Former Blade actor Wesley Snipes has poked fun at Marvel's troubled reboot following its most recent setback.
Snipes took to X/Twitter to throw some shade over the latest behind-the-scenes drama from the Blade reboot after news surfaced that director Yann Demange had reportedly exited the project, which will see Mahershala Ali portray the titular vampire slayer should it eventually get off the ground and into production.
"Blade, lordylordylordy folks still lookin for the secret sauce, ridin snowmobiles in traffic, kinda rough," Snipes wrote. "Daywalkers make it look easy, don't they?"
Blade, lordylordylordy 👀 folks still lookin for the secret sauce, ridin snowmobiles in traffic, kinda rough.
— Wesley Snipes (@wesleysnipes) June 16, 2024
Daywalkers make it look easy, don’t they? 😊#DaywalkerKlique #Blade #Marvel pic.twitter.com/YZVAqg9egz
Snipes previously played Blade in the original 1998 movie and its two sequels but has been supportive of the reboot in the past. He previously commented on Ali taking the role in the forthcoming film, insisting that there was no bad blood over the decision and that he doesn't feel upset about passing the baton to the actor.
Ali is still attached to play Blade, but the road to releasing the reboot has been a rough one. Demange's departure is the second time someone has vacated the director's chair, as Bassam Tariq previously relinquished the role because of a scheduling conflict that came to light before the movie was due to begin shooting.
A report at the time claimed that Ali was frustrated with the movie's progress, which was no doubt further exasperated by production grinding to a halt shortly after. Development on the film started to pick up when Demange came on board, but this pre-production work paused again due to the writers' strike in May of 2023.
There is no word yet on whether Marvel will bump Blade from its November 7, 2025 release date (where it landed after a reshuffle) amid the search for a new director.
Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. You can follow her on X/Twitter here.
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