Even if you know Blade, chances are you're yet to find out about his daughter, who was introduced into Marvel's comics a few short summers ago.
Referred to as the "Anti-Peter [Parker]" by writer Tim Seeley, Fallon Grey is a popular, well-liked 16 year-old who goes to High School like everyone else, except - y'know - with the caveat that she's a vampire hunter by night. Seeley left the project before it could come to pass, but with the concept in place, there's no reason why Marvel couldn't persist with it somewhere down the line - perhaps in a film of their choosing?
It's a concept that could also lend itself well to Snipes' return, should Marvel decide to push ahead and make Blade a legacy character, with Fallon's arrival begetting a passing of the torch in a way we've yet to really see in a superhero feature.
Of all the ways Marvel could resurrect the Blade franchise, bringing in Fallon seems like the most exciting option. It provides Snipes with a way to bid his due to the character, and sets up the future of the role in the MCU going forward. What's not to love?
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
