> Yeah I can see Blade doing that with a silver-loaded shotgun to burn vampires to a crisp.

There was a scene like that in Constantine.

Holanz2026-01-09 04:25

I love it. It can be niche like Deadpool. It would reach a certain audience.

It can feel different than the average MCU. Action. GUn-Fu. World building.

Doesn’t have to connect to everything like Moon Knight. Especially if he lives in London.l and he can travel around.

BackInBlackTL2026-01-09 04:29

Uh.. no thank you. Make blade you know... blade

z4guy2026-01-09 06:12

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Fresh2Deaf2026-01-09 08:48

If thats the case, won't they basically be recreating the feel of the OG Blade?

Leading-Customer74992026-01-09 14:32

I get what you're saying. We should cast Keanu Reeves as blade right? /s

Dogesneakers2026-01-09 05:00

Donnie yen (blade 2) was also in both

godzilla23172026-01-09 05:04

I just finished the blade trilogy last week as part of my mcu rewatch before Doomsday and gotta say the director of John Wick would be perfect for a reboot, was thinking that the most during Blade 2’s club scene

Madman_19922026-01-09 05:35

Honestly Blade should be the least difficult Marvel movie to make.

z4guy2026-01-09 06:14

FR, the original Blade is still revered and beyond cult classic status. Blade is already well known to the general public. Blade/Snipes got the biggest audience popoff in DP&W.

Schmenza2026-01-09 19:25

Guns, blood, swords, 90s techno. Does Marvel not like money??

WORTHLESS13212020192026-01-09 23:16

Prob filled with racist and woke stuff and many directors don't want any part of it.

What else could it be?

Chance5e2026-01-09 05:36

At this point I’ll settle for “make Blade.”

RoninFPS2026-01-09 05:58

Totally agree. I think John Wick's "gun fu" style would work with Blade and would be a fresh style for the MCU. Long take fight sequences with heavy transitions between melee and gun fighting. The fact Blade fights more supernatural enemies could be an interesting twist for the fights.

falconx502026-01-09 06:07

I'll do what I can

matty_nice2026-01-09 06:13

One of the best things about that franchise is the world building that went with it. There was a system in place with the gold coins and the hotel, people knew each other, there was a history.

That's exactly how Blade should be. There should be a history of Blade as a vampire hunter, that vampire exist in their world and they have their own secret system.

ABC_Dildos_Inc2026-01-09 07:27

Can't we just get some good unique films that do the comics justice instead?

usmannaeem2026-01-09 08:22

Oh hell no. The fighting style John Wick, does match the idiology if Stan Lee and to be very honest, is so fake.

chuffkubazdro2026-01-09 09:39

According to Jeff Snyder the Blade movie is dead and they are making a Midnight Suns/team up movie to introduce the character. Feels like the MCU will never do a solo character movie ever again. They can't even do Spider-man without having 3 of them together, or shoehorning the Hulk and Punisher in.

z4guy2026-01-10 20:52

Really? Homecoming and Far From Home aren’t good? What is with this revisionist history…

chuffkubazdro2026-01-11 09:20

Where did I say they are not good?

NetSc0pe2026-01-09 10:09

We have The Punisher??

Whatsinanmame2026-01-09 12:09

How about we make him the MCU's Blade?

SoapMactavish6272026-01-09 12:55

We already have our John Wick

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Silent_Bystander19302026-01-09 14:04

Isn’t that hit monkey

PWNtimeJamboree2026-01-09 14:52

the Dragons Breath scene in JW4 is one of the most breathtaking action scenes ever put to film. its so fuckin good.

Jlx_272026-01-09 15:27

No, just cancel the Blade project. We are happy with the Blade movies we have already.

z4guy2026-01-09 17:06

Happy with the first two movies, not Blade Trinity.

peon472026-01-09 16:11

John Wick's appeal is that he can go through a nightclub killing 32 gangsters in six minutes.

