Tagline: He’s fought the forces of darkness alone… until now.
Wesley Snipes returns as the iconic vampire hunter Blade in Blade: Trinity, the explosive third installment in the hit feature film series. Deep in a remote desert, vampire leaders are resurrecting Dracula, the horrific creature who spawned their race. Now known as Drake (Dominic Purcell), this awesome vampire has unique powers that allow him to exist in daylight.
To make things even more difficult for Blade, the vampiric leadership launches a smear campaign against him, targeting him as a murderous monster and sending the FBI after him. After Blade and his mentor, Whistler (Kris Kristofferson), have an explosive showdown with FBI agent Cumberland (James Remar) and his men, it’s evident that the Daywalker will need some assistance. Blade reluctantly teams up with the Nightstalkers, a group of human vampire hunters led by Whistler’s beautiful daughter, Abigail (Jessica Biel), and the wisecracking Hannibal King (Ryan Reynolds).
While their blind scientist Sommerfield (Natasha Lyonne) works on creating a final solution for the vampire problem, the Nightstalkers launch a relentless series of battles against Dracula’s gang of the undead, led by the powerful vampire Danica Talos (Parker Posey) and her fanged acolytes Asher (Callum Keith Rennie) and Grimwood (professional WWE wrestler Triple H). Ultimately, Blade finds himself taking on the greatest vampire of all time, as his own fate and that of humanity hang in the balance.
Blade: Trinity (also known as Blade III or Blade III: Trinity) is a 2004 American superhero film written, produced and directed by David S. Goyer, who also wrote the screenplays to Blade and Blade II. It stars Wesley Snipes, who also produced, in the title role based on the Marvel Comics character Blade alongside Ryan Reynolds, Jessica Biel, Kris Kristofferson, Dominic Purcell, Parker Posey and Triple H.
It is the final film in the Blade film series. The film grossed over $128 million at the U.S. box office on a budget of $65 million. On Rotten Tomatoes, Blade: Trinity has a 25% approval rating and a critical consensus that it “seems content to emphasize style over substance and rehash familiar themes”. It was followed by 2006’s Blade: The Series. The film also marks Reynolds’ first superhero role as well as first collaboration with Marvel Entertainment.
The film’s American box office gross was $52 million, and the total worldwide gross was $128.9 million. This matched the first Blade’s take but came behind Blade II, which grossed $150 million worldwide.
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Blade: Trinity (2004)
Directed by: David S. Goyer
Starring: Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Jessica Biel, Dominic Purcell, Ryan Reynolds, Parker Posey, Ashley Scott, Steve Braun, John Michael Higgins, Natasha Lyonne
Screenplay by: David S. Goyer
Production Design by: Lucrezia Casta, Chris Gorak
Cinematography by: Gabriel Beristain
Film Editing by: Conrad Smart, Howard E. Smith
Costume Design by: Laura Jean Shannon
Set Decoration by: Jamie Jonasson, Tedd Kuchera
Art Direction by: Patrick Banister, Eric Fraser
Music by: Ramin Djawadi, RZA
MPAA Rating: R for strong pervasive violence and language, and some sexual content.
Distributed by: New Line Cinema
Release Date: December 8, 2004
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