Delroy Lindo, best known for his roles in Get Shorty and Da 5 Bloods, has joined the cast of Marvel Studios' Blade.

According to THR, the nature of Lindo's role remains under wraps for the time being. This is the first casting news since Mahershala Ali was announced as the eponymous vampire-hunter at Comic-Con International: San Diego in 2019.

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Created by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan, Eric Brooks/Blade first appeared in 1973's The Tomb of Dracula #10. The character is a skilled fighter that possesses the powerful physical abilities of a vampire, though is able to walk in the daylight without being killed. Despite his supernatural nature, however, he uses his abilities to hunt and kill vampires. In addition to being played by Wesley Snipes in the three Blade films, the character was also portrayed Sticky Fingaz in a 2006 television series.

Outside of this latest casting news, there's been little movement on Blade since the film was announced. Stacy Osei-Kuffour was announced as the writer in February, while Bassam Tariq was tapped to direct in July. However, Ali did make his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut of sorts with a voice role in the post-credits scene of Eternals.

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"It was scary," Ali explained of his cameo. "Because, you know, you're talking before you're filming it. I'm pretty particular about my choices, like most actors, and so having to make some choices -- even with a line, vocally -- this early on, it brought up some very real anxieties. And it made the job real. It's like, 'Okay, this is happening now,' you know, and that's exciting."

As for the plot of Blade, Tariq recently discussed how he was thrilled by the lack of constraints compared to more mainstream superheroes. "What's exciting about the film that we're making is [there] hasn't been a canon for Blade, as we're reading through the comics and everything," he said. "Him being a daywalker is the one thing that's been established, and you know we can't deny what Wesley Snipes did, which was he basically got this whole ball rolling."

Blade has yet to receive a release date.

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Source: THR