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 ...

This unlikely ensemble – Wesley ... Blade: Trinity this week is because a new film gestures right back at it: of the many top-secret cameos in Marvel’s Deadpool & Wolverine, it’s Snipes ...