When Kevin Feige announced that Marvel Studios is working on a Blade reboot with Mahershala Ali, fans were both happy and sad. Happy, because Ali is a talented actor and it's great seeing Marvel focus on Blade again. Sad, because fans are wondering why they didn't decide to recast Wesley Snipes, who has been open to a new Blade movie for years.
It's been a few days but original Blade star Wesley Snipes has released a statement over the news. Weirdly enough, he did this through ComicBook.com instead of Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram but hey, the world works in mysterious ways.
Anyway, here is what the former vampire hunter (too soon?) had to say about being replaced:
Snipes seems to be taking the humble route, which is always nice to see. The fact that he is an MCU fan should please everyone and offering support to Ali is really cool. Seeing the actor act this professional and polite is great so here is hoping more of that support comes when the first trailer is eventually released.
Blade doesn't have a release date yet and could be a phase five Marvel film.