There’s a Guinness World Record for just about everything you can think of, and it’s always fun when you see how it intersects with geek culture. A few years ago, a man in Florida was convicted of Spider-Man: No Way Home It has been shown in theaters about 300 times and now Deadpool and Wolverine That’s gone by and set records – two of them, in fact.
Blade’s surprise appearance in the film’s third act means Wesley Snipes now holds the world record for the longest tenure as a live-action Marvel actor. At the age of 25 years and 340 days, the actor replaced Hugh Jackman, who was expected to take the crown from Patrick Stewart. The last time we saw Snipes playing Blade was back in 2007 Blade: Trinity, This gave him another time-related record. At 19 years and 231 days old, he is now the character with the longest gap between appearances in Marvel movies. his Deadpool and Wolverine The gap between Alfred Molina and his role as Doc Ock was 17 years. spider man 2 (2004, film) and No way home.
Like with deadpool and wolverine Other guest characters, many were shocked to see Blade appear. With the exception of Mahershala Ali (or the unfortunate lack of Mahershala Ali), Snipes seems to have put the superhero life behind him, not to mention that he and Ryan Reynolds allegedly rough relationship. Trinity. But in an interview with Entertainment Weekly ahead of the film’s release, he revealed a text message from Reynolds that put the whole thing in motion.
“It made no sense to me,” he recalled, “but when you get a call from Ryan out of the blue 20 years later, you’re like, ‘Well, I have to take this call.'” […] He told me about the idea… and they said “yes” and “you can try it”. “If you’re in, we’re in.” Keeping the news a secret was difficult, as was being physically prepared for any action that was about to take place. But he’s excited to do it again and remains hopeful about what Ali ultimately brings to the table. “You’re going to need a lot of secrets to complete the mission of Blade, man. Good luck to you. But, you’re my man.
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