Saturday, December 13, 2008

New ‘Blade’ Movie In The Works… Without Wesley Snipes?

While David Goyer might have been the bearer of bad news for anyone looking forward to “X-Men Origins: Magneto” earlier today, he had some good news for anyone hoping to see another film based on Marvel’s day-walking vampire hunter, Blade.

“I heard rumors that they may want to start from scratch with a new person playing Blade,” Goyer said of New Line’s plans for the property during an interview with Shock Till You Drop.

Goyer, who wrote all three films in the franchise and co-created the short-lived “Blade” TV series, added that after the “Blade” series, he didn’t have much interest in vampire projects — but found his interest in the genre piqued again again after reading one of Marvel Comics’ classic collections of vampire-themed stories.

“I was reading the ‘Tomb of Dracula Omnibus’ and I hadn’t read them in a long time and I thought it might be cool to do another vampire movie at some point,” said Goyer.

Goyer also offered up some thoughts about studios’ affinity for remaking certain films just a short time after the original was released, explaining that in his mind, “remakes are more successful the more time there is in between” — and that he’d prefer studios waiting at least 10 years before remaking a film.

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