Following Wesley Snipes’ long-awaited return as Marvel superhero in „Deadpool & Wolverine,” Ryan Reynolds is calling for more Blade on the big screen. Reynolds shared behind-the-scenes photos of himself with Snipes on the set of the film on Instagram. Snipes made his debut as Blade in the 1998 film of the same name and reprized the role in 2002’s „Blade II” and 2004’s „Blade: Trinity,” in which Reynolds co-starred.
„The reaction when Wesley Snipes walks into the movie is the most intense thing I’ve ever heard in a theater,” Reynolds wrote in the post’s caption. “The sound of people screaming with unbridled joy and love is a legacy. More blades, please.
Snipes’ Blade was one of several Marvel movie heroes to appear in Fox’s era in „Deadpool & Wolverine.” Jennifer Garner’s Elektra and Chris Evans’ Johnny Storm appeared much to the delight of comic book movie fans. Opened up to Snipes Entertainment Weekly About what it was like to see Blade reprise his role in „Deadpool & Wolverine” 20 years after the movie’s record-breaking opening weekend.
„Over the years, we’ve had some very interesting conversations, some of which were very substantial and some of which weren’t,” Snipes told EW about bringing Blade back for a fourth outing. „So I lived that I was moving on from them, and it was okay. I did three of them and I thought they were pretty good. Not so bad… So we’re moving on to other things, bigger and better things.
Reynolds texted Snipes during the development of „Deadpool & Wolverine.” Reynolds sent a text: „I want to talk to you.”
„I didn’t think it was possible,” Snipes said of returning to Blade after 20 years. „I didn’t think we could pull it off. I didn’t think Marvel was in it, Disney was in it — because they had the Mahershala. [Ali] Cast for its next upcoming version…thought I didn’t understand it, but [when] 20 years later you get a call from Ryan Reynolds and you go, 'Okay, I’ve got to take this call. Let’s see what this is.’ He pitched this idea to me… and they said 'yes’ and 'it’s a journey’. 'If you’re in, we’re in.’ Here we are.
Marvel has been working on its own „Blade” reboot with Ali for the past two years, though it’s run into several development issues. It was announced on June 12 that director Yann Demange was leaving the film and that new screenwriter Eric Pearson („The Fantastic Four,” „Black Widow”) was coming on board.
„Deadpool and Wolverine” has grossed $1.15 billion at the global box office and is considered the highest-grossing R-rated movie in history. The film is the second highest-grossing film of 2024 so far behind „Inside Out 2”.
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