The Blade Trilogy DVD Extras

The Blade Trilogy DVD Extras

In this trilogy, it was up to Blade (Wesley Snipes) to fight the forces of evil. What are some of the extras and outtakes you’ll find on each of the DVDs?

Blade (1998)

Along with the movie, the DVD offers commentary with Blade star Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, writer David Goyer and others.

La Magra

See the original ending of the movie. During the final battle between Blade and Deacon Frost (Dorff), Frost becomes a blood monster/creature called La Magra. Listen to commentary from the film’s producer and screenwriter about the concept of the movie and why the ending was changed.

Designing Blade

This is the production design process of the film. See how the locations, weapons, vehicles and Blade’s tattoos all came to light.

Origins of Blade

Stan Lee talks about creating Blade and the unofficial “codes of comics”.

The Blood Tide

This takes a look at vampire lore and how it has evolved over the centuries.

House of Erebus

Symbols of the houses of vampires including: Ashe, Cianteto, Dragonetti, Faustinas, Kobejitsu, Lemure, Ligaroo, Lobishoen, Pallintine, Upier and Von Esper

Pencil to Post

Part 1 : The Comic Book

This section takes a look at the various stages of a comic book. Beginning with sketches by a “penciller”, a comic book is then sent to an “inker” to finish the artwork. A colorist then determines the use of colors in the comic book where it’s added digitally in the final stages.

Part 2 : The Movie

A variety of sketches for the movie are shown in various stages. A visual Q&A with illustrator Patrick Janicke and Stan Lee is included.

Cast and Crew

This section offers pictures and bios on the cast and crew.

Theatrical Trailers

This section screens the previews for the release of “Blade”.

Blade II (2002)

This two disc edition offers “Blade II” with commentary by director Guillermo Del Toro, producer Peter Frankfurt, writer David Goyer and Wesley Snipes.

The extras on the second disc include:

The Blood Pact:

This 83 minute documentary showcased the filming of “Blade II”; an in-depth look at the Blade character; a look at director Guillermo Del Toro, at the helm of the movie; location shooting in Prague; set production design; Guillermo Del Toro’s vision of the vampires in “Blade II”; reaper costuming and wardrobe; filming fight sequences and choreography; sound, background music and the score

Sequence Breakdowns

This 28 minute section included a series of film segments. Filmed from several vantage points, it describes how the scene changed from script to actually appearing in the movie. These segments include the scenes: Blood Bank, Ninja Fight, Reapers in the House of Pain, Underground, Chapel Fight and Caliban

Visual Effects

This option talks about “synthetic stuntmen”. In order to pro-long filming sequences, or if the stunt is too dangerous for an actor and stuntmen, a digitally enhanced character is added to the sequence.

The Digital Maw

“The Digital Maw” describes how the reapers’ mouthpieces open to attack their victims. The segment shows viewers various processes that Nomak’s (Luke Goss) “maw” goes through including photographic plates, make-up and digital / computer graphics. It also discusses the slight color changes of the reapers when they attack their victims.

Progress Reports

This interesting segment was made by special makeup designer Steve Johnson for “Blade II” director Guillermo Del Toro. Johnson gives Del Toro status reports on the construction of props including body parts / organs for various scenes, body casting of Kris Kristofferson for Whistler’s water tank sequence, the construction of mechanisms used for the attack on Lighthammer (Daz Crawford), the skeleton used for Priest’s (Tony Curran) final scene and a model for the reapers.

Notebook

The “Notebook” segment included still images, photos, script pages and notes from Guillermo Del Toro and the script supervisor.

Unfilmed Script Pages

A few scenes that made it to the script but not the big screen included Whistler and Blade’s first meeting, a mini-mart attack that was replaced by the drug dealer attack and a scene where Blade takes Nyssa (Leonor Varela) to the hospital.

Art Gallery

The DVD’s “Art Gallery” contained several sequences of still images containing Sequence Concepts, Props & Weapons, Costume Design, Set Design, Character Design and Storyboards.