If you can kill that many vampires in that short of time, they're shit vampires.

z4guy2026-01-09 17:03

I’m pretty sure Blade killed 32 vampires in a nightclub in six minutes in the first movie’s intro.

peon472026-01-09 17:29

And they were shit vampires.

He killed six with a single throw of his boomerang. Susceptibility to any ultraviolet light, and not just sunlight, means you can kill them with a **torch**. You can just replace all the streetlamp bulbs in your city and they burn the next time they drive down the street.

If we're making a new vampire franchise, I want its vampires to be harder to kill then your average moth.

Screen-Healthy2026-01-09 17:04

Start the movie how I Am Legend Ended, older female vampire is telling the newer vampires a bed time story of how the day walker kills them, of how many nests he’s whipped from existence and how he lets none alive. Then he actually shows up and they are terrified and he ends them all.

comehereyoudevillog2026-01-09 17:14

Was this also going to be R rated, or is Deadpool the only one who they're gonna do that with.

z4guy2026-01-09 17:29

Back in 2021, Feige said future films would not be rated-R other than the Deadpool sequel (which became DP & Wolverine). But that was a long time ago. Blade might as well have no rating; the Ali Blade version ain’t coming out…

charlesfluidsmith2026-01-09 17:22

How is that different from every Blade movie?

If anything, Wick is derivative of the Blade films.

Own_Information81562026-01-09 18:14

No thanks. We've already seen that. Make it more horror.

reddit8092026-01-09 18:48

All you needed to do was watch the original Blade. Make Sam Elliot Whistler before he turns fucking 90 and we're good.

MX24192026-01-09 19:22

I agree. Easiest layup. It's unfortunate right now that it's reported supposedly that Blade will make his first appearance in Midnight Son's movie or show. I'm taking this with a grain of salt but if this is true you literally could take your suggestion and implement the supernatural characters in each movie when necessary. Elsa, Man-Thing, Werewolf, Frankenstein, etc.

z4guy2026-01-09 19:47

That would be unfortunate. Some of the Midnight Sons members are solo movie worthy. But I’ll take Blade at any capacity at this point.

latinblu2026-01-09 19:43

I think the next time be hear about the Blade movie being made will be after Secret Wars. If they announce it, it will probably be with a different actor

dpittnet2026-01-09 20:51

Lol, no

SeniorRicketts2026-01-09 21:04

MCU Blade starts with Ali saying, "Yeah i'm thinking i'm back!" Lol

But yeah the Hotline Miami, top down scene and Donnie Yen were sick in JW4

Bro, this can't be, while typing this i got a Ytb notification from John Campea saying "Blade canceled..."

Gotta check this

WORTHLESS13212020192026-01-09 23:13

You don't want THEM to do their own thing.

z4guy2026-01-09 23:19

They aren't even doing ANYTHING.. 6 years and counting.

I'm merely just expressing suggestions and fanfic'ing for the theoretically upcoming Blade movie.

Razatiger2026-01-10 00:24

Blade is the original John Wick lol. I don't think people really understand that.

It was the first time in a blockbuster movie that Gun-fu was really done.

Helped that Wesley Snipes was an actual Black belt martial artist and did all his own stunts, but still.

z4guy2026-01-10 18:09

…in Hollywood, yes.

Overall, I would say John Woo’s films did, particularly Hard Boiled and Better Luck Tomorrow. They inspired Blade, Matrix, John Wick, etc.

symbiosychotic2026-01-10 20:43

Mahershala really got let down with this one.

z4guy2026-01-10 21:12

Realistically, it was a non-starter. Besides Ryan Reynolds with Deadpool, what other actor was able to successfully propose and push for a film into existence.

bigbrainnowisdom2026-01-11 02:26

John wick IS similar to snipes blade.

Gilded-Mongoose2026-01-12 01:49

This is one of the best ideas I've read in the longest time.