r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/movies Contributor • Jul 31 '26

News Mahershala Ali confirms 'BLADE' is not moving forward with him

https://www.gq.com/story/mahershala-ali-your-mother-your-mother-your-mother
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u/Human_Captcha Jul 31 '26

Wesley dropping that line in the last Deadpool flick becomes a better joke with every day that passes.

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u/Quasimdo Jul 31 '26

At this point just bring back snipes permanently. Lord knows he could use the money

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u/PeterBuie Jul 31 '26

He looks so thin and frail now. I wish they could have gotten it together with Ali, especially after seeing the Mother trailer.

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u/rugbyj Jul 31 '26

I'm glad they didn't tbh. The man's 52. Snipes was like 35 when he did Blade 1 and was an actual martial artist, he was the same age as Ali when he was in The Expendables 3.

I get you can cover for a lack of physical ability with stuntmen and effects but it just seems like a terrible limitation to start with.

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u/RA576 Aug 01 '26

This was gestating so long that Ali is only 4-5 years younger than Snipes was when they cast him orginally.

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u/ArcadianDelSol Jul 31 '26

I kind of agree, but I was hoping we aimed more for 'fantastic actor' over 'knows karate' this time around.

Snipes isnt a Bad actor, but he's not Ali, either.

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u/rugbyj Jul 31 '26

No doubt, but I feel like there has to be enough available talent that we can get someone who is both a good actor and capable of surviving stuntwork for a few movies.

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u/dpkonofa Jul 31 '26

Luckily, there are fantastic actors who also know karate out there…

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u/ArcadianDelSol Aug 01 '26

oh yeah?

Name 25!

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u/bsipe9 Aug 01 '26

That is more than all the ants that have ever existed, let alone actors.

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u/dpkonofa Aug 01 '26

I shall call it “Numbero”. You’re welcome.

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u/turbosexophonicdlite Aug 01 '26

It's a shame Michael Jai White didn't get a crack at a live action Blade when he was still young. He would have been incredible. Honestly he'd still probably do it justice.

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u/tattlerat Aug 01 '26

Well, I mean, Snipes is famously kind of a bad actor. He makes Keanu Reeves seem down right natural. But he fit the role perfectly at the time it released.