Many fans are excited for the upcoming Blade film that will be introducing the titular vampire character into the MCU. While that film should be going into production very soon, some fans still wish that actor Wesley Snipes could’ve returned as the character. Although it seemed unlikely that he’d be coming back after being recast, it looks like the upcoming multiverse projects could change that. In fact, Wesley Snipes has revealed that he’s already spoken with Kevin Feige about returning as Blade for Marvel.
While speaking with Collider, here’s what Wesley Snipes said about the possibility of returning as Blade in the Marvel Cinematic Universe:
“We’ve talked, man, and [Feige] always says, ‘Well, you know, we’re thinking about it, we’re trying to figure it out.’ Then one day I saw in the news, and everybody started calling me up saying, ‘Hey, Mahershala [Ali] is going to be playing the new Blade.’ I was like, ‘Well, I guess Kevin didn’t have my number. Okay.’ So I actually don’t know. You know, I’m always willing to rock with anyone who wants to rock with me, you know? We’re doing similar work. We have wonderful product that we will bring to market, and if I can rock with Marvel, that’s great. If I can’t rock with Marvel, all right. You know? I’ll wait by the door. I’ll just put on some nice heels and a nice skirt and something. I’ll just wait by the door and say, ‘Hi Kevin.'”
He also spoke a little bit about how he wanted to do a Black Panther adaptation in the 1990’s, long before he did Blade.
“We had three scripts, three versions of scripts written when we held the rights to Black Panther. That was in the early ’90s. Maybe ’92, ’93, ’94, in that area somewhere. We didn’t have the technology we have now. Pixar didn’t exist. None of the things, the CGI capabilities that we have now existed, and you know, people… Even the thought of the name “Black Panther” in the zeitgeist of Hollywood had a reference to the national revolutionary group versus the comic book. So it was hard to make. Long story long, we didn’t end up making it, the rights went back, converted back, and then Blade came along. [I] rocked with that.”
Meanwhile, fans can still wait for Mahershala Ali and his new interpretation of the Blade character. Although that upcoming take on Blade still has yet to find its director, the script will be written by Stacy Osei-Kuffour. The project is currently expected to have a 2022 release date.