Casting continues on Coming 2 America, with Deadline reporting that James Earl Jones and Paul Bates will be reprising their roles as King Jaffe Joffer and Oha as they reunite with Murphy’s Prince Akeem and Arsenio Hall’s Semmi in the follow-up to the 1988 comedy classic. Along with Jones and Bates, it’s also been announced […]
Wesley Snipes reacts to Blade being rebooted for the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Former Blade actor Wesley Snipes has shared his thoughts on Blade being rebooted and recast for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Before the MCU was a thing, Wesley Snipes was busy doing his thing as the vampire hunter Blade on the big screen and discussion of bringing the character back has existed ever since. Well, it’s […]
New Line Cinema wanted to cast a white actor as Blade
While 2000’s X-Men is widely credited as launching the Marvel-era of movies – and indeed, the modern superhero movie – that honour actually falls to 1998’s Blade, which saw Wesley Snipes taking on the role of Marvel’s vampire-hunter Eric Brooks. With the film celebrating its 20th anniversary, EW has been chatting to Snipes and screenwriter […]
Wesley Snipes to star in environmentally friendly heist thriller Payline
While he awaits that call from Marvel about reprising the role of Blade (you know – the one he keeps teasing every few months), Wesley Snipes has signed up to executive produce and star in the independent heist thriller Payline., which will see him portraying a villain for the first time since 1993’s Demolition Man. […]
How to do The Expendables 4
Tom Jolliffe looks ahead to The Expendables 4, and where the film can succeed (or fail)… There comes a point in any franchise run, where time just sneaks up on it, yoinks the back strap of its undies up and wrenches it up over the head of the franchise in a kind of Atomic wedgie […]
Wesley Snipes has teased two future Blade projects
Wesley Snipes has revealed that discussions have been had with Marvel regarding the future of Blade, teasing two future projects. With superheroes and Marvel, in particular, being bigger than ever and the MCU always looking for new additions to the roster, it wouldn’t be out of the realm of possibility to see someone like Blade […]
When Sun-Block Spoiled Greatness: Blade is 20 Years Old
Tom Jolliffe looks back at Blade, after it turns 20… I remember it well. I remember it like it was only 10 years ago in fact, but it’s not. It has been 20 years. A tired action genre. A few brief flashes of excitement here and there. Schwarzenegger and Stallone were tiring and in their […]
RZA’s Cut Throat City gets a first trailer
The first trailer has debuted for director RZA’s upcoming heist drama Cut Throat City which stars Terrence Howard, Wesley Snipes, Tip ‘T.I.’ Harris, Shameik Moore, Eiza Gonzalez, Demetrius Shipp Jr., Joel David Moore, Kat Graham, Rob Morgan, Keean Johnson, Denzel Whitaker, and Isaiah Washington; watch it here… CUT THROAT CITY is the story of four […]
Wesley Snipes, Craig Robinson, Mike Epps and more join Eddie Murphy in Dolemite Is My Name
Last week it was announced that Eddie Murphy is set to star in Dolemite Is My Name, a biopic of Rudy Ray Moore, star of the blaxploitation film Dolemite, and now comes word of more additions to the cast. The film, which is being directed by Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow), has added Wesley Snipes […]
Wesley Snipes still keen on Blade return, but up for playing other Marvel characters
Ever since his release from prison for tax evasion, Wesley Snipes has been lobbying hard for a return as the vampire hunter Blade, with the actor claiming on several occasions that he’s held talks with Marvel Studios about that very possibility. Well, the Daywalker is now back under the Marvel umbrella, with the rights to […]
