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Blade II
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Blade II is a 2002 action, thriller, horror, and fantasy film directed by Guillermo del Toro. The screenplay was written by David S. Goyer, with Wesley Snipes serving as producer. Snipes stars in the cast alongside Kris Kristofferson, Ron Perlman, and Leonor Varela. The film is part of the Blade series and features the characters Blade and Abraham Whistler.
Produced by New Line Cinema, the movie was filmed in New York City, Toronto, the Czech Republic, and Prague. Its narrative takes place in London. The original languages are English and Czech, while the director of photography was Gabriel Beristáin and the composer was Marco Beltrami. The film has a runtime of 117 minutes and was distributed by New Line Cinema, Microsoft Store, and Netflix.
The film originated in the United States and Germany. It received an R rating and has a Metascore of 52. On IMDb, it holds a rating of 6.7 based on 252,751 votes, while Rotten Tomatoes reports a 57% score. The film earned 6 wins and 10 nominations. Its tagline is "Faster. Sharper. Deadlier."
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Film · TMDB
6.6Blade forms an uneasy alliance with the vampire council in order to combat the Reapers, who are feeding on vampires.
Cast
- Wesley Snipes as Blade
- Kris Kristofferson as Whistler
- Ron Perlman as Reinhardt
- Leonor Varela as Nyssa
- Norman Reedus as Scud
- Thomas Kretschmann as Damaskinos
Themes
- martial arts
- mutation
- vampire
- lasersight
- superhero
- katana
- supernatural
- based on comic
- vampire hunter (slayer)
- revenge
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Ratings
IMDb
6.7/10
251,178 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
57%
Metacritic
52/100
- Year
- 2002
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Genres
- Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 6 wins & 10 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Guillermo del Toro
- Written by
- David S. Goyer
- Based on
- Blade , by Marv Wolfman Gene Colan
- Produced by
- Peter Frankfurt Wesley Snipes Patrick Palmer
- Starring
- Wesley Snipes Kris Kristofferson Ron Perlman Leonor Varela Norman Reedus Luke Goss
- Cinematography
- Gabriel Beristain
- Edited by
- Peter Amundson
- Music by
- Marco Beltrami
- Production companies
- New Line Cinema Marvel Enterprises Amen Ra Films
- Distributed by
- New Line Cinema
- Release date
- March 22, 2002 ( 2002-03-22 )
- Running time
- 117 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $54 million
- Box office
- $155 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Blade II is a 2002 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Blade. It is the second installment in the Blade franchise, and sequel to Blade (1998). It was directed by Guillermo del Toro and written by David S. Goyer. The film follows Blade, a human-vampire hybrid, in his continuing effort to protect humans from vampires. Blade must join forces with an elite group of vampires to fight against mutant vampires who plan a global genocide of both vampire and human races.
Blade II was released in the United States on March 22, 2002, and was a box office success, grossing $155 million. It received mixed reviews from critics, earning praise for its performances, atmosphere, direction, and action sequences, although its script and lack of character development have been criticized. The film was followed by Blade: Trinity in 2004.
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