Great choice but can he pull off Wesley Snipes' iconic martial arts and swagger?
Before RDJ as Stark, Snipes had John Blade as the coolest Marvel character leaping from print to screen. Comic book Blade is nothing like movie Blade and it was all due to Snipes!
This guy's talents are wasted on these BS comic book movies. He is doing this for his bank account. He's too good an actor for this garbage.
shareHow would it make you feel that he requested from Marvel Studios to be Blade?
shareSnipes was great as Blade, but not so great that he can't be replaced.
shareIndeed. Plus, as the OP noted Snipes essentially made Blade Wesley Snipes. I’m in no way saying that’s a bad thing (it payed off big time), however I can easily see Mahershala bringing more depth (and mystery) to the role. I expect it, in fact.
I’m so pleased by this announcement.
I'm interested to see how they handle the character since the MCU has been completely PG-13. Even if Blade is too, I honestly think they can handle it.
With the next Doctor Strange bringing in some horror elements, I imagine some horror should make it's way into Blade too.
Time will tell, that’s for sure.
But I’m certain Kevin Feige and Marvel will deliver the goods.
Its gonna look like something out of vampire diaries or twilight sorry but mcu plays it too safe.
Even the blade show with Stick Fingaz had an ma Rating and a recent ma vamp show is van helsing on SYFY
I'm honestly not too worried. So far for me Marvel has only delivered a couple mediocre movies and everything else is either good or better.
Endgame honestly surprised me with some of the violence depicted compared to other MCU films.
People Say Endgame was super violent. Thanos being beheaded was quick and looks like something edited for tv. Even The best film winter soldier wasn't super violent
shareThose people who say that Avengers:Endgame was violent are clearly wrong or just exaggerating. There are a few intense scenes that were well done and of course shocking for when they happen in the movie but that in and of itself has nothing to do with Blade. Blade will be more intense than Avengers Endgame but it won't be hyper-gory like some may want. I think that is what you're trying to say?
The new Hellboy was gory, rated R and not an entertaining movie because they made the character and the story generic.
Marvel understands Characters which is why Ali will assist in making a great Blade movie. He WANTS to play the character and he is an immersive actor.
Its not just with endgame in general they exaggerate that pg13 movies can get super violent so r ratings aren't needed,which isn't true lots of movies try to avoid r ratings by toning down gore and violence
Winter Solider so far has been the most intense movie and thats as good as its gonna get realistically with Blade
The new Hellboy I haven't seen but I doubt it was bad cause of the r rating. The Boys on Amazon had an ma rating it wasn't as crazy as the books(Garth Ennis) but for the most part it wasn't far behind and it wasn't made family friendly. The Watchmen show is gonna be MA just like the Movie was the books aren't family friendly either. Joker is getting an R Rating,there are batman stories that would only work with an R Rating. If we ever see Punisher or Daredevil again I doubt it will be in the same vein as the netflix shows.
The new Hellboy I haven't seen but I doubt it was bad cause of the r rating.That is the point. The "R" rating and or "R" rated content didn't make for a better or more entertaining movie.
The Boys on Amazon had an MA rating it wasn't as crazy as the books(Garth Ennis) but for the most part it wasn't far behind and it wasn't made family friendly. The Watchmen show is gonna be MA just like the Movie was the books aren't family friendly either. Joker is getting an R Rating, there are batman stories that would only work with an R Rating.If you have all of these "R" rated shows now and there are options for your viewing entertainment what does that have to do with those studio owned products that DON'T have an "R" rating?
Why use the rating as a strike against hellboy? Its for adults at the end of the day.
Its not about me having options i m telling you what works. Honestly watering down material to sell toys is disrespectful. Avengers being pg13 isn't the problem for me the cornyness is but that's another discussion. Not every thing has to be r rated the material for adults need to be. Dark Knight rises was a bad movie. Batman can be pg13 or r rated depending on the stories but dk being pg13 has nothing to do with blade nor is it a good argument for blade being pg13
[–] thenewnexus (288) an hour agoI wasn't using the rating system to lash out or strike out at Hellboy(2019). I posted that to show that an "R" rating isn't necessarily a conduit to an entertaining movie for adults.
Why use the rating as a strike against hellboy? Its for adults at the end of the day.
Honestly watering down material to sell toys is disrespectful.Neither is a PG-13 rated comic book movie property just a gateway to sell toys to children.
Not every thing has to be r rated the material for adults need to be. Dark Knight rises was a bad movie. Batman can be pg13 or r rated depending on the stories but dk being pg13 has nothing to do with blade nor is it a good argument for blade being pg13.To be clear, I am not advocating (and I don't think anyone really is) for a PG-13 rated Blade. Blade Trinity had an "R" rating and it wasn't a good movie. If the movie had some of the "R" rated material removed and was made to be PG-13 it wouldn't have been a better movie nor would it had sold any more toys.
R (restricted): No one under 17 admitted without an accompanying parent or guardian. This rating is given for frequent strong language and violence, nudity for sexual purposes, and drug abuse.At least in the US.
