Marvel Zombies Immediately Disproves One Of Deadpool & Wolverine's Funniest Lines
By Dan Bibby
September 27th, 2025
Warning! Spoilers ahead for Marvel Zombies!
Marvel Zombies' post-apocalyptic wasteland allows for characters from across the franchise to show up, and the show's first episode wastes no time in discrediting a great moment from 2024's Deadpool & Wolverine. Although it hits a little less hard because of its animated nature, I was immediately surprised by the level of blood and guts in Zombies, but there are even more interesting facets of the project.
Like Marvel Zombies, Deadpool & Wolverine is a celebration of the entire MCU, especially the Fox movies that have now been retroactively integrated into the main continuity via the multiverse saga. Although Zombies focuses much more on the era that began with the first Iron Man movie, it also gives an unexpected glimpse into a future that may never come.
Like Marvel Zombies, Deadpool & Wolverine is a celebration of the entire MCU, especially the Fox movies that have now been retroactively integrated into the main continuity via the multiverse saga. Although Zombies focuses much more on the era that began with the first Iron Man movie, it also gives an unexpected glimpse into a future that may never come.
Marvel Zombies Episode 1 Proves There Won't Only Ever Be "One Blade"
Wesley Snipes' return as Blade was one of Deadpool & Wolverine's biggest cameos, which is really saying something considering how stacked the movie's cast was. While marching into battle, Snipes' character declares, "There's only been one Blade, and there's only ever gonna be one Blade."
The fourth-wall break that we've come to expect from the Deadpool movies is met with a look down the lens from Ryan Reynolds' character, and he somehow manages to convey what he needs to perfectly, despite his face being hidden by a mask. To roughly translate the moment, the Merc with a Mouth is saying: "At this point...yeah, probably."
A new Blade movie has been in the works for years now, with Mahershala Ali intended to bring the title character into the current era of the MCU. Since he was announced in 2019, all he's managed so far is a brief voice cameo at the end of 2021's Eternals. Even now, the proposed Blade reboot is stuck in production hell, cycling through various writers and directors.
When Deadpool & Wolverine was released in 2024, Ali's Blade movie was supposed to have been out for a while. This wouldn't have necessarily meant Snipes wouldn't have shown up in the third Deadpool movie, but I think it would have been less likely to happen. Regardless, the MCU has now finally introduced its new version of the iconic character, with a Blade who isn't Wesley Snipes showing up in Moon Knight garb as Kohnshu's avatar in Marvel Zombies.
The fourth-wall break that we've come to expect from the Deadpool movies is met with a look down the lens from Ryan Reynolds' character, and he somehow manages to convey what he needs to perfectly, despite his face being hidden by a mask. To roughly translate the moment, the Merc with a Mouth is saying: "At this point...yeah, probably."
A new Blade movie has been in the works for years now, with Mahershala Ali intended to bring the title character into the current era of the MCU. Since he was announced in 2019, all he's managed so far is a brief voice cameo at the end of 2021's Eternals. Even now, the proposed Blade reboot is stuck in production hell, cycling through various writers and directors.
When Deadpool & Wolverine was released in 2024, Ali's Blade movie was supposed to have been out for a while. This wouldn't have necessarily meant Snipes wouldn't have shown up in the third Deadpool movie, but I think it would have been less likely to happen. Regardless, the MCU has now finally introduced its new version of the iconic character, with a Blade who isn't Wesley Snipes showing up in Moon Knight garb as Kohnshu's avatar in Marvel Zombies.
Marvel Zombies' Blade Debut Doesn't Solve The Delayed Movie's Biggest Problem, But It Provides Hope
Marvel Zombies could have been a great opportunity for Ali to properly play Blade for the first time since he was announced to be taking over the character more than half a decade ago. Unfortunately, although the reimagined Blade/Moon Knight combo uses the actor's image, he's actually voiced by Todd Williams.
So, Ali is still waiting in the wings to make his true debut as Blade, which would be his second Marvel character after playing Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes in six episodes of Luke Cage. I was disappointed that he didn't voice the character designed in his image, but I think Blade's presence in Zombies proves something exciting about the whole situation.
The decision to use Ali's likeness in Zombies surely means that Marvel still has a plan to introduce the actor, as the new Blade, to the live-action arm of the MCU at some point. The animated show may not be set in the MCU's main universe, but every other variant of each returning live-action character looks just like the actor who plays them in the movies and shows - and many also came back to provide voice performances.
So, I would say it's pretty clear that the upcoming Blade movie is still very much in the works, and the character showing up in Zombies is far more than just: "Well, let's give him at least a few appearances before we throw the idea in the bin." He slots in so well during Marvel Zombies that it makes Snipes' line in Deadpool & Wolverine seem immediately less accurate.
So, Ali is still waiting in the wings to make his true debut as Blade, which would be his second Marvel character after playing Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes in six episodes of Luke Cage. I was disappointed that he didn't voice the character designed in his image, but I think Blade's presence in Zombies proves something exciting about the whole situation.
The decision to use Ali's likeness in Zombies surely means that Marvel still has a plan to introduce the actor, as the new Blade, to the live-action arm of the MCU at some point. The animated show may not be set in the MCU's main universe, but every other variant of each returning live-action character looks just like the actor who plays them in the movies and shows - and many also came back to provide voice performances.
So, I would say it's pretty clear that the upcoming Blade movie is still very much in the works, and the character showing up in Zombies is far more than just: "Well, let's give him at least a few appearances before we throw the idea in the bin." He slots in so well during Marvel Zombies that it makes Snipes' line in Deadpool & Wolverine seem immediately less accurate.
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