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Some Great BLADE: TRINITY Coverage And More On David Goyer!!
Hi, everyone. "Moriarty" here with some Rumblings From The Lab...
Recently, I had an opportunity to talk to someone close to the production about this movie, and I got an earful. This movie’s generated a fair amount of tabloid fodder (and, yes, the reports of Snipes attacking and choking his director onset are true, as are the reports of said director showing up with giant biker bodyguards for the rest of the shoot), but the thing that’s got me the most interested is the idea that this is essentially a franchise picture that is all about getting rid of the title character for the good of the franchise. Seems they’ve got a plan for how to extend this series, and they don’t involve Wesley.
For now, the best source of info about the film is this recent interview that was printed at the excellent Hollywood North Report, which covers everything shooting in Vancouver at any given time. Goyer’s very diplomatic in these interviews, but his enthusiasm for Ryan Reynolds was shared by everyone on the set. I hear he and Jessica Biehl both do amazing work in the movie, and I’m dying to get a peek. For now, check this out:
Vancouver Province Columnist Sorelle Saidman who has her own section on the HNR Forums called All Star Bulletin was able to chat with Blade: Trinity writer/director David Goyer getting to the bottom of some long standing rumors and questions about the production. Below is a good juicy part of the interview. To get the full read follow the above link.
"It was quite a long haul," says Goyer of the 18-week shoot, "but you know, I had a really great experience. I loved it, I'm quite missing Vancouver."
"I was just going to write and produce. Before (producer) Lynn Harris suggested that I direct, it never occurred to me," says Goyer. "But I immediately put on my director's hat and said, 'Well, let's see how the script turns out.'"
So. How did the script turn out?
As expected, there's a lot of action. "We had a lot of big stunts, more than the other films. We blew things up, smashed a lot of cars. We blew up, smashed and shattered $170,000 [US] in glass alone.
"The big surprise for me was that it turned out quite funny, it has quite a bit of comedy. That's why I decided to cast a lot of people that had improvisational backgrounds or comedic backgrounds."
In addition to Snipes, Kris Kristofferson returns as Blade mentor Whistler. Newbies include Jessica Biel (7th Heaven) as Whistler's daughter, Vancouver's Ryan Reynolds (Van Wilder) as a vampire hunter in cahoots with Blade, Parker Posey (Best in Show) as the head vampire and wrestler Triple H as her sidekick.
"I was really pleasantly surprised by Triple H," says Goyer. "(Others) were very keen on bringing him in but I wasn't a giant WWE fan. But he turned out to be completely professional, dedicated and humble, and very funny with great comedic timing. We ended up writing more scenes for him."
Snipes didn't surprise Goyer. He declined to detail the star's notoriously bad behaviour but stories about Snipes' partying, carousing, fights, tantrums and tardiness were legendary on the set.
"I am going to try and be as diplomatic as possible," says Goyer. "There has always been drama on the Blade films and this one was no different. We prepared for drama . . . and there it was."
Will he work with Snipes again?
Long pause.
"Yeah," says a resigned-sounding Goyer.
Will there be a Blade 4?
"Wesley told me when we did the second one that he thought he only had one more in him but you never know. We'll see. I always conceived of three films and there is a definite ending to this. I don't want to cheat (by opening it up again). On the other hand if it does $150 million, then . . . we're all whores."
"David Goyer, the writer of all three of the Blade movies and the director of the just-wrapped Blade: Trinity, says he bonded with stars Ryan Reynolds and Jessica Biel and may be may be spinning off their Vampire hunting characters into a new film.
Goyer, back in Los Angeles for the post-production process, is meeting with Vancouver native Reynolds about a number of projects. (Biel is in Australia working on Stealth).
“We have a shared soul,” says Goyer of Reynolds. “I could see us having one of those famous relationships where you’re going to do six movies together.”
A TV show is also under discussion. “We’re talking about doing a TV show that would be a prequel taking place when (Blade) is twenty years old and Whistler is in his forties,” confirms Goyer.
Goyer, who just completed a script for Batman: Intimidation (Batman 5), also just announced as the Director of the big screen adaptation of the graphic novel Unique (co-written by long-time Canadian resident and Juno-winning artist Dean Motter, known in these parts for his Loverboy album covers).
And he hints that another project he’s producing, called Alone, might be shot in Vancouver later this year. “It’s about a sixteen year old agoraphobic girl who is convinced there is a ghost in her house that’s trying to kill her. It’s actually a pretty scary script.”Excellent work. Thanks for the heads-up on the interview. I had the opportunity to work with Goyer last year on a pitch that he wanted to produce, and I’m still bummed that it didn’t come together. I thought he was smart and passionate about the material, and he gave my writing partner and I great advice about how to shape the material we were working with. BLADE: TRINITY should give him a real boost in terms of the types of films he is able to direct, and I can’t wait to see how he makes his mark on this series, which has featured such strong visualists so far.
