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Blade: Trinity
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<p><i>Blade: Trinity</i> is a 2004 American <a href="/facts/Superhero_film/MdNcezht">superhero film</a> written and directed by <a href="/facts/David_S._Goyer/ul7S0e94">David S. Goyer</a>. It was produced by Goyer, Peter Frankfurt, <a href="/facts/Lynn_Harris/fECBqMVx">Lynn Harris</a>, and <a href="/facts/Wesley_Snipes/CCCdSL03">Wesley Snipes</a>, who also starred in the leading role as the <a href="/facts/Blade_(New_Line_franchise_character)/mSjGyBlU">title character</a>. Based on the <a href="/facts/Marvel_Comics/aze3GojA">Marvel Comics</a> <a href="/facts/Character_(arts)/nvuzQRyP">character</a> <a href="/facts/Blade_(character)/g4TQ3PSI">of the same name</a>, it is a sequel to <i><a href="/facts/Blade_II/nQNxxsMW">Blade II</a></i> (2002) and the final installment in the <a href="/facts/Blade_(franchise)/w4owsUSr"><i>Blade</i> trilogy</a>. The film co-stars <a href="/facts/Ryan_Reynolds/zcQgfBws">Ryan Reynolds</a>, <a href="/facts/Jessica_Biel/4t7B8DDW">Jessica Biel</a>, <a href="/facts/Kris_Kristofferson/WLL4XUDw">Kris Kristofferson</a>, <a href="/facts/Dominic_Purcell/6ggPdMFu">Dominic Purcell</a>, <a href="/facts/Parker_Posey/jbhW0JVe">Parker Posey</a>, and <a href="/facts/Triple_H/7Y0zFxcs">Triple H</a>. Vampire leader Danica Talos has framed Blade for numerous murders, and alongside a team of rogue <a href="/facts/Vampire_hunter/KalcazGq">vampire hunters</a> he must fight his most challenging enemy yet, <a href="/facts/Dracula_(Marvel_Comics)/Wuv2mFaV">Dracula</a>. </p><p><i>Blade: Trinity</i> was released in the United States on December 8, 2004. The film grossed $132 million at the box office worldwide on a budget of $65 million and received mostly negative reviews from critics for its formulaic themes, directing, and acting; it is the worst-reviewed film in the trilogy. The film was followed by a television series, <i><a href="/facts/Blade:_The_Series/m5GkoDxg">Blade: The Series</a></i>, in 2006, with <a href="/facts/Sticky_Fingaz/1Qw66541">Sticky Fingaz</a> replacing Snipes. Marvel regained the film rights to the character in 2012. Snipes reprised his role as Blade in the 2024 film <i><a href="/facts/Deadpool_%26_Wolverine/oUE4Wszb">Deadpool & Wolverine</a></i>, which starred Reynolds as <a href="/facts/Wade_Wilson_(film_character)/DBf8PpKG">Deadpool</a>. A <a href="/facts/Reboot_(fiction)/uDRnxmF1">reboot</a> film set in the <a href="/facts/Marvel_Cinematic_Universe/hHxMRNbp">Marvel Cinematic Universe</a> and starring <a href="/facts/Mahershala_Ali/n5323Euw">Mahershala Ali</a> is in development. </p>