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Wesley Snipes turned out to be the biggest surprise cameo in Ryan Reynolds’Deadpool & Wolverine. Fans didn’t expect to see the vampire-hunter Blade in the film after his alleged falling out with Reynolds afterBlade: Trinity. With his role, Snipes now has set the record for the longest career as a live-action Marvel character.
While fans enjoyed the cameo from Snipes, they were not particularly happy with the record going to theDemolition Manactress instead of Hugh Jackman. Their frustration is understandable since Snipes, with just four films, stole the record from Jackman, who appeared in ten films.
Fans Are Unhappy Over Wesley Snipes’ New Marvel Record Beating Hugh Jackman
Wesley Snipesreturned to hisBladerole after nearly two decades inDeadpool & Wolverine. The unexpected appearance also sets a record for the 62-year-old veteran actor. His return to the Marvel character marks 25 years and 340 days since he first took on the role (via Guinness World Records). He bagged the record for longest career as a live-action Marvel character.
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The earlier record was held byPatrick Stewartwho marked 22 years in the role with his appearance inDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.Hugh Jackmanwas all set to beat that record with hisDeadpool 3appearance, but Snipes snatched away the record fromThe Wolverineactor.
Interestingly, Jackman appeared in a significant number of movies over his 24 years in theX-Mencharacter, while Snipes returned after a long gap. In fact, theDolemite is My Nameactor also set the record for the longest gap between character appearances in Marvel films. He returned after a gap of 19 years and 231 days afterBlade: Trinity.
Fans ofThe Greatest Showmanactor shared that Snipes’ record didn’t really count due to the long gap between his appearances. One of the fan comments shared that years shouldn’t matter but appearances should. Other fans wondered whether Jackman could grab back the record with another Wolverine appearance. Some of the fan reactions read:
Does it really count when he hasn’t been blade since 2004? Lmaooo
No way, how true is this?
Three films and one guest star!How is that a record? How does that make it the longest career as a live action marvel character????Hugh Jackman‘s career spans ten films as wolverine!!!Make it make sense!!!!!
So will Hugh beat this record if he’s in another marvel movie?
Even Snipes himself couldn’t believe that he could return to the role all these years later. He was welcomed at the San Diego Comic-Con with the biggest applause for aDeadpool 3cameo actor. Snipes revealed that he had to keep his cameo secret even from his family members.
How Did Wesley Snipes’Deadpool 3Cameo Happen?
Wesley Snipes had entirely given up hopes onreprising the Blade characteronceMahershala Aliwas announced as the MCU’s Blade. When Reynolds’ call came out of the blue after 20 years, it was a surreal moment for the actor. He revealed to EW that he had to take the phone call from theGreen Lanternactor and it only made sense to hear what he had to offer.
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Ryan Reynoldsexplained the idea and shared that he had got the green light from Marvel to proceed with it. He only had to get Snipes to agree to the idea. Snipes did the smart thing and took on the role, which received a grand reception in theaters. Snipes shared withEW:
I did not think it was possible. I didn’t think we would be able to pull it off. I didn’t think that Marvel was into it, Disney was into it — also because they had Mahershala cast for the next upcoming version of it.
I thought it didn’t make sense to me, but [when] you get a call from Ryan Reynolds out of the blue after 20 years, you go, ‘Okay, I got to take this call. Let’s see what this is about.’ He told me the idea. They said ‘yes’ and ‘it’s a go.’ ‘If you’re in, we’re in.’ Here we are.
Snipes also shared thathe wasn’t Blade-readywhen he was asked to join the film. He had to prepare for the role for two months despite not having challenging action sequences in the film. Nevertheless, it wasn’t an easy task by any means for the 61-year-old actor.
Deadpool & Wolverineis currently running in theaters. TheBladefilms are now available for rent on AppleTV+.
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