The Next "Blade" Movie...

[the last son]

I love Blade and would not mind either way if Blade 4 or reboot.

 

[metaphysician]

AFAIK, Wesley Snipes is somewhat toxic, between his prima donna attitude and his time in prison. If they do anything with Blade, it will definitely be recast.

 

[mjbull23]

In case anyone's wondering, I posted a fancast for a Blade reboot @ **************. Click here to check it out.

And here's my cast:

Michael Jai White as Blade (Eric Brooks)
Well, what can I tell you? He's the fan favorite. I once had him as Luke Cage in my New Avengers and Marvel Knights fancasts, but in the latter, DDD hammered me that Mikey wasn't tall enough and suggested I go with Henry Simmons. Then there's the fact that Idris Elba is campaigning for the role. So, to honor everyone's best intent, I decided to go along with the group and cast him as Blade. But it is for the best, because he has the voice, height, and black belts in 7 styles of martial arts.

Morgan Freeman as Jamal Afari
With Christopher Nolan's Batman film franchise coming to an end, I guess it's time for their principle cast members to find new work. In terms of Morgan Freeman, he'd be perfect as the man who Blade rescues and, in return, offers to help him.

Malcolm McDowell as Quincy Harker
If you disagree with this, you have no taste in movies. Malcolm's career goes back to the days of A Clockwork Orange, and since then, he has played various characters like the eerie, yet sympathetic Sam Loomis in the 'Halloween' remakes, Principal Gibbons in the Emma Stone smash 'Easy A', and many more. His wisdom and sympathetic approach to characters would be perfect for the leader of a squad of vampire hunters.

Ethan Hawke as Frank Drake
I hear Ryan Phillipe is popular for this role, but I have him for Angel in my upcoming 'X-Men 2' fancast (see 'The Lincoln Lawyer'). Meanwhile, the best choice to play someone on the road to redemption is an actor who's practically played characters like this his whole career, Ethan Hawke. Proof: 'Assault on Precinct 13', 'Brooklyn's Finest', and 'Daybreakers' (this united him with the Spierig brothers; joy!)

Maggie Grace as Rachel Van Helsing
Some of you may recognize her as my choice for Sharon Carter back when I did my 'Secret Avengers' cast early this year. However, since Amanda Righetti is now playing the Ultimate version (the one with red hair), now I need to give her a new role. This one, little did I know that MrMurdockk used her already. But Maggie not only looks like the spitting image of Abraham Van Helsing's granddaughter, but I think she'd be capable of playing an intelligent role for the first time.

Damian Lewis as Hannibal King
I know people want him as Banshee, i.e. DDD himself, but I've got someone else in mind. Damian Lewis, to me, looks like the spitting image of Hannibal King. And unlike Ryan Reynolds, he'll be capable of playing it straight rather than a goofball in 'Blade: Trinity'. It doesn't hurt also that Lewis looks like a vampire.

Abhishek Bachchan as Taj Nital
I lack knowledge of the character. Therefore, I relied on teabag's 'Tomb of Dracula' fancast to find this actor. He's got an excellent build, and has a great resume in Bollywood movies.

Eva Green as Lilith
I think Eva Green deserves a better role than Scarlet Witch, and I've got a pick for the character that'll cause you to stain your pants at level red. I've seen that steamy sex scene from 'Camelot' that she was in, and she was pretty damn intense during that. And with that presence, she'd be excellent as the vengeful daughter of Dracula.

Ian McShane as Dracula
Dominic Purcell's portrayal of Dracula in 'Blade: Trinity' was a wet blanket. And it's sad, since his work in 'Prison Break' was surprisingly good. I can see why people want him to play roles like Scorpion for a new 'Spider-Man' movie. Well, for the new 'Blade' movie universe, I chose someone who can bring menace and charisma to the character of the mythical legend. Watch Ian's movies that he's been in: 'Kung-Fu Panda' as Tai Lung, 'Pirates of the Carribean: On Strange Tides' as Blackbeard, 'Shrek the Third' as Captain Hook... I could go on.

Tobin Bell as Deacon Frost
Now, I'll be upfront and say that Stephen Dorff's portrayal of Deacon in the first 'Blade' movie was really good. And he made an excellent foil that the character has been the whole time. However, for the reboot, I'd like to see someone who looks aged like the character, and who better than the guy who brought Jigsaw to life in the 'Saw' movies. Tobin has that very creepy voice, but on the whole, he can play intense and intelligent villains. For the film, I see Deacon Frost as someone who aligns with Dracula to even the playing field between him and Blade.

