Marvel made a major splash on Saturday night when it announced the Academy Award winning actor, Mahershala Ali would play the role of Blade in an upcoming Marvel film. The movie studio didn’t provide any further details about the film’s plot, cast or producers, but do you honestly need any further information?
Previously, Wesley Snipes played the role of Blade. In the 1998 film, Snipes played the role of Black vampire who protected human life from other vampires. Alongside Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson, N’Bushe Wright and more starred in the film.
Just announced in Hall H at #SDCC, Marvel Studios’ BLADE with Mahershala Ali. pic.twitter.com/mtrDBy5OV0
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) July 21, 2019
Blade isn’t Ali’s first role in Marvel. He also spearhead the villainous role of Cornell Stokes a.k.a. Cottonmouth in Netflix’s Luke Cage, which is kind of a part of the MCU. Nevertheless, stay tuned for more details surrounding the Blade reboot and check out more of our San Diego Comic-Con 2019 coverage here.
In other Movie news, ‘Black Widow’ Solo Film Releasing May Next Year.
