If you’re avoiding the long lines at the box office tonight, Spike TV hopes you’ll tune in to catch another superhero screen debut. The male-centric cable outlet tonight premieres Blade: The Series, a live-action show based on the Marvel comics and New Line Cinema’s feature film franchise. The bloodthirsty fun kicks off with a two-hour movie airing at 10 p.m. (ET/PT).
Blade: The Series takes place on the mean streets of Detroit, where only a sword-wielding Daywalker stands between evil vampires and their plan to rule over mankind. Blade is a half human and half vampire, which affords him all of the powers of a blood sucker but none of the weaknesses, except for a hemoglobin craving. He is joined in his adventures by a master weapons maker named Shen (Nelson Lee) and a sexy former Army sergeant named Krista (Jill Wagner), who is bent on avenging the death of her twin brother. Taking over the title role originated by Wesley Snipes on the big screen is hip-hop recording artist Sticky Fingaz, whose acting credits include Dead Presidents, Next Friday and House of the Dead 2: Dead Aim.
Directed by Peter O’Fallon (TV’s House, Ghost Whisperer), the two-hour pilot movie was written by David S. Goyer, who directed the feature film Blade: Trinity and penned Batman Begins. Goyer also exec produces the series, along with former Marvel CEO Ari Arad. Goyer has become quite the superhero specialist. Projects currently on his plate include an untitled Batman Begins sequel and big-screen adaptations of comic-book faves The Flash and Captain America.
Produced by New Line Television, Blade: The Series is the first original scripted production for Spike TV. More information on the show, including on-set interviews with the cast, can be found at www.spiketv.com.
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