After affirming that he's still fit enough to portray the character he played in a trilogy of movies from 1998 through 2004, Snipes added, "We'll see how it goes. I don't really know what's going to happen to it yet." Asked about the possibility of adding the character to Marvel's Avengers, Snipes said, "That would be interesting. I mean, I know it's in the comic book. It would be interesting to see where they would place him and where he really would fit in. He's got to bite somebody. I don't know who he's going to bite."

Following some time as a supporting character in the recent Mighty Avengers series, Blade is set for a high-profile comic book relaunch this fall as part of Marvel's All-New, All-Different Marvel publishing relaunch, although it won't be the traditional Blade at the center of the new series; instead, the new comic book will center on Blade's previously unknown teenage daughter — a new status quo that is already rumored to be under development at Marvel Studios.

Marvel did not respond to a request for comment.