These are some really solid casting choices. Would love to see Freeman, McDowell, McShane, and Eva Green all cast in a Blade 4.

One thing for certain if they do a part 4 bring back Wesley and close it out. No reboot.

 

[deadshot daquir]

Nah Michael Jai White

right on !

he got the skills to back it up

him in shades, already says "don't F w/ me"

he was good in the mortal kombat legacy miniseries

 

[MMMMM...Pancakes]

Michael Jai White is my choice too. It's time to move on without Wesley.

 

[Baneis8feettall]

Wesley Snipes is far better actor, famous and only 5 years older than Michael J. White.White is simply poor man's Snipes.

If there will be reboot, they should hire younger & talented actor.

 

[Supermanreturns]

My idea's still the same.

If Marvel Studios wants Snipes back, make a Blade 4 with Morbius.

If Marvel Studios wants start a fresh new take on Blade, not rebooting but make a trilogy of prequels (without Deacon Frost, Drake/Dracula and Nomak), with a young Blade.

1. Steppin' Razor + Varnae
2. Morbius, the Living Vampire + Martine Bancroft + Vic Slaughter
3. Lilith

It would be cool also to see Jamal Afari, his girlfriend Glory, and a first team of Nightstalkers (Frank Drake, Rachel Van Helsing and the others minus King).

 

[Achille]

AFAIK, Wesley Snipes is somewhat toxic, between his prima donna attitude and his time in prison. If they do anything with Blade, it will definitely be recast.

Its kind of messed up that Goyer gets all the praise when it comes to Blade, when it was Snipes who gave him his Bladeness, as well as his fight team, the weaponry etc. Now Goyer is on a high pedestal even though he screwed up with Blade Tragedy I mean Trinity. They are trying to blame Snipes being difficult behind on the scenes why the film isn’t as good as the other 2 movies. Wesley Snipes was acting similar during the production of first 2 films but the studio/directors didn't have a problem with him then. Now since Snipes went against the Hollywood machine and tried to sue, pull their cards over the movie they blackballed him in it’s a problem.

I just bought the Blu Ray version of Blade 2 and it was distasteful how on the BR that Goyer would try not mention Snipes at all like he wasn't part of creation process for the movies. The previous 2002 DVD set they was praising Snipes most of the time. In this version new BR version a lot of that stuff is now edited out. Now it's 2012 since Snipes went against the machine and sued them trying to shut him out like he didn’t contribute anything to the character.

David Goyer still doing big things with writing big movies and still getting chances to direct bad movie after movie but he knows the right people to keep him where he's at. Wes on the other hand is blackballed and is pretty much stuck only doing Direct DVD flicks and is locked down.

 

[rayc1971]

He is almost same age with Robert Downey Jr. and probably still better at action scenes than entire Avengers cast. Idris Elba is old as well, probably not as fit as Snipes and doesn't have fighting training. Also he is Heimdall in MCU.

snipes is 50 and in prison idris elba is 39 and much better actor than snipes.so what about heimdall thats a bit part chris evans was jonhny storm didnt bother him being captain america too.ryan rynolds was dedpool and green lantern.the studio is not gonna waste millions on a blade 4 with wesley snipes he could get work before prison he was doing direct to video with steven seagul and van dam.the best option is a reboot start a new fresh trilogy

 

[Achille]

Michael Jai White is my choice too. It's time to move on without Wesley.

MJW auditioned for the Blade TV show a few years back. Goyer and the Producers said he was trying to be too much like Snipes' Blade (Whatever that means). So they chose so they chose to give Kirk Jones aka Sticky Fingazz the roll instead.

I wouldn't mind seeing MJW get the role, hopefully they keep Goyer away from the project and get a new breed of writers/producers for the project.

 

[Baneis8feettall]

snipes is 50 and in prison idris elba is 39 and much better actor than snipes.so what about heimdall thats a bit part chris evans was jonhny storm didnt bother him being captain america too.ryan rynolds was dedpool and green lantern.the studio is not gonna waste millions on a blade 4 with wesley snipes he could get work before prison he was doing direct to video with steven seagul and van dam.the best option is a reboot start a new fresh trilogy

Chris Evans played J.Storm but character wasn't in MCU. Idris Elba's Heimdall in MCU. I don't think Marvel would choose same actor to play two different characters in same time.

