The Marvel Cinematic Universe is delivering a new take on Blade with Mahershala Ali, but there's one aspect the movie should copy from Wesley Snipes' trilogy. Thus far, Marvel hasn't revealed a lot about the MCU's upcoming Blade reboot. Updates have been scant ever since Ali was announced to star at San Diego Comic-Con in 2019. In fact, the biggest news from the film only came recently, with Bassam Tariq being confirmed as the director. Tariq, best known for Mogul Mowgli, recently commented that the new Blade wouldn't be restricted by the Marvel comics that inspired it.

Wesley Snipes, who played Blade in a trilogy of films starting in 1998, also wasn't beholden to the Marvel comics. Throughout the trilogy, there are noticeable differences between Snipes' character and his comic book origins. For instance, in the films, Blade's weakness is an insatiable need for blood. But in the comics, he also has a vulnerability to red sunlight, which could even be fatal. Additionally, the character originally had a much more colorful costume in Marvel's comics; however, the films chose to put Snipes in a sleek, black outfit.

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Though the MCU's Blade will undoubtedly be different from Snipes' films, there's one change the new film should include. In Marvel's comics, Blade, a.k.a. Eric Brooks, is born in England, making the character British. Snipes' Blade doesn't adhere to the origin story. Instead of Blade speaking with a British accent, Snipes' Blade simply sounds like a gruffer version of the actor.  Similarly, Ali's Blade should follow suit. Rather than trying to stick to the Blade in Marvel's comics, Ali, who's American, should make the character his own, and there are a few reasons why.

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Allowing Ali to speak in his own voice will make Blade feel more organic. The MCU regularly has characters put on a variety of accents to varying degrees of success. For instance, Tom Holland's Peter Parker has an American accent that has received praise from critics. In that case, the accent works; however, Elizabeth Olsen's Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch often sports a thick Eastern European accent that can occasionally be distracting. By letting Ali speak in his regular voice or create his own unique version of a Blade voice, a la Snipes, Marvel will allow the character to feel more natural. The MCU will also avoid any possible issues created by a miscalculated accent.

Additionally, Blade is only happening because of Ali. Marvel boss Kevin Feige previously revealed that Ali called his office shortly after winning an Oscar for Green Book. Mahershala Ali said he wanted to play Blade, and the rest is history. It wasn't long after that that the actor was at Comic-Con, with Marvel introducing him as the new Daywalker. Because Ali played a pivotal role in bringing the character to the big screen in the upcoming film, he should also put his own spin on Blade. And with the movie already not adhering to the comic book origins, everything is set up for Ali to fully embody the character in his own (non-British) way.

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