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The world flocked to theaters to see Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman’s badassery in the recently released MCU filmDeadpool & Wolverine.They were greeted with a plethora of cameos including Wesley Snipes’ Blade.
Snipes broke a record by reprising his role of Blade in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a role that he had initially portrayed in 1998. However, the concept art for Blade inDeadpool & Wolverineshowcased a different plan.
Wesley Snipes’ Blade Was a Badass Samurai
You probably already know that Snipes appears as the iconic character of Blade inRyan Reynoldsand Hugh Jackman’sDeadpool & Wolverine.The actor appeared in his nostalgic costume but that wasn’t the original plan.
As per a tweet on X, the world could have potentially seen Blade wearing a Samurai costume with blades and bullets up his sleeve. The official concept art for Blade inDeadpool & Wolverinewas revealed and the world is in awe.
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Taking to their social media accounts on X, fans talked about how Snipes in a Samurai costume looked nothing short of great. The fans thought that Blade would have rocked the Samurai look inDeadpool & Wolverine.
Official concept art of alternate designs for Wesley Snipes' Blade in#DeadpoolAndWolverine!(via wesburt)pic.twitter.com/LfaOt4cHki
2nd and 3rd are FIRE! 🔥🔥🔥
These 2 are toughpic.twitter.com/MdGpxTf7VZ
2 and 4 are peak
Love that second one. Third and fourth are also solid. First works for the apocalyptic landscape, but not my favorite.
they should have gone with thispic.twitter.com/022ua8rOHY
The world was quite happy to see one of their beloved superheroes return to the folds of the MCU but what many people do not know is thatRyan Reynolds went out of his wayto include Wesley Snipes.
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It was Reynolds’ idea and his wish that Blade should be a part ofDeadpool & Wolverine.The iconic actor wanted nothing more than to give the people a feeling of nostalgia.
Ryan Reynolds Wanted People To See Wesley Snipes Again
With the iconicBlade Trilogy, people were in awe and amazement when the films were originally released.Wesley Snipesfound worldwide fame for portraying the lead role and was much loved as Blade.
In an interview withVariety, Shawn Levy, the director ofDeadpool & Wolverinetalked about how the idea of Blade’s cameo came to be in the film. The director credited the entire thing to Ryan Reynolds.
Wesley’s return as Blade was a very early idea of Ryan’s. We wanted to explore themes of legacy, characters and their endings.
He further continued,
Ryan had said, ‘Blade never really got that moment, and I think people don’t even realize how much they miss Wesley Snipes as Blade until they see him. Let’s give them that feeling.’
Well, Snipes indeed found the spotlight again as people realized just how good the iconic actor was in the original films and in his cameo inDeadpool & Wolverine.
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The iconic 2024 film received a rating of 8/10 on IMDB and an average of 78% on Rotten Tomatoes after its release.
Deadpool & Wolverineis currently screening in theaters around the world.
Visarg Acharya
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
