The Underground Railroad star Aaron Pierre lands key role in Blade reboot with Mahershala Ali

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The cast of Marvel's highly-anticipated Blade reboot is starting to come together, with The Underground Railroad star Aaron Pierre coming aboard.The 27-year-old South London native has signed on for an important role in the reboot, though no details about the character were given, via Deadline.While nothing about the role was revealed, it is said to be one of the more coveted roles in Hollywood, with Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige and Blade reboot director Bassam Tariq seeing dozens of actors for the role.

New role:The cast of Marvel's highly-anticipated Blade reboot is starting to come together, with The Underground Railroad star Aaron Pierre coming aboard Important:The 27-year-old South London native has signed on for an important role in the reboot, though no details about the character were given, via DeadlineBlade, born Eric Cross Brooks, was created by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan, originally used as a supporting character in 1973's The Tomb of Dracula.The character's mother was bitten by a vampire while she was in labor, passing on 'vampire enzymes' to Eric when he was born, making him part vampire and immune from being turned by a vampire's bite.

He grew up to be a legendary vampire hunter known as The Daywalker, whose presence in the Marvel Comics became more and more popular.

Comics:He grew up to be a legendary vampire hunter known as The Daywalker, whose presence in the Marvel Comics became more and more popularWesley Snipes starred in a trilogy of movies, 1998's Blade, 2002's Blade II and 2004's Blade: Trinity, which collectively grossed over $400 million worldwide.The film rights to Blade reverted back to Marvel Studios in 2012, with the studio spending years developing the character for a new.