I was really disappointed with the direction of the Blade storyline, the whole idea of creating the Nightstalkers spin off and then forgetting about Blade wasn’t that appealing for me, and the studio seemed to be abandoning a character that had such good potential in the right hands.
So it’s good news to hear Ryan Reynolds is saying that the idea of Nightstalkers is dead and that the sights are still firmly set on Blade. Moviehole carry the story from Zap2it:
“I don’t think it’s going to happen,” Reynolds says. “I gave them a few ideas of how to take our characters off into a different direction away from the vampire thing, but they really want Blade back.”
That’s great news, as Moviehole quite rightly says, after the talk of falling out between Wesley Snipes and various people behind the scenes, we were left wondering if there ever would be a return for Blade.
It’s clear that the Blade character is one of the better handled comic adaptations, and one that has a lot of fans desire to see more. I’m delighted i they’re going to keep going with the franchise, and perhaps they’ll see the error of their ways and get back to the original Blade.
