Many people consider X-Men as the franchise which marked the current “boom” of films based on superheroes and comics, but the truth is that Blade was the movie that restarted everything in 1998. Today, 20 years after its premiere, Wesley Snipes confirmed that he has been talking with Marvel for two years now to see if we will have a new vampire slayer movie.
“There are a lot of conversations going around right now and we’re very blessed to have the enthusiasm and interest in something coming from that world again.” the actor said in an interview with Vice affirming that “they created two projects” that ” fit perfectly into this world and, when people see them, I think they’re only going to have a problem with deciding which one they love the most.”
When anyone asks "Who could be the next Blade?" 💥👋🏿 you already know there's only one Blade fam! #Blade pic.twitter.com/LXAEo297ST
— Wesley Snipes (@wesleysnipes) December 23, 2017
It seems Wesley Snipes is serious. He affirms that there are not many “chocolate guys out there” that can act well and know martial arts at the same time, also ensures that Marvel will not go looking for a Caucasian actor to play the character. He said that at this moment his team and the Marvel executives are discussing, “they gotta square the things” before going any further with a new project.
“But the next time you see something in [the Blade universe], mark my words: what we did before is child’s play compared to what we can do now,” said Wesley Snipes.
