MCU Phase 4: 15 Essential Rumours & Theories You Need To Know
9. Marvel Are In Discussions With Wesley Snipes For Blade
Marvel
The Rumour:
The status of Blade in the MCU has been discussed by Marvel fans pretty much since Phase One, with many hoping a live action TV series or film reboot could enter production on account of those earlier films being so successful. Marvel had had the rights to a film for a long time too, so the fact nothing concrete has emerged regarding a Daywalker reboot is slightly frustrating.
Each year there's a new Blade rumour, and 2018 was no different. Snipes recounted his discussions with Marvel over a possible reboot at various occasions over the year, and Aquaman director James Wan even recounted how he once pitched a reboot of the franchise a few years back; even The Punisher's Steven Lightfoot has made public his wish to work on a Blade TV show in the future!
The Response:
Sooner or later, a Blade movie has to happen. Snipes himself has said he's been in talks with Marvel for two years regarding the franchise's future, and with Disney apparently keen to experiment with R-Rated superhero fare with Deadpool, the main question everyone should be asking isn't whether or not a Blade reboot is going to happen, but who will play the character on the big screen when it does.
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.
