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Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor and martial artist. Snipes has made films in a variety of genres, such as numerous thrillers, dramatic feature films, and comedies, though he is best known for his action films. He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his work in The Waterdance (1992) and won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor for his performance in the film One Night Stand (1997). Born in Florida, Snipes had notable parts in the comedy film Major League (1989), the drama Mo' Better Blues (1990), and the crime drama King of New York (1990) before gaining prominence by playing a drug lord in the crime drama New Jack City (1991). He subsequently received more attention for the drama film Jungle Fever (1991), the sports comedy White Men Can't Jump (1992), and the action film Passenger 57 (1992). He has since starred in various genres, such as the comedy film To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), the thriller The Fan (1996), and the drama film Down in the Delta (1998), but mostly established himself as an action star, portraying both heroes and villains in films such as Demolition Man (1993), Rising Sun (1993), Money Train (1995), and U.S. Marshals (1998). Also in 1998, he was cast as Eric Brooks/BBlade in the superhero film Blade, based on the Marvel Comics superhero of the same name, a role he went on to reprise in Blade II (2002), Blade: Trinity (2004), and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). Snipes had smaller roles during the 2000s and moved to direct-to-video action films before returning to the theatrical release with films such as Brooklyn's Finest (2009) and The Expendables 3 (2014). His television work includes multiple episodes in the drama series H.E.L.P. (1990), the action thriller crime drama series The Player (2015), and the drama limited series True Story (2021), as well as the romantic drama film Disappearing Acts (2000). He formed a production company, Amen-Ra Films, in 1991, and a subsidiary, Black Dot Media, to develop projects for film and television. Snipes has been training in martial arts since the age of 12, earning a 5thdan black belt in Shotokan karate and a 2nddan black belt in Hapkido. He is credited with helping popularise martial arts in Hollywood and bringing martial arts to mainstream audiences, as well as contributing to the representation of Black actors in action roles, breaking stereotypes. In 2017, Snipes made his debut as a novelist with the urban fantasy supernatural adventure Talon of God. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wesley Snipes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Wesley Snipes
Blade
for Blade in Midnight Suns II: The Scarlet Prophecy
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The Midnight Suns—Blade, Doctor Strange, and Ghost Rider—are joined by new allies Man-Thing and Moon Knight as a dark prophecy begins to unfold. Mephisto has risen again, and this time, he’s hunting Wanda Maximoff. Not to kill her—but to claim her mind. Joined by his son Blackheart and Agatha Harkness, Mephisto seeks to stop the birth of Wanda’s prophesied son, the one destined to destroy him. With two sides chasing her, Wanda begins to fracture, spiraling into chaos. Subconsciously, she recreates the warped reality of House of M, trapping herself in a false world of peace. As her mind deteriorates, the Midnight Suns battle time, magic, and madness to reach her first. In the film’s climax, Ghost Rider and Blackheart clash in a hellfire duel, while Strange pleads with Agatha to stop. She refuses. As Agatha moves to kill Strange, Wanda awakens—her reality shattering. A brutal fight erupts between Agatha and the Scarlet Witch. Knowing what she must do, Wanda traps herself and Agatha inside the collapsing illusion and sends it to Limbo. There, she uses her chaos magic to manifest a child—not yet real, but alive in essence. Wanda names the boy Billy. In Limbo, they live in a quiet farmhouse, with Agatha bound to serve as maid. In the real world, Blackheart is defeated. Strange warns him: tell Mephisto—if he returns, they’ll be ready. In the post credits scene the remnants of Wanda’s false world collapse… but a mysterious figure steps through the cracks—entering the main universe.
