Former Blade actor Wesley Snipes has poked enjoyable at Marvel’s troubled reboot following its most up-to-date setback.
Snipes took to X/Twitter to throw some shade over the newest behind-the-scenes drama from the Blade reboot after information surfaced that director Yann Demange had reportedly exited the challenge, which is able to see Mahershala Ali painting the titular vampire slayer ought to it will definitely get off the bottom and into manufacturing.
“Blade, lordylordylordy of us nonetheless lookin for the key sauce, ridin snowmobiles in visitors, kinda tough,” Snipes wrote. “Daywalkers make it look simple, do not they?”
Blade, lordylordylordy 👀 of us nonetheless lookin for the key sauce, ridin snowmobiles in visitors, kinda tough.
Daywalkers make it look simple, don’t they? 😊#DaywalkerKlique #Blade #Marvel pic.twitter.com/YZVAqg9egz
— Wesley Snipes (@wesleysnipes) June 16, 2024
Snipes beforehand performed Blade within the authentic 1998 film and its two sequels however has been supportive of the reboot up to now. He beforehand commented on Ali taking the function within the forthcoming movie, insisting that there was no unhealthy blood over the choice and that he would not really feel upset about passing the baton to the actor.
Ali remains to be hooked up to play Blade, however the street to releasing the reboot has been a tough one. Demange’s departure is the second time somebody has vacated the director’s chair, as Bassam Tariq beforehand relinquished the function due to a scheduling battle that got here to mild earlier than the film was as a result of start capturing.
A report on the time claimed that Ali was pissed off with the film’s progress, which was little doubt additional exasperated by manufacturing grinding to a halt shortly after. Development on the movie began to select up when Demange got here on board, however this pre-production work paused once more because of the writers’ strike in May of 2023.
There isn’t any phrase but on whether or not Marvel will bump Blade from its November 7, 2025 launch date (the place it landed after a reshuffle) amid the seek for a brand new director.
Adele Ankers-Range is a contract leisure author for IGN. You can comply with her on X/Twitter here.
