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John Boyega Wants Wesley Snipes to Return as Blade
Last week, artist Boss Logic perfectly illustrated a world in which Attack the Block and Star Wars’ John Boyega were cast as the “Daywalker”, Blade. If Marvel were to consider this possibility, it would be a ridiculously good casting, although an uphill battle. Boyega, out promoting his upcoming Pacific Rim Uprising, reacted to the rumor in the most respectful way possible:
“Wesley, man. That’s Wesley for Blade. I would want to see Wesley.”
He’s speaking about Wesley Snipes, who starred in all three of New Line Cinema’s Blade adaptations that ran from 1998-2004.
Other names that have thus far come up include Jamie Foxx and Idris Elba, with the latter also proclaiming his love for Snipes’ interpretation of the comic book character.
“Blade…. Wesley [Snipes] killed that,” Elba said when the interviewer pitched him on being the new Blade last December. “No one can do Blade better than Wesley.”
As for Snipes, he shared his thoughts last month:
“I am very much open to all of the possibilities,” he told THR. “If Blade 4 comes along, that is a conversation we can have. And there are other characters in the Marvel universe that, if they want to invite me to play around with, I am with that too. I think the fans have a hunger for me to revision the Blade character, so that could limit where they could place me as another character in that universe.”
Hey Marvel, it’s your move…
The supernatural world of Korean folk horror movie Exhuma grows larger with the arrival of prequel spinoff webtoon Maengjong this weekend, Variety reports today.
Naver Webtoon debuts Maengjong on May 30.
The series hails from Haemuri (Olgami) and will trace the high school origins of how shaman duo Hwarim and Bonggil, played by Kim Go-eun and Lee Do-hyun in the 2024 film, came together to face occultish threats.
The story is set to begin when “Hwarim, who has been concealing her identity following a childhood encounter with a snake spirit called Jin, crosses paths with Bonggil at their school.”
Variety notes that Exhuma director Jang Jae-hyun participated in the project’s early concept stage.
“We are presenting ‘Maengjong,’ a new series capturing the appeal of the horror-occult genre, ahead of the full summer season,” said Lee Jeong-geun, Naver Webtoon’s Korea webtoon content leader. “With the high school story of Hwarim and Bonggil, who left a strong impression in the film ‘Exhuma,’ enhanced by Haemuri’s characteristic tense direction, we expect it will be a welcome work for genre fans.”
“It is meaningful that the spin-off story of ‘Exhuma,’ loved by many audiences, expands by meeting the new grammar of webtoon,” said Lee Hyeon-jeong, managing director of the film business division at Showbox, which distributed the film. “We hope it will be a fresh experience for both film fans and webtoon readers.”
Exhuma was a breakout hit in 2024, becoming the first Korean occult film to surpass 10 million ticket buyers and the country’s highest-grossing film of the year. I wrote in my review that “the intricately woven Exhuma delivers one of the year’s biggest surprises in horror so far.”
The bond between Hwarim and Bonggil was one of the film’s highlights, making this prequel webtoon a must for fans.
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