Some may call this 2024 Marvel film, directed by Shawn Levy, the film that saved the MCU – that remains to be seen. Drawing the ultra-popular Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds, Blade Trinity) into the MCU along with the equally popular Wolverine (Hugh Jackman, Van Helsing) was always going to be a slam dunk, especially with the on and off-screen chemistry the two actors display. That is, so long as they managed to pitch the film right, and that they did with plenty of fan service, gags out the wazoo, fourth wall breaks and plenty of violent action.
It was great seeing some of the old characters reappear from the Marvel stable and from outside the MCU sequence. For us, it was the re-emergence of Blade (Wesley Snipes) and let us not forget that it has been argued that the original Blade movie saved Marvel. Stuck in the Void, a multiverse trash heap where the Time Variance Authority stick multiverse problems (and old Marvel heroes from films not in the MCU are sent to die), Deadpool and Wolverine are found by a resistance group that includes Blade and they then help them fight the evil Cassandra Nova (Emma Corrin) to get the duo passage out of the Void.
It was great to see Wesley Snipes reprise the role and even better to see him enjoying it – rather than phoning the performance in as he did in Blade Trinity. There is one thing that struck me, however. There was fan chatter when, in context of multiple character variants, he says “There's only been one Blade...and there's only ever gonna be one Blade.” Many took this as a hint that perhaps Snipes, rather than Mahershala Ali, may be Blade in the touted (but troubled) MCU Blade film. We shall see; though I doubt it at this point, I could be on board with that, though I am very excited to see Ali in the role. However, I do think Sticky Fingaz might have something to say about that and Blade the Series deserved far more love than it got.
The imdb page is here.
On Demand @ Amazon US
On Demand @ Amazon UK
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| Wesley Snipes as Blade |
It was great seeing some of the old characters reappear from the Marvel stable and from outside the MCU sequence. For us, it was the re-emergence of Blade (Wesley Snipes) and let us not forget that it has been argued that the original Blade movie saved Marvel. Stuck in the Void, a multiverse trash heap where the Time Variance Authority stick multiverse problems (and old Marvel heroes from films not in the MCU are sent to die), Deadpool and Wolverine are found by a resistance group that includes Blade and they then help them fight the evil Cassandra Nova (Emma Corrin) to get the duo passage out of the Void.
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| the Void resistance |
It was great to see Wesley Snipes reprise the role and even better to see him enjoying it – rather than phoning the performance in as he did in Blade Trinity. There is one thing that struck me, however. There was fan chatter when, in context of multiple character variants, he says “There's only been one Blade...and there's only ever gonna be one Blade.” Many took this as a hint that perhaps Snipes, rather than Mahershala Ali, may be Blade in the touted (but troubled) MCU Blade film. We shall see; though I doubt it at this point, I could be on board with that, though I am very excited to see Ali in the role. However, I do think Sticky Fingaz might have something to say about that and Blade the Series deserved far more love than it got.
The imdb page is here.
On Demand @ Amazon US
On Demand @ Amazon UK
So, I took that "there will only be one Blade" remark as Snipes Blade funnily not knowing that Ali Blade is about to take over as the MCU Blade. They followed that immediately with Deadpool giving a "should I tell him?" facial expression to the audience.
ReplyDeleteFair call, that may be it... however I think the Series should be given some love too (of course Snipes kinda reprised in What We Do in the Shadows, too)
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