While most Blade fans are thrilled to learn Mahershala Ali will be playing the iconic vampire hunter in the MCU, some are disappointed Marvel Studios didn't simply hire Wesley Snipes to reprise the role. But there's one person who isn't upset by the announcement - Snipes himself. Snipes told TMZ that while he was just as surprised as anyone to learn about Ali's casting, he's not upset about passing the baton (or the silver/titanium alloy sword, as it were).