Blade (film series)
| Blade Trilogy | |
 The Blade Trilogy DVD box set |
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| Directed by | Stephen Norrington Guillermo del Toro David S. Goyer |
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| Written by | David S. Goyer Marv Wolfman Gene Colan |
| Starring | Wesley Snipes Kris Kristofferson |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
| Release date(s) | 1998 – 2004 |
| Running time | 350 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Followed by | Blade: The Series |
The Blade films are based on the fictional Marvel Comics character of the same name, portrayed by Wesley Snipes which begins in 1998, continued in 2002 and 2004. They were written by David S. Goyer, Marv Wolfman, and Gene Colan, directed by Stephen Norrington, Guillermo del Toro and David S. Goyer, respectively and distributed by New Line Cinema.
The character was created in 1973 for Marvel Comics by writer Marv Wolfman and artist Gene Colan and was a supporting character in the 1970s comic Tomb of Dracula. In the comic, Blade's mother was bitten by a vampire while she was in labor with Blade. Thus, Blade was born as a dhampir, a human with vampire genes.
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Plots
Blade
Blade grows up to become a vampire hunter, swearing vengeance on the creatures that killed his mother. He teams up with a man called Whistler, a retired vampire hunter and weapons expert.
Meanwhile, in the urban underworld, a feud is started between 'pure-blood' vampires and those who had been human, but were 'turned.' Blade becomes aware of this and investigates further, uncovering a plot to raise the blood god La Magra, something he must stop at all costs.
Blade II
A rare mutation has occurred within the vampire community. "Reapers" are vampires so consumed with an insatiable bloodlust that they prey on vampires as well as humans, transforming victims who are unlucky enough to survive into Reapers themselves. Now their quickly expanding population threatens the existence of vampires, and soon there won't be enough humans in the world to satisfy their bloodlust. Blade, Whistler and an armory expert named Scud are curiously summoned by the Shadow Council. The council reluctantly admits that they are in a dire situation and they require Blade's assistance. Blade then tenuously enters into an alliance with The Bloodpack, an elite team of vampires who were trained in all modes of combat to defeat Blade. They'll use their skills instead to help wipe out the Reaper threat. Blade's team and the Bloodpack are the only line of defense which can prevent the Reaper population from wiping out the vampire and human populations.
Blade: Trinity
The vampires succeed in framing Blade for the killing of several humans (who were in fact familiars being used as bait). Blade, now in the public's eye and wanted by the FBI, has to join forces with the Nightstalkers, a human clan of vampire hunters. Blade, Hannibal King, and Abigail Whistler go after Danica Talos, who has succeeded in locating and resurrecting Drake, also known as Dracula, the first vampire and by far the most powerful. In order to stop him, Blade has to release a virus that will wipe out all vampires, but he has only one opportunity to do so.
Future
In December 2007, it was reported that Wesley Snipes had launched a lawsuit against New Line, director David Goyer and the film's producers, because he was forced to give up screen time to Ryan Reynolds and Jessica Biel {fact}. Further, Snipes alleges he did not receive his salary upon agreement and was not afforded the decision-making power he was entitled to as a producer. Snipes is also optimistic that, once things are settled, there will be a Blade 4.[1]
However, on April 24, 2008, Snipes was sentenced to three years in prison for three misdemeanor convictions for willful failure to file federal income tax returns. Due to this, his role in future Blade movies is uncertain. On October 26, 2007, the Bloody-Disgusting.com website reports that just such a move is being plotted right now in Hollywood.
According to The Sunday Mail, it was announced that Stephen Dorff is set to reprise his role as Deacon Frost in a new trilogy devoted to the Frost character, which will be a prequel to the Blade movies.[2]
According to movieguys.org, Marvel President Keven Feige wants to have Blade return to the big screen one day as a reboot.
