It's pretty ironic that a film about the fastest hedgehog on earth is taking so long to come out. After already being delayed from November to February, Sonic the Hedgehog looks like it's now been pushed back again another month to March 2020.
It's no secret that Wesley Snipes wanted to keep playing Eric Brooks forever. Yet when Marvel Studios decided to go in a different direction by casting Mahershala Ali in the upcoming Blade reboot, the actor remained classy. Still, he couldn't resist but quoting his beloved character one last time in a tweet this afternoon:
2019 has officially been the year of the useless online petition. The web's latest effort to get signatures revolves around the idea that fans can convince Marvel to make the Blade reboot R-rated like the originals. There's a very solid chance that this will happen, but the Internet entreaty likely won't factor into the decision even a little bit.
The second installation of his classic horror remake hasn't even hit theaters yet, but Andy Muschietti is already thinking about the terrifying tale he'd like to reboot next. The It: Chapter Two director revealed at ScareDiego that he'd love the chance to revive The Howling for a new generation of moviegoers.
Wesley Snipes isn't the only name fans want to see attached to the upcoming Blade reboot. Many people are also calling for Marvel to recruit Academy Award winner Jordan Peele to helm the production. The acclaimed director's meteoric rise stems from his two terrifying flicks Get Out and Us, both of which exceeded expectations on a massive scale at the box office. Given the filmmaker's penchant for scary stories that revolve around black people, Blade seems like it would be right up his alley.
Ever since Marvel first announced at San Diego Comic-Con that Mahershala Ali would be fronting the upcoming reboot of Blade, fans have been losing their minds. While practically everyone is excited about the prospect of the two-time Academy Award winner portraying the beloved superhero onscreen, others feel bad for the franchise's original star. Wesley Snipes has long been pushing to play Eric Brooks one more time and it looked like he was getting close to actually doing so until Ali picked up the phone and changed everything.
Men in Black: International is one of many flicks that attempted to reboot a beloved franchise. While a lot of these revitalizations have done gangbusters at the box office, others have failed to capture the magic of the source material. The latest installment of the Men in Black series unfortunately falls under the latter category.
At least one high-profile James is happy that Avengers: Endgame now holds the prestigious honor of being the highest-grossing film of all-time. James Gunn, the director of the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, took to Twitter to voice his amazement as to what the fellow MCU project has done.
Mahershala Ali taking over as Blade may be exciting for most, but many others feel bad for the franchise's original star Wesley Snipes. The 56-year-old actor has long been advocating to reprise the titular role of the superhero onscreen. It looked like he was finally going to get his wish after all these years, too, when Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige started pushing for a continuation of the series with the talented performer at the forefront. Then a two-time Academy Award winner picked up the phone and the rest is history.
Out of all of the huge news to emerge from San Diego Comic-Con so far this weekend, the fact that Mahershala Ali will be playing the role of Eric Brooks in the upcoming Blade reboot may end up being one of the biggest. Fans are already head over heels for the exciting casting as they wonder how on earth the project was able to net one of the biggest stars in Hollywood and now, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has revealed that they really had no say in the matter.
