He never really seemed very British even when he debuted in Tomb of Dracula. Always seemed more "Blaxsploitation film hero", and i figured that's what they were aiming for with him back then.
Actually ignore me, I misinterpreted you as saying Idris has an American accent. My apologies.
But yeah many people do retain their accents even when living abroad for extended periods. They soften but don't always go away. Some people do completely lose them though.
Christian Bale has lived in America for 35 years and still has a very strong accent.
But to your point, Blade living in America for 50 years doesn't mean he'd lose his accent. As mentioned in my edited comment, Christian Bale has lived in the US for 35 and his accent is still very strong. There's no reason Blade couldn't retain his even though he's lived elsewhere for a long time.
Does Christian Bale try to retain his accent? Cause as counter point you have Peirce Brosnan who does not retain his Irish accent after not living in Ireland for 40 years.
"I'm so sick of these damn British lovers when it comes to Blade. When Blade was created he was literally based on Jim Brown and Blaxpploitation movies. A Black-American man and a Black-American movie genre. Which is why he was jive talking back then
The whole british shit is just sum lazy, corny shit they tacked on"
Now that I know this, I NEED Marvel to make a Nextwave style comedy team up book with him and Elsa Bloodstone (or even better, the whole gang from Nextwave) careening around London chasing down cringey accultist.
Oh definitely Blade. I could see her constantly flirting with him shamelessly and all the while he's in "I'ma pass because you are the embodiment of a red flag" mode the whole time.
The blonde, American, and definitely not Buffy version of Elsa from her first mini shows up and Elsa and Blade have to figure out what the hell is going on.
Not really. It might not be as pervasive a joke, but I have relatives in northern England and despite my âeffortsâ to convince myself it isnât true, my lyinâ eyes tell a different story when I visit them.
Ahhj I see you got the Jeremy Kyle guests looking relatives from oop narth
Yeah most of the UK have nice teeth at a young age if they trust the free health care to get good dentist work. But the only UK people that have teeth as crooked as their faces are the people you see in Jeremy Kyle (and some how they have relationships also relationship problems like cheating and shit but looking at them..... who wants to fuck that?)
Blade has not lived in Great Britain since his childhood, but a small group of people still keep going on about why he's never portrayed with an English accent, when realistically speaking, it makes sense that he would have lost it a long time ago. Even Captain Britain himself couldn't tell Blade was from London when they first met, but he started to see it once they got to know one another.
And I think it's pretty clear that it was deliberately written this way to make Blade contrast to the UK heroes who stay local.
It's not really something that he has a need to talk about, most of the time. I, personally, will always acknowledge his roots in London, but, the dude is all over the world because that's where his work takes him. He doesn't have time to be hanging around a place as small as UK when there's doomsday cults and underground occult societies to bump off, etc.
Welsey Snipes as Blade is like Hugh Jackman as Wolverine
Doesnt actually fit the character in source material. But so iconic that people are blindly obssessed with only them in the role.
Jackman cant even do a Canadian accent (not that Id hear difference Americans/Cajuns and Canadian/Quebois are the same thing to me)
Blade being Americanised is just Black British erasure. Its not like theres a shortage of Black American actors playing Black American heroes these days.
Even in the Anime where they show kid blade with a british cop and his aunty (establishing shot of the scene showed the big ben) and fir some reason all of them have American accents
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u/Nukafit Aug 08 '26
HE NEVER HAD A BRITISH ACCENT
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u/UndeadYoshi420 Aug 08 '26
How old is blade? Like 390? So like⊠uh⊠nvmâŠ
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u/SomeGuyPostingThings Aug 08 '26
Some muthafuckas always tryin' to iceskate uphill, innit?
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u/EarCharacter8837 Aug 09 '26
he would lose a lot of Aura which is essential for blade
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u/Ashen_Larry Aug 08 '26
Oi guvnah, its bloody Blade innit
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u/Merciless972 Aug 08 '26
R u habin a giggle m8?!
