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Thursday
Aug252011

A sudden desire for a 'Blade' reboot

For whatever reason, I recently started thinking about Wesley Snipes and how much I enjoyed his early career—such as his role in Demolition Man and the first two Blade films. I have no more to say regarding Mr. Snipes, but I have plenty to say about Blade. I loved the first Blade film and really enjoyed its sequel; the third film was the common trilogy abomination. Getting to the point, comic-related films have recently been reboot crazy and I would love to see a Blade reboot. The main reason is because I look at one specific actor and feel he would make a perfect Blade—that actor is Idris Elba.

You probably don't know him by name, but you have surely seen him on film and/or television—he has appeared in such films/series as The Wire, The Losers, Thor, Luther, and countless others including a small run on The Office (US). I have been a fan since The Wire and believe his previous work/look makes him a perfect choice for the tan-friendly—because of his immunity to sunlight, not because he's black—pseudo-vamp. I could also bring up the fact that both Blade and Elba share London as a commonality, but in all honesty, there is just something about him that feels right. And if a reboot wanted to include Whistler, I could think of no one better than Kurt Russel.

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