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 ...

Wesley Snipes has broken two Guinness World Records ... and 340 days after his first playing the character in Blade way back ...

Blade is a film franchise based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, starring Wesley Snipes as Blade, the half-human/half-vampire who is possessed with the same powers as his ...

It's BLADE, after all, Marvel Comics' iconic fanged hero as portrayed by Wesley Snipes in the 1998 movie. Of course we're all the way hyped! Alas, it seems unlikely that Marvel's Blade will launch ...

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 ...