Reboot idea is good but they should choose different guy than Elba.Fans expect him to be Heimdall,Blade,Luke Cage and Black Panther in same movie universe. There isn't just one black actor in Hollywood.

 

[DarKush]

Its kind of messed up that Goyer gets all the praise when it comes to Blade, when it was Snipes who gave him his Bladeness, as well as his fight team, the weaponry etc. Now Goyer is on a high pedestal even though he screwed up with Blade Tragedy I mean Trinity. They are trying to blame Snipes being difficult behind on the scenes why the film isn’t as good as the other 2 movies. Wesley Snipes was acting similar during the production of first 2 films but the studio/directors didn't have a problem with him then. Now since Snipes went against the Hollywood machine and tried to sue, pull their cards over the movie they blackballed him in it’s a problem.

I just bought the Blu Ray version of Blade 2 and it was distasteful how on the BR that Goyer would try not mention Snipes at all like he wasn't part of creation process for the movies. The previous 2002 DVD set they was praising Snipes most of the time. In this version new BR version a lot of that stuff is now edited out. Now it's 2012 since Snipes went against the machine and sued them trying to shut him out like he didn’t contribute anything to the character.

David Goyer still doing big things with writing big movies and still getting chances to direct bad movie after movie but he knows the right people to keep him where he's at. Wes on the other hand is blackballed and is pretty much stuck only doing Direct DVD flicks and is locked down.

I think you made some really good points. I do think that Goyer was instrumental in making Blade a viable movie franchise and making the character more popular than Marvel comics ever has. However I don't think the films would've been as successful or Blade considered as cool without Wesley Snipes and what he brought to the role.

With Blade the series, we saw the results of Blade without Snipes's input. And it was an ill-defined character that largely played backup to a totally new character, Krista Starr. And this diminishing of the character was a follow on from Trinity where Blade was somewhat shunted to the side for Hannibal King and Abigail Whistler. It makes me wonder how much Goyer got Blade, what made him tick or what made him cool. How much of that was Goyer and how much was Snipes?

IMO, I think Blade's development, or the attempts at it, largely came from Snipes. However Goyer probably brought the updated vampire lore and vampire politics angle (which he returned to in the TV series).

 

[DarKush]

MJW auditioned for the Blade TV show a few years back. Goyer and the Producers said he was trying to be too much like Snipes' Blade (Whatever that means). So they chose so they chose to give Kirk Jones aka Sticky Fingazz the roll instead.

I wouldn't mind seeing MJW get the role, hopefully they keep Goyer away from the project and get a new breed of writers/producers for the project.

I didn't get where Goyer was coming from either when I heard this reasoning for why MJW was not chosen. It would seem that they would want someone similar to Snipes since the series was a continuation of the movies. Jones's selection would've made more sense for a prequel series.

I don't want to knock Jones. He seemed to be enthusiastic about the role and he had knowledge of the comics, however his acting and fighting skills just weren't there. Granted he did get better, as did the writing for him, toward the end of the series, but it was too late. I think that MJW would've had more of an immediate impact.

I also have to wonder if another reason MJW wasn't chosen was because they felt he might object to becoming a supporting character in a series bearing his name. A guy like Jones, fairly new to acting and just happy to be there, would provide less opposition. MJW, after already starring as Spawn, would be tougher to roll over. He might also have more push when it came to defining the character. I have to wonder if Goyer just wasn't so worn out by his issues with Snipes, real or imagined, that he didn't even want to tempt fate again.

 

[rayc1971]

i dont want goyer anywhere near a reboot

 

[Achille]

I didn't get where Goyer was coming from either when I heard this reasoning for why MJW was not chosen. It would seem that they would want someone similar to Snipes since the series was a continuation of the movies. Jones's selection would've made more sense for a prequel series.

I don't want to knock Jones. He seemed to be enthusiastic about the role and he had knowledge of the comics, however his acting and fighting skills just weren't there. Granted he did get better, as did the writing for him, toward the end of the series, but it was too late. I think that MJW would've had more of an immediate impact.

I also have to wonder if another reason MJW wasn't chosen was because they felt he might object to becoming a supporting character in a series bearing his name. A guy like Jones, fairly new to acting and just happy to be there, would provide less opposition. MJW, after already starring as Spawn, would be tougher to roll over. He might also have more push when it came to defining the character. I have to wonder if Goyer just wasn't so worn out by his issues with Snipes, real or imagined, that he didn't even want to tempt fate again.

