Mahershala Ali will take over from Wesley Snipes as Blade, who Snipes played in three films from 1998 to 2004 Ale Russian is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023.

Snipes' surprise cameo came alongside two others that sent audiences reeling Wesley Snipes is slaying ... having first appeared as Blade in the 1998 film of the same name, more than 25 years ...

Snipes debuted as Blade in the 1998 movie of the same name and reprised ... "The reaction when Wesley Snipes enters the movie ...

Wesley Snipes recalled to ET the first time he spoke in 'Blade's voice for the 1998 Marvel classic. Jennifer Hudson, Andy Cohen, Daveed Diggs, Cobie Smulders and more also lend their voices to the ...

Wesley Snipes became a superhero of sorts in the Blade trilogy of films ... Six years later, though, in 1998, Snipes got the chance to play another Marvel character: Blade, the half-man, half ...