Deadpool and Wolverine contains a whole bunch of exciting MCU and Marvel Easter eggs and cameos , but one of the best has to be Wesley Snipes’ Blade . And no one knows that better than lead Ryan Reynolds who has paid tribute to the star in the most Wade Wilson way possible. "There is no Fox Marvel Universe or MCU without Blade first creating a market.
He’s Marvel Daddy," said Reynolds on Twitter via four behind-the-scenes images of the two on set of the new flick. See the full tweet below. In Deadpool and Wolverine, Snipes unexpectedly shows up in the Void alongside Jennifer Garner’s Elektra, Channing Tatum’s Gambit , and Logan’s Daphne Keen as X-23 .
The group of outcast superheroes later join forces with The Merc with a Mouth and his clawed buddy and help defeat Cassandra Nova ’s tribe of Marvel villains. But the half-human half-vampire’s appearance goes way deeper than just being simply iconic. The 1998 movie Blade practically put Marvel on the map, hence Reynolds’ tweet.
The vampy hero flick first ignited interest in Marvel movies which had a ripple effect that created the X-Men movies and practically the whole Fox-Marvel universe and MCU as we know it today. Not only this, but per Guinness World Records , as of his appearance in the new Deadpool sequel, Snipes now holds the world record for the longest career as a live-action Marvel character. Now that is what we call "Marvel Daddy," thanks for that, Reynolds.
However, the funniest moment from Snipes in t.