Yes definitely I agree with your logic in regards to the MJW situation. Show probably would of had another season with MJW in the role but we will never know now.

 

[rayc1971]

Yes definitely I agree with your logic in regards to the MJW situation. Show probably would of had another season with MJW in the role but we will never know now.

yeah would have gotten more than 1 season

 

[grout]

Im sorry but the moment it left Norringtons hands it all went downhill. Blade 1 is so underated. All the other Blade films just sucked after IMO. I say just give it back to Norrington and let him have at it. I actually left the theater for goyers version called blade 3. Is it just me or did blade 3 look like it hired a bunch of kids dressed in ambercrombie & fitch as villian vampires?,, i mean WTF.

 

[DarKush]

^
While I do feel that Blade I is underrated and that Norrington did a great job, I also thought Blade 2 kicked ass. Del Toro brought more of a comic book vibe to the franchise and it felt like Blade 2 had more action (though some uneven CGI). Also the Reapers were the scariest bad guys in all of the movies.

The only issue I had with Blade 2 was that the whole vampire political thing from the first film was largely pushed to the side. I wish they had built on that. I liked Damaskinos but his blue skin look really didn't mesh with the human looking vamps from the first film and Blade 2 didn't do a good job of explaining it. Blade Trinity muddled it even more with Drake.

The series did try to go back to the vampire politics of the first film and expand on that though, one of the saving graces of the series. I just wish it had been more consistent from film to film and then from movies to TV.

Of the films, the only real disappointment was Blade Trinity. And even that had an interesting premise, just poorly executed. Blade v. Dracula could've been epic. It should've been epic.

 

[DarKush]

Im sorry but the moment it left Norringtons hands it all went downhill. Blade 1 is so underated. All the other Blade films just sucked after IMO. I say just give it back to Norrington and let him have at it. I actually left the theater for goyers version called blade 3. Is it just me or did blade 3 look like it hired a bunch of kids dressed in ambercrombie & fitch as villian vampires?,, i mean WTF.

Also, you are right about how underwhelming the Blade Trinity vamps were. Parker Posey, seriously? I liked Triple H though, but the rest of them were pansies. Nowhere near as cool as Frost's crew.

 

[Hypestyle]

..I hope the cartoon dvd sells well.. even though there are no plans for follow up comics, which is a mistake..

 

[grout]

^
While I do feel that Blade I is underrated and that Norrington did a great job, I also thought Blade 2 kicked ass. Del Toro brought more of a comic book vibe to the franchise and it felt like Blade 2 had more action (though some uneven CGI). Also the Reapers were the scariest bad guys in all of the movies.

The only issue I had with Blade 2 was that the whole vampire political thing from the first film was largely pushed to the side. I wish they had built on that. I liked Damaskinos but his blue skin look really didn't mesh with the human looking vamps from the first film and Blade 2 didn't do a good job of explaining it. Blade Trinity muddled it even more with Drake.

The series did try to go back to the vampire politics of the first film and expand on that though, one of the saving graces of the series. I just wish it had been more consistent from film to film and then from movies to TV.

Of the films, the only real disappointment was Blade Trinity. And even that had an interesting premise, just poorly executed. Blade v. Dracula could've been epic. It should've been epic.

Yeah, I guess I want to take back that Blade 2 sucked, please keep in mind I discovered blade in the movies and never read the comics. Blade 3 makes Blade 2 look like the holy grail. I do like some del toro movies and im sure what im gonna say has been debated to no end.

Blade 2 did not have the same feel as the 1st, Blade 1 had more of a gritty vibe. Blade 1 left off beautifully to keep going.. Blade 2 starts off with looking for whistler WTF??

Whistler shot himself!
Q: maybe he turned before he pulled the trigger?
A: Even if he did, he used blades gun.. silver anybody,, basically he would be dead either way..

Q: Maybe whistler did not shoot himself..
A: Watch the movie again,, Whistler would have done it,, no questions asked. And if you do want to ask that question.. Please ask yourself what the hell purpose would that have served?.Whistler was gonna turn, there was no cure yet. Whistler hated vampires with a passion hence Blade, why would he not shoot himself

What happened to the female Dr. that was working on a cure? Blade 2 just completely wrote her out!!! By the way in Blade 2 Whistler was cured by,,, anybody?,,,anybody? GARLIC!!!

Please just take away the Drs degree from the female Dr in Blade 1... she was onto it but seemed to over look the garlic cure.. Just too many holes in story to me which can be fine but please make it a justifiable hole.

