Wesley Snipe's Blade Needs Movie Redemption (Like Garfield's Spider-Man)
Wesley Snipes' Blade needs some movie redemption, which can take inspiration from Andrew Garfield's acclaimed return in Spider-Man: No Way Home. The '90s was a strange time for comic book movies, where outside of the success of the Batman sequels or The Mask, many adaptations failed to hook audiences. Blade turned that around, with the 1998 action horror casting Wesley Snipes as the titular character. Blade's mix of Hong Kong-style action, slick visuals, world-building, and Snipes' star turn made it an unlikely hit.
Blade's success always proved the box-office viability of comic book movies, and soon, the success of 2000's X-Men and Sam Raimi's Spider-Man gave the genre a second wind. As for Blade, Snipes followed the film up with the equally well-received Blade II — which almost featured Morbius as the main villain. Sadly, it's well documented what a mess Blade: Trinity — where Snipes had CGI eyes for one shot — became. Script rewrites and creative clashes between Snipes and director David Goyer ended the movie franchise on a sour note, and while 2006's Blade TV series — which recast the titular hunter with Kirk Jones — attempted to keep the franchise alive, it was short-lived.
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Mahershala Ali has since inherited the role of the MCU's Blade, having made a brief appearance in Eternals and he will front an upcoming solo movie. Ali is certain to have a fresh take on the character, but Snipes' Blade will be hard to top. Given how good the first two Blades were — not to mention how their success paved the way for the current dominance of comic book movies — it is a shame Blade: Trinity ended Snipes' run on such a tepid note. Snipes' Blade deserves
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