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Quicknation Blade: Trinity
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Blade: Trinity is a 2004 film, directed by David S. Goyer, which was his motion-picture directorial debut. It is the third film in the Blade trilogy, following on from , and it is based on the Marvel Comics character Blade. The title alludes to the trinity formed between Blade, Hannibal King, and Abigail Whistler in the movie.
It was originally expected that Guillermo del Toro, who directed As an apocalyptic event is about to take place, one which might allow vampires to seize control of Earth, The Vampire Nation succeeds in framing Blade (Snipes) for several killings. Blade, now in the public's eye and persecuted from all sides, has to join forces with the Nightstalkers, a human clan of vampire hunters. Blade, Hannibal King (Reynolds), and Abigail Whistler (Biel) go after Danica Talos (Posey), who seeks to and eventually succeeds in resurrecting Dracula. In order to stop him, Blade has to release a virus that will wipe out all vampires, but he has only one opportunity to do so. The international auxiliary language Esperanto features several times throughout the film, including on some street signs.An issue of the Tomb of Dracula Marvel Comic makes a cameo appearance. This is the comic series that originally introduced Blade, Deacon Frost, and Hannibal King.The character of Rachel van Helsing (from Tomb of Dracula) was originally supposed to be one of the Nightstalkers. When the producers found out that a movie called Van Helsing was also in production, they changed the character to Abigail Whistler to avoid too much confusion. |
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