SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “Deadpool & Wolverine,” which is now playing in theaters .
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Wesley Snipes has broken two Guinness World Records after making a unexpected appearance as Blade in “Deadpool & Wolverine.”
The actor’s return as the half-vampire “daywalker” in superhero threequel comes 25 years and 340 days after he first played the character in 1998’s “Blade,” according to Guinness World Records , securing him the record of the longest career as a live-action Marvel character. Snipes beat out his co-star Hugh Jackman, whose first appearance as Wolverine came 24 years ago in 2000’s “X-Men.”
Snipes’ surprise cameo as Blade also earned him another Guinness World Record: the longest gap between character appearances in Marvel films. According to Guinness, he last played the character 19 years and 231 day ago in the 2004 film “Blade: Trinity,” surpassing Alfred Molina’s 17-year gap between playing Doc Ock in 2004’s “Spider-Man 2” and 2021’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home.”
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Snipes’ Blade was among the many cameos in “Deadpool & Wolverine,” starring Ryan Reynolds and Jackman. In the movie, the vampire hunter joins forces with the title characters, as well as Elektra (Jennifer Garner), X-23 (Dafne Keen) and Gambit (Channing Tatum), to battle Cassandra Nova (Emma Corrin) and her mutant minions.
“Deadpool & Wolverine,” released July 26, has already broken multiple records at the box office. The film earned $205 million in its opening weekend, ranking as the eighth-best debut of all time and setting the record for the biggest R-rated opening weekend ever. “Deadpool & Wolverine” also landed by far the biggest start of 2024, overtaking Disney’s Pixar sequel “Inside Out 2” ($155 million debut). It currently stands as the second-highest-grossing domestic release of the year.
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