"Moriarty" out.
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First blood, that is!
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Half the time I cant even get on! update ........something to make this shit work consitantly
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Reading accounts of his behaviour on that bitterwaitress.com site he comes across as a complete dickhead racist.
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Feb 17, 2004 2:17:51 AM CST
Snipes choked Goyer? I thought Snipes was like 4 feet tall.
by gere's assgerbil
Nothing is funnier than an angry midget.
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How come none of Snipes behaviour was reported in movie magazines or in AICN? This guy sounds like a right wanker!
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Without the cool beard featured in the 1976 season.
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We all know the score by now.........snipes gets in a few cool moves on The Game that have little or no effect whatsoever, The Game counters with big lumbering punches and the knee jump and maybe his new leglock ( stolen from Flair ) which is applied on Blade for 10 minutes because HHH is outa breath and blown up to fuck. Few more punches, pedigree on Blade.......1,2,3....done deal...end of Blade...end of franchise.
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The first two Blades were about as perfect as action movies get; here's hoping Goyer's got the chops to deliver some ass-stomp.
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I hate when I get beat to the Hulk Hogan punch. Here goes anyway: "Yo, Blade, let's do this, Brother!"
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Take that Toronto
I missed Blade and Blade II, thankfully no ratings stand in my way
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
He got beat up AND he's work with him again? Seems like he tolerates a lot -
It will be difficult to top the first two movies. The first was from out of nowhere, just a diamond that fell out of the sky. I thought "No way in fuck are they gonna top the first one" when I saw previews for the sequel. And it didn't top it. It completely annihilated the first one! It was the best action-horror film combination since probably the "Evil Dead" flicks. I will always consider it a tragedy that Robert Rodriguez (I think a perfect director for this--remember "From Dusk Til Dawn"?)didn't get his hands on this third installment unless Goyer does some shit that just blows us away, but I doubt it. He doesn't seem too confident about this project. And he said there was alot of comedy. In a "Blade" movie? The first two had nimble touches of humor, but no side-splitting slapstick shit and I hope that's not what he's talking about. Put it this way--if I were him, I wouldn't brag too much about comedy being in this movie. There was too much comedy in "Terminator 3" and look how bad that sucked. I will still see it, but this WILL NOT work with without Snipes and if he isn't around for a fourth, then what is really the point? Other than the money, you greedy bastards!
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especially when he's chasing after all those Asian women who only want him for his money.
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Goyer must have made some serious script changes to piss off Snipes like say, killing off Blade?! Already know Whistler bites the dust for good in 3. The first Blade was awesome. Blade 2 I hate but the dvd commentary by Goyer and Snipes is hilarious.
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God damn. HHH just isn't interested anymore in destroying the WWE, so he now has to kill off MARVEL?!?!? Damn. Big nose needs to have his neck broke.
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Hey, the original had enough laughs courtesy of Donal Logue ( a great character which often gets overlooked ) but I wouldn't wanna see it get too jokey or 'ironic' or 'self-referential'. That too often misfires these days, seeing how just about everybody is doing it. And I thought Stephen Dorff was cool too as Frost. 'Blade' had a lot of interesting secondary performances that attributed in some ways to its surprising success.
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Bit dubious about this one. The first two were classics but I don't really see how they are going to top B2. What's scarier than the Reapers? And I know Goyer is a good writer but how good a director is he? I'll reserve judgement until I see a trailer... I am Mr Monkey!
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Has anybody seen the picture with Jessica Biel in her Trinity outfit holding a bow. Looked pretty cheap to me (not quite as bad a Halle Berry as Catwoman though). My guess is that she will be added to the long, long list of actresses who cannot convincingly carry an action lead role. In fact I can think of only three who could so far: Carrie Ann Moss, Linda Hamilton and, surprisingly, Kate Beckinsale.
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How can you do a Blade movie without Blade? It's like doing a shark movie without a shark. I'm sorry, I'm sure I'd watch whatever spinoff Goyer would think was worth doing, but come on. As great as all the elements are of the movies, the one essential ingredient is this badass half vampire/half Shaft who stands in super fucking cool poses and walks around the city in broad day light with a huge sword and says shit like "Motherfuckers always tryin to ice skate uphill," etc. You can't have some pussy white kid from fucking Van Wilder and pretend that somehow nobody is gonna care that Blade is gone. Give me a fucking break. That is ridiculous. I know it, Goyer knows it, and Moriarty knows it. No more pretending. Blade is about Blade and you cannot do a spinoff. Unless it is WHISTLER. So we are all agreed now, the spinoff is about Whistler. Thanks Goyer.
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