I could go on, just didnt work for me. It wasnt horrible but no where near Blade 1 IMO. I still remember being in the theater for Blade 1 thinking what a cool concept. Then the opening scene of Blade walking into the blood party is still one of the most epic action scenes to be filmed.

Last why did the sequels have to go straight for the jugular with villans,, in other words Blade has to kill the head hancho of all vampires.. They could do continious movies if they had started where Blade 1 left,, in other words he would have a "climb the latter effect" to get to the mother of all. You could stretch blade movies out for a while, there are all different sects of vampires, kinda of like a guy killing off mafia families one by one in order to get to the godfather..

I just say give it back to Norrington and let him go.. Cant say much about his other movies but he nailed Blade..

 

[Blue Moon]

I agree that each of the movies in the trilogy 'feels' different from the others. The first was really small and tight in scope, which I think helped the plot and character development so by the end of the movie, the resolution was enjoyable. I'd put the first in a 'best 90s movies' category. And don't forget the soundtrack was also a big hit.

The second was enjoyable and succeeded at properly raising the stakes with intense action sequences coupled with the global implications of a mutant vampire virus but i think Blade himself lacked development. The master plan of Damaskinos was pretty much ******ed and the climax was tainted by being too similar to the first movie. But all in all, B2 was a good action movie.

The less said about the third the better but i think it was pretty good up to the 2nd act and then went off the rails. This may be an unpopular opinion but I enjoyed Ryan Reynolds in the movie. His charisma and one-liners were on spot, it just wasn't enjoyable enough to make up for the weak villains and scarce plot.

As for the sequel vs. reboot, I'm not sure which could be successful. A sequel maintains continuity with Snipes and the trilogy but where does the story go from the end of BT? Or would the better option be to ignore the events of Trinity and go with the 'vampire apocalypse' scenario that was rumored for the third movie? Should the sequel be rated-R or PG13? What villain could top Dracula (a pretty terrible portrayal but still Dracula)? There's a lot of questions to answer before a sequel would work.

However, i think a reboot or prequel has a chance to be good. A prequel could establish the relationship between Blade and Whistler, Blade's origins as a vampire hunter and coming to terms with the monster that he is. Pair that with a Whistler origin story about how he has also become a monster because of his war on vampires. Maybe it can show the rise to power of the brood that Deacon Frost belonged to or showing the organization of the human resistance against the vampires. Whistler did say there were others. There can also be that 70s vibe within the context of the movie, if they maintain his origin from the first movie.

On the other hand, a reboot gives the story a fresh start so some of the prequel elements i mentioned can still be incorporated, just without any direct connection to the original trilogy. But either way, I'd like to see more supernatural elements incorporated. Vampires have been really played out since the first movie and it'll be nice to get back to a more ruthless and scary brand of vampires that Blade can fight.

 

[Lord]

Im sorry but the moment it left Norringtons hands it all went downhill. Blade 1 is so underated. All the other Blade films just sucked after IMO. I say just give it back to Norrington and let him have at it. I actually left the theater for goyers version called blade 3. Is it just me or did blade 3 look like it hired a bunch of kids dressed in ambercrombie & fitch as villian vampires?,, i mean WTF.

Norrington has been very unlucky, he's better doing smaller movies and ended up getting 2 high profile movies, with Blade he was able to make it small but still successful, however he had bad luck with league of extraordinary gentlemen which seems to have destroyed his career and reputation. And now that he's planing on making a comeback he shouldn't have tried to use the Crow reboot to do so. Any news about his new movie "The Lost Patrol"?

 

[grout]

Norrington has been very unlucky, he's better doing smaller movies and ended up getting 2 high profile movies, with Blade he was able to make it small but still successful, however he had bad luck with league of extraordinary gentlemen which seems to have destroyed his career and reputation. And now that he's planing on making a comeback he shouldn't have tried to use the Crow reboot to do so. Any news about his new movie "The Lost Patrol"?

I have not heard anything lately on lost patrol... You know one of my favorite movies is called equilibrium and was directed by Kurt Wimmer. Killer movie IMO.. Kurt Wimmers next movie was well not good. The common denominator between Wimmer and Norrington is the studios get involved. Wimmer had studio issues on his latest movie and I remember Norrington did as well with League. If I remember right I believe Norrington almost completely left directing for good after league. I really cant discredit the directors when studios take away the art of the director.

 

[SpiderBat]

Since I love reboots a Blade reboot would be great (for me)