Bladethe legendary vampire and vampire slayer of Marvelis having a hard time getting to the MCU. The production of this reboot with Mahershala Ali as the protagonist is having continuous issues and delays of all kinds, and after the last one in which those responsible for the project have decided to hire another director, Wesley Snipeswho gave life to the character between the late 90s and early 2000s, could not pass up the opportunity to make fun of the numerous setbacks. And not in any way, but by referring to the most mythical phrase from the original film.
Wesley Snipes, the original Blade, mocks the problems of the Marvel Cinematic Universe reboot with Mahershala Ali
Last Sunday, June 16, Wesley Snipes published a comment that could be considered as funny as it is incendiary in reference to the new problems arising in the reboot from ‘Blade’ with Mahershala Aliwhich would be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The popular actor’s comment said the following: “Blade, sir, sir, sir. There are people who are still trying to find the secret saucebut It’s like they drive snowmobiles on the road.. A little bit hard. Daywalkers make it look easy, huh?”.
The message, which at the time we wrote this news has been reposted more than 5,000 times and has more than 31,000 likes, refers to one of the character’s most emblematic phrases in the 1998 film. “There are some motherfuckers who can’t get enough of ice skating uphill”Blade spat at Deacon Frost (Stephen Dorff), the villain of the first film, before eliminating him permanently.
In this way, Wesley Snipes, who He played the character in three films between 1998 and 2004., mocks the continuous problems and delays that the reboot from ‘Blade’ starring Mahershala Ali.
In the original trilogy, Wesley Snipes was Blade, a half-vampire, half-human superhero who is immune to the usual vampire weaknesses like daylight. In these movies, Blade faced several groups of vampires in order to stop his plans to enslave humanity and use it as mere food. It is expected that this reboot of the character with Mahershala Ali will start from the same premise.
What’s going on with Mahershala Ali’s ‘Blade’? What problems is production having?
In August 2012, Marvel Studios once again acquired the rights to Blade for the big screen.that They were owned by New Line Cinemathe producer of the trilogy from 1998 to 2004 with Wesley Snipes. In May 2013 there was already a script for the film, but the project was stopped because they did not have an actor for the character. There were even talks to a crossover with ‘Underworld’ that in the end they came to nothing.
Although Mahershala Ali signed to participate in the reboot from ‘Blade’ in 2019, Five years later, this film still has not started filming.. That is to say, It is still in pre-production phase. For Shelby Weiser, Ali’s lawyer, it is “the craziest thing I have ever had in my professional experience”Referring to how unusual it is that a high-caliber production under the Disney/Marvel umbrella has so many delays.
Three directors have already passed through ‘Blade’ waiting for a fourth to be named, and more than five screenwriters. Production was severely delayed due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA writers’ strike, and despite Ali himself claimed to be “very excited about the project” after sign Nic Pizzolatto as one of the scriptwriters —with whom he has also worked in the third season of ‘True Detective’—, Not even this enthusiasm nor the participation of Pizzolatto have been able to avoid the numerous derailments of the project..
The expected release date for ‘Blade’ is November 7, 2025but in the face of these problems it seems increasingly difficult to arrive on time to the appointed day. Ali was introduced as Blade in the Marvel Cinematic Universe through a voice cameo in a post-credits scene of ‘The Eternals’ (2021).
Of course, We do not expect that the most recent live change will be the last chapter in this bizarre storybut this production, so eventful and prolonged over time, is a topic still in development on which it can be assumed that there will be more news in the short and medium term.
