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The Blade Trilogy is a movie trilogy starring Wesley Snipes. Written by David S. Goyer, Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan, and directed by Stephen Norrington, Guillermo del Toro and David S. Goyer repectively. The three films in the trilogy are:

Blade
(1998)
Blade II
(2002)
Blade: Trinity
(2004)

As of 2006 a new TV US Show.

Blade: The Series (2006)

Origins

The character Blade 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.

Synopsis

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 'true-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. The Reaper. A vampire 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 (Yes, he's back) 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 trained in all modes of combat to defeat 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.

Blade: TV Series

Blade: The Series Coming Soon to Spike TV Directed by Peter O'Fallon, Writing credits, David S. Goyer & Geoffrey John.

In the two hour pilot movie, Dhampir Blade joins forces with a woman, Christa, out to get revenge on an evil vampire who killed her fraternal twin brother. 13 Episodes total.

Credited cast:

Kirk Jones (Sticky Fingaz) .... Eric Brooks/Blade
Jessica Gower .... Chase
G. Michael Gray .... Danny Milano
Neil Jackson .... Marcus Van Sciver

Trivia: Wesley Snipes was offered the chance to reprise his role as Blade but declined.

Taglines

The power of an immortal. The soul of a human. The heart of a hero.
Against an army of immortals, one warrior must draw first blood.
Vampire Hunter.
Sometimes it takes one to kill one.
Have you given blood lately?
Part Man. Part Vampire. All Hero.
Know The Mark.
One Man Still Has The Edge.
One man is still the cutting edge.
Last time he fought against his sworn enemies....This time he will fight with them.
Faster. Sharper. Deadlier.
When Evil Strikes, One Man, Still Has The Edge.
Let the combat begin.
The Final Hunt Begins.
He's fought the forces of darkness alone...until now.

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