Marvel Reportedly Plans To Race-Bend Major Character In Blade Reboot – We Got This Covered

Blade is on his way to the MCU at last. Mahershala Ali was confirmed to be resurrecting the Daywalker on the big screen last summer, with the two time Oscar-winning actor taking over the iconic role made famous by Wesley Snipes in the original Bladetrilogy of the late 90s/early 00s. The titular vampire hunter himself likely wont be the only one from the old movies getting a revamp, though, so expect some very different versions of familiar characters.

In fact, We Got This Covered has heard from our sources the same ones who told us Disney is developing a Beauty and the Beastspinoff for Gaston and Ahsoka Tano is going to appear inThe Mandalorianseason 2, both of which are now confirmed that Deacon Frost will appear in the Bladereboot and will undergo a major change from previous versions. And thats because the character, played by Stephen Dorff in the 1998 film, will be portrayed as black this time around, were being told.

Of course, Deacon Frost goes right back to Blades origins in the early Tomb of Draculacomics of the 70s. Originally depicted as a classical vampire from 1800s Germany, the Snipes movie completely revamped him as it is, with Dorff playing the character as much younger and more contemporary. So, Marvel Studios definitely has the freedom to adapt him however they see fit.

As for how exactly Frost might fit into the story, that we dont yet know, but weve heard that Dracula himself is expected to serve as the main villain. At the moment, though, were still pretty in the dark in regards to plot details and we imagine things will remain that way for a while longer.

After all, Bladehas yet to even receive a release date, but its definitely one of the most exciting upcoming projects on Marvels books and well be sure to let you know as soon as we hear more about it.

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Marvel Reportedly Plans To Race-Bend Major Character In Blade Reboot - We Got This Covered

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