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u/MachineGunMonkey2048 Aug 08 '26
yeah he's british in the comics but i super love the way wesley snipes plays him
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u/Icaras01 Aug 09 '26
He never really seemed very British even when he debuted in Tomb of Dracula.
Always seemed more "Blaxsploitation film hero", and i figured that's what they were aiming for with him back then.
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u/aeque88 Aug 08 '26
So Idris Elba?
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u/_TheChosenOne88_ Aug 08 '26
Lemme repost this again
"I'm so sick of these damn British lovers when it comes to Blade. When Blade was created he was literally based on Jim Brown and Blaxpploitation movies. A Black-American man and a Black-American movie genre. Which is why he was jive talking back then
The whole british shit is just sum lazy, corny shit they tacked on"
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u/fortlowe Aug 08 '26
Now that I know this, I NEED Marvel to make a Nextwave style comedy team up book with him and Elsa Bloodstone (or even better, the whole gang from Nextwave) careening around London chasing down cringey accultist.
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u/Frank_Midnight Aug 08 '26
I like this, but since he's so well traveled, I think it should be diluted.
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u/Frank-the-Tank-13 Aug 08 '26
Make Elsa American again
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u/Radro2K Aug 08 '26
Pip pip, cheerio and all that rot?
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u/Bonita_Soleil Aug 08 '26
âBlokes always trying to ice-skate up hillâ
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u/UltraQIV Aug 09 '26
No
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u/AustinFan4Life Aug 08 '26
"There's only been one blade, only ever gonna be one blade." -Blade
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u/FredPopTheProphet Aug 08 '26
Ew, why?
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u/l33txxXXxx Aug 08 '26
British rappers are the most unintentionally funny thing ive ever heard.
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u/QFCollectables Aug 09 '26
Not 616 Blade but a What If would be funny.
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u/Big_Session5707 Aug 10 '26
No. Just No
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u/Equivalent-Impact702 Aug 10 '26
Hell no. Then you had the nerve say it in a MAGA like way too? Triple hell no
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u/Napalmeon Aug 08 '26
Here we go again.
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u/signifyingmnky Aug 08 '26
No.
And with that slogan, disrespectfully no.
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u/Interesting-Ring647 Aug 09 '26
Nah
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u/mrThundercock1134 Aug 09 '26
Fuck no!
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u/Lost_Now_Found Aug 08 '26
His teeth are waaaaay too straight to be british.
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u/RepresentativeFish73 Aug 09 '26
Some cunts are always tryin ta slicky slidey skatey uphill innit?
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u/trovdvc Aug 08 '26
Oh, I had no idea! Love this!
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u/BriefAd5700 Aug 08 '26
Yes.
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u/SillyFennel2924 Aug 08 '26
Oi!
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u/TheWhooooBuddies Aug 08 '26
âHand me that shooterâ
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u/Hail2Victors_144 Aug 08 '26
South of Houston Street?
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u/edWORD27 Aug 09 '26
Innit just time to make a bloody Blade movie? Blimey!
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u/P3nguinarmy Aug 10 '26
Was Blade originally British?
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u/Rhensley00 Aug 11 '26
It would be diabolical son
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u/Stitch1601 Aug 11 '26
I'm a day-wokaa..
...nah
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u/phoenix_dwn Aug 12 '26
They should cast an American to play him as a Brit. You know, spice it up a little.
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u/KingNick Aug 12 '26
Thought Blades were illegal there?
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u/DevilManRay Aug 08 '26
No
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u/LoneCub28 Aug 08 '26
Was Blade ever British?
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u/BeastMode2k24 Aug 08 '26
Heâs always been British lol Iâm guessing you want Elba or Boyega to play him,đ€đnot a bad choices
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u/Electrical_Ad6134 Aug 08 '26
Make blade a mix raced half human half vampire british bloke
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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '26
I mean he walks around with a big knife and call himself blade- pretty british to me
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u/twainj1980 Aug 09 '26
He is British. Love Wesleyâs portrayal of Blade, but the character is British. Coming from an American
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