Cast & Characters
| Character | Film | |||
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| Blade | Blade II | Blade: Trinity | ||
| Blade | Wesley Snipes | |||
| Abraham Whistler | Kris Kristofferson | |||
| Deacon Frost | Stephen Dorff | |||
| Eli Damaskinos | Thomas Kretschmann | |||
| Jared Nomak | Luke Goss | |||
| Dracula / Drake | Dominic Purcell | |||
| Dr. Karen Jenson | N'Bushe Wright | |||
| Nyssa Damaskinos | Leonor Varela | |||
| Abigail Whistler | Jessica Biel | |||
| Hannibal King | Ryan Reynolds | |||
| Dieter Reinhardt | Ron Perlman | |||
| Asad | Danny John-Jules | |||
| Chupa | Matt Schulze | |||
| Scud | Norman Reedus | |||
| Mercury | Arly Jover | |||
| Vanessa Brooks | Sanaa Lathan | |||
| Raquel | Traci Lords | |||
| Gitano Dragonetti | Udo Kier | |||
| Danica Talos | Parker Posey | |||
| Dr. Edgar Vance | John Michael Higgins | |||
| Jarko Grimwood | Triple H | |||
| Asher Talos | Callum Keith Rennie | |||
Release
Box office performance
| Film | Release date | Box office revenue | Box office ranking | Ref. | ||||
| Worldwide | United States | United States | Outside U.S. | Worldwide | All time U.S. | All time worldwide | ||
| Blade | 1998 | 21 August 1998 | $70,087,718 | $61,095,812 | $131,183,530 | #675 | - | [3] |
| Blade II | 2002 | March 22, 2002 | $82,348,319 | $72,661,713 | $155,010,032 | #519 | - | [4] |
| Blade: Trinity | 2004 | 8 December 2004 | $52,411,906 | $76,493,460 | $128,905,366 | #975 | - | [5] |
| Blade film series | $204,847,943 | $210,250,985 | $415,098,928 | |||||
Critical reception
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | Yahoo! Movies | |
| Overall | Cream of the Crop | |||
| Blade | 54% (178 reviews)[6] | 50% (36 reviews)[7] | 45% (38 reviews)[8] | B- (13 reviews)[9] |
| Blade II | 57% (180 reviews)[10] | 80% (38 reviews)[11] | 52% (39 reviews)[12] | B (15 reviews)[13] |
| Blade: Trinity | 26% (213 reviews)[14] | 30% (37 reviews)[15] | 38% (38 reviews)[16] | C (13 reviews)[17] |
References
- ^ Comics2Film
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Blade (1998)". Box Office Mojo. Box Office Mojo, LLC. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=blade.htm. Retrieved on 16 December 2008.
- ^ "Blade II (2002)". Box Office Mojo. Box Office Mojo, LLC. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=blade2.htm. Retrieved on 16 December 2008.
- ^ "Blade: Trinity (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Box Office Mojo, LLC. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=blade3.htm. Retrieved on 16 December 2008.
- ^ "Blade". Rotten Tomatoes. IGN Entertainment, Inc. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1083484-blade/. Retrieved on 16 December 2008.
- ^ "Blade (Cream of the Crop)". Rotten Tomatoes. IGN Entertainment, Inc. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1083484-blade/?critic=creamcrop. Retrieved on 16 December 2008.
- ^ "Blade". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. http://www.metacritic.com/video/titles/blade1. Retrieved on 16 December 2008.
- ^ "Blade". Yahoo! Movies. Yahoo!. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800020664/info. Retrieved on 16 December 2008.
- ^ "Blade II". Rotten Tomatoes. IGN Entertainment, Inc. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/blade_2_bloodhunt/. Retrieved on 16 December 2008.
- ^ "Blade II (Cream of the Crop)". Rotten Tomatoes. IGN Entertainment, Inc. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/blade_2_bloodhunt/?critic=creamcrop. Retrieved on 16 December 2008.
- ^ "Blade II". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. http://www.metacritic.com/video/titles/blade. Retrieved on 16 December 2008.
- ^ "Blade II". Yahoo! Movies. Yahoo!. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1805540036/info. Retrieved on 16 December 2008.
- ^ "Blade: Trinity". Rotten Tomatoes. IGN Entertainment, Inc. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/blade_trinity/. Retrieved on 16 December 2008.
- ^ "Blade: Trinity (Cream of the Crop)". Rotten Tomatoes. IGN Entertainment, Inc. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/blade_trinity/?critic=creamcrop. Retrieved on 16 December 2008.
- ^ "Blade: Trinity". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/bladetrinity. Retrieved on 16 December 2008.
- ^ "Blade: Trinity". Yahoo! Movies. Yahoo!. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808473210/info. Retrieved on 16 December 2008.
See also
- Blade
- Blade II
- Blade: Trinity
- Blade: The Series - A short-lived show on Spike TV that was set some time after Blade: Trinity.
External links
- Blade at the Internet Movie Database
- Blade Trilogy at Allmovie
- Blade II at the Internet Movie Database
- Blade: Trinity at the Internet Movie Database
- Blade: The Series at the Internet Movie Database
- Blade trilogy: Blade - the Vampire Slayer, Blade II, Blade - Trinity
- Watch blade trilogy online for free
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