I don't think it was super violent at all, just more violent than I was expecting. Thanos being beheaded was surprising but also Hawkeye slashing a dude's throat. That's not something they cut quickly away from.
Intensity and violence aren't the same thing though, so Winter Soldier being a better film doesn't really have anything to do with violence in Endgame.
Winter Soldier has everything to do this cause that's what we can expect as far as violence and intensity. that scene with Hawkeye wasn't that violent i have seen more brutal scenes than that
shareAgain though, intensity and violence aren't the same thing. What scenes in Winter Soldier are more brutal?
shareWell with Doctor Strange 2 and Sam Raimi pulling off a higher degree of horror than most expected I am intrigued by how Blade will turn out.
Nice call back then.
Does Ali know martial arts? If not, I doubt he'll be as good as Wesley Snipes was. Snipes had the moves and talent and muscle. I bet for Ali's Blade they'll be smacking the camera like crazy to give you that stupid fake annoying illusion he's doing some martial arts.
shareSnipes hardly did any of his own fight scenes in Blade Trinity. He mostly only did up close shots.
shareYeap, but that wasn't because Snipes didn't know how to do it. He had a feud with the director, and he became extremely problematic in that shooting. That's why nobody wanted to cast him anymore after that movie.
shareSo Cottonmouth becomes Blade.
shareBrilliant choice. He is not without swagger, but his swagger is completely different to Snipes's, so I look forward to his version of Blade.
shareI like him as an actor but its lazy and seems like a publicity stunt. I
I wish They would have cast some freasher talent,British,younger and as an extra martial arts skills rather going the Tom Cruise route by casting somebody cause they are revlant..
I doubt its gonna be r rated and plus Ali is already older than Snipes was in his final outing
I don't personally think they will invest screen time to adjust Blade's origin to make the character British and even so him being British or not is no issue for me or even the storyline of the character. Granted the age of Ali given his first film and maybe 4-5 appearances is problematic for an extended franchise. I see a movie with Ali and NOT a breakout franchise though. R-rating doesn't bother me as I am neither pro nor con; and finally I don't feel that this was a publicity stunt as Ali wanted to be Blade and Marvel couldn't resist as he is a great actor.
Blade to me appears a perfect title for Disney+ because Marvel/Disney's film slate really can't support that many titles as they would be cannibalizing their own release schedule by over crowding with overlapping films.
I don't think it would affect the movie being British. Its 2019 i think they could have found somebody if they wanted to. For ex Moon Knight they are looking for Jewish/Isreli actors according to rumors so Blade could have been British.If The If the movie is a hit it could get sequels. Antman was a hit and got a sequel despite being crap. Blade doesn't age they are gonna have to use cgi and makeup to make him look the same. The books are violent it should be r rated they shouldn't get rid of blood,gore and violence just to sell toys is stupid. Even the blade show with Sticky fingaz had an ma Rating.It seems like a stunt he sets up a meeting after he wins his oscar and then gets the role. I wish him the best i m not digging this so far.
share[–] thenewnexus (260) 2 hours agoIf in your perception it wouldn't affect the movie being British then why do it after Blade already has an origin story? I liked Ant-Man and the box office and Ant-Man's purpose in the MCU was pretty well established as an original Avenger. I think Marvel kind of stayed with what actually worked. Because Ant-Man was so late to the party some of the story elements were changed like Pym and Ultron and of course the roster with Wasp and himself.
I don't think it would affect the movie being British. Its 2019 i think they could have found somebody if they wanted to.
He needs not be Snipes, just a good Blade. But I've lost faith in Marvel since all they churn out nowadays is trope.
shareAgreed as to Ali not trying to be Snipes but the dilemma for Marvel and the Blade Fandom is that the version of Blade that "Snipes" created is now the definitive character. Unlike the various incarnations of "Joker" and "Superman" along with the actors that portrayed them, "Snipes'" Blade actually stuck and Marvel print hasn't had enough Blade readership or Video-Game renditions to change that.
But I don't disagree. I don't look for Ali to re-imagine Blade for the MCU I look for Marvel to use Blade as an introduction into another weird and dangerous world in order to tell a great character story. For me the success of the MCU has been about the "characters". The one character that the MCU sorely misses is Stan Lee on screen and his persona behind the scenes. As corny as it sounds the Marvel Method used by Lee+Kirby+Thomas actually created compelling entertainment.
I haven't lost faith in Marvel and the MCU.
Right out of the gate no one could see Chris Evans as Captain America but the Russo's nailed Steve Rogers. I like Shang-Chi, I like Moon Knight, and I think everything else produced by Marvel was "Good". Marvel and the MCU has created an expectation for "Greatness" and that has become the enemy of "Good".
Long-form story telling, for me the hallmark that has made the MCU with it's "All Connected", takes time.
Captain America:The First Avenger gets better after watching Avengers:Infinity War but the box office for CA:TFA was just average by current MCU standards.
I'm looking forward to MCU's Blade with Ali but the clock is ticking.