Wesley Snipes Is Right: MCU's Blade Reboot Doesn't Need To Be Rated R
Wesley Snipes' opinions about the MCU's Blade reboot not needing an R rating hold some weight. In 2011, Marvel was given back the rights to the Blade franchise, and interest in bringing Blade into the MCU has been ongoing since 2016. With various production pushbacks delaying the reboot's timeline, Blade can expect a late 2023 or mid-2024 release at the time of writing. Still, while production for the MCU's Blade reboot is far from being in its infancy, the film is yet to begin shooting.
With that in mind, Blade's potential rating remains the subject of much speculation. The MCU is yet to produce an R-rated project, but it is heading towards generally darker properties. Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness' horror leaning pushed its PG-13 rating, showing that the MCU was willing to move in a more sinister direction. Even before Multiverse of Madness, however, the MCU has still used a darker tonal approach before. Captain America: The Winter Soldier tackledthemes regarding terrorism and mind control, while Avengers:Infinity War wasn't light in its treatment of killing half of the universe's population — an event compounded by Avengers: Endgame directly processing that trauma. Meanwhile, MCU Disney+ shows like WandaVision and Moon Knight have more recently approached supernatural elements while also attempting to explore more mature themes regarding grief and mental illness.
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With this kind of buildup, a Blade reboot is becoming more appropriate for the MCU. However, an R-rating may not be necessary despite the vampiric gore and violence the film promises. Wesley Snipes made his opinions on a Blade R-rating known in an interview with ComicBook.com in
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