Marvel Studios has finally delivered an update on the long-awaited Blade film. Before Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), Blade was Marvel’s most successful R-Rated film. The 1998 feature was directed by Stephen Norrington and starred Wesley Snipes as Blade, a vampire hunter with superhuman abilities. With a domestic opening of $17 million and a worldwide intake of $131 million (via Box Office Mojo), Blade became a huge hit, spawning a franchise consisting of two sequels, Blade II (2002) and Blade Trinity (2004), which were helmed by Guillermo del Toro and David S. Goyer, respectively. While both sequels pulled in big box office numbers, critics weren’t as impressed with the main critiques aimed at their stories, or lack thereof.

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