Rumor: Marvel Planning New ‘Blade’ Movie About Blade’s Daughter?
In 2013, Marvelgot back the rightstoBlade. Since then, there have been on-again, off-again rumblings of a new Blade movieor TV show— some of itcoming directly from Blade himself,Wesley Snipes. Now a new report adds an interesting wrinkle to the ongoing speculation.
Rumor has it the next Blade movie won’t center around Eric Brooks — the Blade played by Snipes in earlier films — but will be about his daughter, Fallon Grey. More details on the possible female Blade movie after the jump.
Marvel Comics firstannounced plans in Julyto launch a new comic book series about Fallon Grey. However,Blade #1wasrecently delayedfrom its planned October release date. According toBleeding Cool, that’s because higher-ups at Marvel are being extra-careful with the character, so they can make a new movie about her.
That’s not to say Snipes' plans to return as Blade are shot. His character plays a prominent role in Fallon Grey’s comic book series, and could do the same in a big-screen adaptation of same. It’d actually be a pretty great way to bring the classic character into new territory that hasn’t already been exhausted by the earlier trilogy.
Bladecomic writerTim Seeleydescribed 16-year-old Fallon as follows:
A Blade movie about Fallon Grey would be a change of pace for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which has tended to stick with the better known iterations of their characters. (There are multiple Spider-Men in the comics, for example, but we’re getting the classic Peter Parker version and not Miles Morales.) If true, she could also potentially be the franchise’s non-white female lead.
But for now, it’s just speculation. Marvel will likely want to see howBlade #1starring Fallon Grey is actually received before diving in headfirst with a new project announcement of any sort. In the meantime, get your first glimpse at the new comic book heroine in art from Marvel below.
