The Greatest Vampire Trilogy Ever Is Finally Available to Watch on Prime Video

The Greatest Vampire Trilogy Ever Is Finally Available to Watch on Prime Video prime-video-logoImage via Prime Video By  Shrishty Mishra Published 58 minutes ago Shrishty is a decade-old journalist covering a variety of beats between politics to pop culture, but movies are her first love, which led her to study Film and TV Development at UCLAx. She lives and breathes cinema and sometimes wakes up with the close-up shot of Ryan Gosling's hands playing piano in La La Land, in her head. She has worked with numerous media outlets, including Burda Media (MSN News), DKODING Media, The Voice of Fashion, Hindustan Times, and more. Throughout her career, she has interviewed an array of people, from CEOs and politicians to filmmakers and farmers.   Sign in to your Collider account Summary Generate a summary of this story follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap

Long before superhero cinematic universes became mainstream and crossovers a big part of fans’ expectations, the genre was defined by a handful of films like Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy and Tim Burton’s Batman movies. The gritty, realistic, and grounded movies made the genre more accessible to a broader audience, which expanded even further with Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy. Among the movies that impacted the genre most is Wesley Snipes’ Blade trilogy, which just got more accessible. Blade and follow-up Blade II are coming to Prime Video this December. Blade: Trinity is also available on the streamer for rent.

Snipes embodies Marvel’s part-human, part-vampire flawlessly by combining stoicism with a badass demeanor. The first two movies enjoy a cult classic status owing to Snipes’ performance, stunt work, and a tight screenplay from writer David S. Goyer, who wrote the film trilogy. The original movie, directed by Stephen Norrington, perfectly establishes the character as Blade hunts the ambitious vampire Deacon Frost, who seeks to summon the blood god. Initially, Blade had mixed reactions, as seen in its Rotten Tomatoes rating, with critics giving it a 59% rating while the audience gave it a 78% rating. Undeniably, the movie was a box office success, earning $131.2 million worldwide.

The success was followed by Blade II, which was helmed by Guillermo del Toro. It became another box office success, grossing $155 million worldwide. The story sees Blade teaming up with other vampires to take down a new enemy. The movie’s setting, direction, and visual flair make it an exciting watch, though it was similarly rejected by critics with a 57% Rotten Tomatoes rating. The final movie in the franchise, Blade: Trinity, written and directed by Goyer, concluded the franchise with a bang and paved the way for Snipes and Ryan Reynolds’ team-up years later in Deadpool and Wolverine.

What Is Happening With The MCU’s 'Blade'?

Marvel announced a Blade movie with Mahershala Ali back in 2019, but the movie has been trapped in development hell since then. The reasons are myriad behind the delay, ranging from not finding the right story idea to a behind-the-scenes creative overhaul. Goyer once revealed that he even reached out to Marvel Studios to help them with the movie, “I had my agent call Marvel about six months ago to say, ‘Do you guys need any help with it?’ And they said, ‘No, we’re good. We’re on the right path now.’ I wouldn’t say no to it. It would be interesting to revisit it decades afterwards.” Here’s hoping we get to see Ali’s version of the character soon.

Meanwhile, Blade and its sequel will be resurrected on Prime Video on December 30. Stay tuned to Collider for more such updates.

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