Deleted and Alternate Scenes

This feature includes optional commentary by Guillermo Del Toro and producer Peter Frankfurt. The segment shows various scenes that were deleted from the film altogether or were seen differently in the film. These include:

- Blade in the alleyway with the motorcyclists

- Blade driving his car through the city streets

- Chicago 1982 – Blade’s first encounter with Whistler

- Blade doing sword battle

- Alternate scenes and makeup with Blade’s first meeting with Nyssa’s father, Damaskinos (Thomas Kretschmann)

- Nyssa’s search of different rooms at the club

- Alternate autopsy scene

- Whistler talking with Scud (Norman Reedus)

- Alternate scenes between Blade and Whistler talking about friends and enemies

- Scene with Blade, Whistler, Nyssa and Scud in Blade’s hideout

Promotional Materials

The “Promotional Materials” feature includes a “Blade II” video game survival guide; a theatrical press kit with information on the cast, filmmakers and the production of the movie; “Blade II” movie trailers and the Cypress Hill music video “Child of the Wild West”.

Blade: Trinity (2004)

This two disc DVD set offers an unrated version of “Blade: Trinity” with an extra ten minutes of film footage added in.

The second disc includes:

Inside the World of “Blade: Trinity”

This documentary showcases “Blade: Trinity” from inception to completion. A variety of movie clips are shown with commentary by cast and crew. The documentary also includes “The Urban Vampire” which discusses story development and the interpretation of the Blade character from comic book to silver screen hero.

The Familiar Leader

This segment spotlights David Goyer, the director of “Blade: Trinity” who also wrote the screenplay for each movie.

Fresh Blood

The “Fresh Blood” segment discusses the casting of the third film. While Wesley Snipes and Kris Kristofferson return as Blade and Whistler, there are a few new characters in the third film including: Danica Talos (Parker Posey), Hannibal King (Ryan Reynolds), Abigail Whistler (Jessica Biel), Jarko (Triple H a.k.a. Paul Levesque) and Drake (Dominic Purcell).

Nightstalker Boot Camp

The boot camp feature takes a look at the extensive training (fitness, weights, martial arts) that the cast went through to prepare for their roles.

From Tombs to Towers

The set design for “Blade: Trinity” had a more modern feel. We take a look at the Ziggorott model, the soundstage used for Phoenix Tower and the Nightstalker’s Headquarters.

Dressed To Kill

The segment discusses the costumes / clothing used for each character.

U.V. Lighting

This feature takes a look at the film’s cinematography and how the look of the third movie compares to the first two films.

Beyond the Basics – Facts for the Uber Fan

We see how several crew members ended up being in the film. There is also a discussion of regarding “Esperanto”, the secondary language of the city.

Silver Swords and Sundogs

The “Silver Swords and Sundogs” feature discusses how many of the movie’s weapons were designed.

Creating Mayhem

This segment talks about designing stunt sequences for the movie.

Sword Against Celluloid

We see how the editing process splices scenes together.

The Perfect Ash

When a vampire disintegrates, he/she turns into ash. We see how these visual effects are digitally placed into the movie.

The Beat of Blade

“The Beat of Blade” discusses how music is added to scenes throughout the movie.

The Sounds of Slaying

This feature takes a look at sound design for “Blade: Trinity”. It focuses on sound mixing and how some sound effects are created by hand in lieu of computer generation.

The Color of Blood

This segment focuses on the enhancement of color in the film.

Who Shall Die

We hear commentary on the future of Blade as well as ideas on various endings to the film.

Goyer on Goyer

The writer and director of “Blade: Trinity” is interviewed by…himself!

Alternate Ending

See an alternate ending that was shot featuring Hannibal and Abigail.

Blooper Reel

All movies have bloopers that never make it to the big screen. This blooper reel contains:

- Costume mishaps

- Fun in vehicles with Whistler and Blade

- Bungee jumping with Blade

- Goofed lines with Parker Posey

- Talking about music with Ryan Reynolds

- Hula with Jessica Biel

- Prop mishaps with Jessica Biel

- Noisy babies with Drake

- Troubles with Jarko’s dog

- Shooting arrows with Jessica Biel

- Mishaps with Drake’s demise

- Werewolf/Vampire hanging out at the Roulette table

Galleries

A variety of production stills along with visual effects progressions and weapons.

Trailers

See the teaser and theatrical trailers for “Blade: Trinity” as well as previews for “Constantine”, “King’s Ransom”, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King Special Extended Edition DVD, “The New World” and Wedding Crashers.

Soundtrack

This feature contains a listing of the songs available on the “Blade: Trinity” soundtrack.

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