Wesley Snipes Has Not Been Asked To Make A Blade Cameo In New MCU Film

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As the weekend closes in and the San Diego Comic-Con edges closer, Marvel fans are expecting news on many upcoming projects, including Blade. However, one thing that should not be on anyone’s radar is Wesley Snipes getting involved with the MCU's new vampire hunter.

Snipes played the Daywalker from 1998 to 2004, with a trilogy of Blade movies helping launch Marvel's day in the world of cinema, even before Spider-Man and the X-Men came along. Long due for a return in today's superhero film genre, Blade was announced to be joining the MCU a few years ago with Academy Award-winning actor Mahershala Ali being cast in the role, who ended up making his official debut in last year’s Eternals' post-credits scene, even if it was a voice-only cameo.

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Ali's casting has been praised by many, and Snipes can be counted among those who believe the actor will make for a great Eric Cross Brooks in Marvel Studios' reboot. «Those who approach the craft that way usually do very, very well, and I think he’s done pretty good so far, so I have great confidence,» said Snipes. «And his name is Mahershala Ali, c’mon!” In the same Forbes interview where he discussed his recent comic book project, THE EXILED (which launched via Kickstarter), Snipes also mentioned he still hasn’t been contacted by anyone at Marvel Studios for a special appearance in Blade's return.

Snipes mentioned he’s caught on to the rumors, saying, “I hear it from other people who hear it from other people,” but as far as reality goes no one has directly approached him to jump on board for the MCU's Blade. Nonetheless, the actor has said he is more than open to returning in a cameo capacity to the franchise that gave him so much.