The mantle of “Blade” is being passed from Wesley Snipes to Mahershala Ali. Ali will lead Marvel’s new iteration of the vampire-centric superhero horror property.
In a new interview Uproxx, Snipes confirmed he had no involvement with Marvel’s new movie but gave them his unconditional support.
RELATED: Wesley Snipes Responds To Mahershala Ali ‘Blade’ Casting “I don’t have any involvement, but I support the young artists and I support Marvel in their business decisions,” Snipes said. “It’s a beautiful thing.
I think it’s a heck of a job. He’s got a heck of a job on his hands.” Snipe is still heavily influenced by the role. He said a new project he is working on is a “‘Blade’-killer” “[It’s] our ‘Blade’ on steroids.
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