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If you ask Wesley Snipes years ago if he ’d wish to star in a fourthBlademovie , he ’d say " yeah,“if the handwriting was right . And by the ' right hand ' he ’d mean one that does n’t include secondary hero take his screen prison term away . That was one of the many issues the actor and production bear during the making of 2004’sBlade : Trinity- a film that put an remnant to the R - grass Marvel character ’s career on the big screen and saw the franchise ’s worst vital slamming .
The script was just one small part of problem that plaguedBlade 3and even thoughTrinitydirectorDavid S. Goyer- now a big time writer for Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment - say five years ago that New Line Cinema was interested inreviving the series , they did n’t and Marvel Studios reacquired the film right to the dimension . There ’s a potential future for the Blade role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe , share the same cosmos thatThe Avengersmovies , Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.series on ABC and upcoming Netflix programs all fill . But not anytime soon .
Part of the job with Disney ’s Marvel Entertainment reacquiring the film licenses to all of their library of characters it that less characters will get movies made . Marvel Studios only micturate two - three movie per twelvemonth . If you had six studio making wonder - branded films , you could reduplicate or treble that . If Marvel possess Spider - Man and decade - human being for instance , you ’d never get your recent record - breaking pip known asGuardians of the Galaxy . And that would breastfeed .
They currently ownBlade , and reacquired quite a few other notable properties in recent years , but there are no current plan to agree them in just yet . Marvel Studios president of production and superintendent producerKevin Feige toldEWa year ago :
" So Punisher , Ghost Rider , … Blade , all those characters are back . They all have electric potential , but I suppose we need to retrieve the right prison term . We ’re not going to say , we make it back — make it . "
So , when theeNY Daily Newssneakily dismiss a potentially MAJOR scoop in the middle of a column last Thursday claim they ’ve heard from inside source nigh to Wesley Snipes that he signed a $ 3 million deal with Marvel to playBladein a novel movie , we did n’t quite think it . Here ’s what they wrote :
… Wesley Snipes is set to reprise his lead role in “ Blade , ” the 1998 vampire thriller that made more than $ 130 million and generated two sequels .
source close to snipe tell us the 52 - year - honest-to-god player ’s comeback after being released from prison in April 2013 ( after service two and a one-half years for tax evasion ) is “ looking good ” and that he ’ll make $ 3 million from this film , plus a cut of the profit .
eldritch . We pass out to the author for info on whether this is a confirmed moving picture for Marvel or another Marvel project and will update if we find out back . Our line of thought puts into motion why would wonder would ever want to launch a new enfranchisement tied to the honest-to-goodness movies which meet a laborious end withBlade : Trinityand a short - go low budget TV series ? And why would they relaunchBladewith a 52 yr - old actor as the lead , especially give how he was to work with ? We ’ll let actor and comedian Patton Oswalt excuse the partly fishy , partly hair-raising conditions function on the set ofBlade : Trinityfrom his interview withThe A.V. Clubin November 2012 :
It was just one of those ; it was a very riotous product . Wesley [ snipe ] was just fucking crazy in a screaming way . He would n’t come out of his lagger , and he would smoke weed all daylight . Which is hunky-dory with me , because I had all these DVDs that I wanted to catch up on . We were in Vancouver , and it was always raining . I keep the doorway to my trailer open to smell the evening rain while I was watch a movie . Then I think back one daytime on the band — they rent everyone pluck their own wearing apparel — there was one black worker who was also kind of a nightspot kid . And he wear thin this shirt with the word “ food waste ” on it in enceinte stylish letters . It was his shirt . And Wesley come down to the set , which he only did for close - ups . Everything else was done by his stand - in . I only did one aspect with him . But he comes on and goes , “ There ’s only one other smutty guy in the moving-picture show , and you make him wear a shirt that says ‘ Garbage ? ’ You anti-Semite prick ! ”
And he tried to strangle the film director , David Goyer . So after that night , Ron Perlman was in the metropolis . Everyone who makes movies in Vancouver stays in the same hotel . It ’s like an instalment of The Love Boat . Every clip the elevator stops , you ’ve got a dissimilar celebrity getting on . Like , [ announcer voice ] “ Hey , now we ’ve got Danny Glover ! ” So we went out that dark to some funnies club , and we were all drinking . And there were a clump of rockers there , so David says to them , “ I ’ll pay for all your drinks if you show up to set tomorrow and pretend to be my security . ” Wesley freaked out and conk out back to his trailer . [ Laughs . ] And the next Clarence Day , Wesley posture down with David and was like , “ I imagine you need to quit . You ’re prejudicious to this movie . ” And David was like , “ Why do n’t you discontinue ? We ’ve get all your snug - ups , and we could shoot the respite with your stand - in . ” And that freak Wesley out so much that , for the repose of the yield , he would only communicate with the film director through Post - it notes . And he would sign each Post - it note “ From Blade . ” [ Laughs . ]
At least he lovesbeingBlade .
Marvel will finally do something withBladeand it ’s part of the grounds they want character like him , PunisherandGhostriderback . But is snipe sign on for a $ 3 million mass for a movie presently in development ? We doubt it . There ’s no room for it right now and Marvel ’s television division is just beginning their maraud into Netflix in what will be four separate serial and a shared miniseries titledThe Defenders .
Here ’s our idea for what they can do withBladeinstead : After theNetflix showsdebut ( or sooner ) and reader meetDaredevil , Iron Fist , Jessica JonesandLuke Cage , if it ’s a success - and it will be with the Netflix and Marvel marketing machine behind it - Marvel can find a nursing home for another likewise - size connected world built with that structure . Before the Netflix partnership was made official , report hadMarvel pitching that package of programmingto various other platforms including Amazon , WGN America and cable television mesh .
What if they had another package , their first R - rated one , with another four heroes / antihero . We could call it the Marvel Knights , a brand Marvel Comics use for miniseries that " think outside the boxful . " It could be the home for the the like of Blade , Punisher and Ghostrider and you’re able to take your pick for the fourth ( Moon KnightandBlack Pantherboth need some love ) . These characters could have their pedigree fib told and they can form their own little team , and the characters that are the most successful could crossover back and forth with the movies . It ’s a much - require elaboration of the MCU to get some of these under - appreciated characters some love on a more niche - friendly weapons platform . It could even be an extension phone to " phase angle 1 " of the Netflix plans . After all , Captain America 1 , 2 & 3writersChristopher Markus and Stephen McFeely did hintthat there ’s something on the elbow room that ’s R - Rated form Marvel …
WithTwilightout of the way andUnderworldgetting a reboot , maybe the time is right for an adult - focused vampire kill simple machine powered by Marvel ? It ’ll likely be somethingnewwith a young star locked into a retentive - term deal .
Sorry , Mr. Snipes . Best of luck inThe Expendables 4and the struggle against piracy .
Sources : EW , NY Daily News , The A.V. Club ,
