Now that Marvel Studios has confirmed that Mahershala Ali will lead the Blade reboot
as Eric Brooks, artists and Photoshop experts have created edits and illustrations imagining
what Ali could look like as the Daywalker.
Here's a glimpse at some of the best.
Using a poster of Mahershala Ali as the devious Vector in Alita: Battle Angel, artist @mizuriofficial
whipped up a cool edit of what the actor might look like as Blade.
Ali's Blade rocks black sunglasses and an all-black suit, holding a massive sword ready
to slice and dice any vampires that come his way.
Also inspired by Mahershala Ali's performance as Vector in Alita: Battle Angel, popular
digital artist and Photoshop master @Bosslogic created an edit of what the Oscar-winner could
look like as Blade.
We can't tell what's more impressive: Bosslogic's work, or that he created the edit five months
before Ali was announced as the new Blade.
"Are you from the future?”
“Well, he is.
I'm not.”
“That's brilliant.
Do they still have sandwiches there?"
When Marvel announced that a Blade reboot was happening with Ali taking the lead as
Eric Brooks, Goldie Arver got to work illustrating some seriously stunning concept art and shared
the results on her Instagram.
Her illustrations depict Ali's Blade in a full costume and with fangs, with a close-up
shot of him looking head-on at the camera with red sunglasses.
Arver also shared a standalone version of the front-facing illustration.
In digital artist Montajes Asgaya's rendition of Mahershala Ali's Blade, the character wears
his hair in a hi-top fade style that shows off his head and neck tattoos, and holds his
weapon of choice gracefully in his hand.
Against a deep red background, Blade looks determined, time-hardened, and totally badass.
“Ooh, ooooh, so exciting."
Omar Rios imagines that when Mahershala Ali takes the blade to become the new Eric Brooks,
he'll get more than just his hands dirty.
On his Instagram page @ozone719, Rios shared a full-color and a black-and-white illustration
that shows Ali's Blade with multiple weapons and a bulletproof vest that's covered in blood.
Another person who predicted Marvel Studios would cast Mahershala Ali as the famous Daywalker
was artist and illustrator Masood Tahir.
Uploading his striking original artwork on his Instagram @mastahgram, Tahir shared an
eye-catching black-and-red-soaked illustration of what Ali could look like when he makes
his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut.
It's bound to put a smile on anyone's face.
[Blade smiles, then stops smiling.]
On his Instagram account @ultraraw26, Yadvender Singh Rana made a piece of art that shows
Ali's Blade with an intense look on his face, staring someone down from behind red-lensed
glasses as he reaches for the weapon on his back.
If that doesn't scream Blade, we don't know what does.
Artist Camille Vialet imagined that Mahershala Ali's iteration of Blade will hold nothing
back in the forthcoming reboot.
On her Instagram account, @cvialet_art, Vialet shared her vision of the actor in the role:
kneeling on the ground, wearing a smug smirk on his face as enemies aim their weapons directly
at his chest, shoulder, and leg.
It's easy to imagine him getting ready to devastate his enemies with a perfect one liner.
You know, something like…
"Some motherf---ers are always trying to ice skate uphill."
Empire Design art director Olly Gibbs took an oh-so-sleek approach with his artwork depicting
what Mahershala Ali might look like as Blade on his Twitter.
Against a bright red background, Ali's Blade looks dramatically to his right while resting
his gun against his shoulder and neck.
Jackson Caspersz created a beautiful illustration of Mahershala Ali as Blade, while a number
of enemies lurk in the background.
The picture appears to depict a scene just seconds before an awesome rooftop vampire
fight scene, one where the vampires learn a very important lesson:
"There are worse things out tonight than vampires.”
“Like what?”
“Like me."
Artist @apexform was so impressed with Ali's casting as Blade that they created an ultra-cool
edit in which Ali's version of Blade has red eyes, two blades on his back, and loads of
tattoos.
Whatever Ali's Blade looks like in the upcoming film, one thing's for sure.
"You tell him it's open season on all suckheads."
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