Blade Reboot Director Explains How The Vampire Hunter Is Being Handled For The MCU

Although Wesley Snipes unquestionably boosted Blade’s popularity thanks to the three movies released in 1998 and 2004, Bassam Tariq is correct that as far as the character’s comic book roots go, there’s definitely much less to work with compared to a more well-known Marvel superhero like Spider-Man or The Hulk. So in that regard, it sounds like Tariq, screenwriter Stacy Osei-Kuffour and the rest of the creative team have more room to leave their own distinct mark on Blade for the MCU, although we’ll obviously still see him slicing up vampires as the Daywalker.

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