Line #19 Trivia/BladeII


1	* ActorInspiredElement: The scene where Reinhardt asks Blade if he can blush was inspired by a real comment made to Creator/WesleySnipes by a real neo-Nazi.
2	* BTeamSequel: Stephen Norrington declined to return as director, as he wanted to move on to other things...but really, how much of a B-Team is it when the replacement director is ''Guillermo del freaking Toro?'' That said, del Toro's only English-language film credit before this movie had been the little-seen ''Mimic''.
3	* CreatorBacklash:
4	** Del Toro doesn't have many good things to say about screenwriter David S. Goyer and points out some groan-inducing dialogue in the DVDCommentary, though he admits that such bluntly expository lines as "Now you've got an explosive device stuck to the back of your head!" are beautiful in a way.
5	** Del Toro also points out several CGI shots that he hates, most notably the final sequence of Blade's duel with Nyssa against the God Lights.
6	* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode: Creator/WesleySnipes has admitted this is his personal favorite movie in the trilogy.
7	* TheDanza: Creator/KarelRoden as [[AmoralAttorney Karel Kounen]].
8	* DeletedScene:
9	** An extended opening scene establishing Prague.
10	** A flashback sequence showing Blade's first encounter with Whistler, part of which can be seen in the film's title credits.
11	** An extended version of the ninja fight in the warehouse, with Blade using some fencing tactics to keep Assad at bay.
12	** A scene of Whistler shying away from the growing daylight outside.
13	** An alternate take of Blade's first meeting with Damaskinos, with Damaskinos wearing, according to Creator/GuillermoDelToro, a "Music/MichaelBolton wig".
14	** A scene in which Damaskinos explains the effects vampirism has had on him.
15	** A much longer version of the House of Pain sequence, including a scene with Nyssa finding a room upstairs with a man unpacking human entrails from a box, a scene that was meant for Music/MichaelJackson.
16	** A line by Whistler about "the power of the pussy".
17	** A Bloodpack "meeting" of sorts, with Chupa attempting to urge the others to kill Blade and go after the Reapers on their own.
18	** A scene in a bathroom after the House of Pain sequence of Lighthammer discovering how far his infection with the Reaper strain has gone.
19	** An extended scene of Damaskinos's dinner and blood bath, in which he tells of the fate of his human heart.
20	** An extended scene of Karel's torture of Blade.
21	** A "dirty" version of the final scene, in which semen is streaked on the windows that was digitally removed in the final cut of the film because test audiences complained.
22	* DescendedCreator: Creator/DonnieYen (Snowman) was also one of several fight choreographers.
23	* DyeingForYourArt: Luke Goss had ten weeks of boxing, UsefulNotes/{{Karate}}, and combat training in preparation for the action sequences and to give him a lean, muscular build.
24	* FakeIrish: The Scottish Creator/TonyCurran as Priest.
25	* JewsPlayingNazis: Reinhardt was originally written as a Neo-Nazi vampire (though this wasn't made explicit in the final script). His actor Creator/RonPerlman is of Jewish ancestry.
26	* PlayingAgainstType:
27	** Seeing Creator/DannyJohnJules play a serious, cornrow-sporting, badass vampire assassin likely came as a surprise to viewers who mainly knew him as the goofy, fun-loving Cat on ''Series/RedDwarf''.
28	** Santiago Segura is primarily known in Spain for his comedic performances, but here he plays a villainous vampire thug.
29	* ScrewedByTheLawyers: The early scene in which Scud is watching ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' was originally written with him watching an episode of ''Anime/SpeedRacer''. However, the owners of the domestic rights wouldn't allow it.
30	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
31	** The film was originally set in Moscow, thus picking up directly from the coda of the first film.
32	** Music/MichaelJackson was originally going to have a cameo in the "House of Pain" sequence as a "Vampire Pimp" that Nyssa encounters as she searches the upstairs hall. Jackson had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts and the part was played by a Czech actor. The sequence was ultimately cut out entirely for pacing reasons.
33	** The Bloodpack character Verlaine was originally scripted to be the twin sister of Racquel, the vampire in the first film that was played by Traci Lords, likely as a way to double-dip on the StuntCasting.
34	** Reinhardt was originally scripted to be a literal Nazi who speaks entirely in German.
35	** David S. Goyer's original idea was to use {{ComicBook/Morbius}} as a primary villain, but Marvel decided they wanted to retain the rights to make an entirely separate franchise out of Morbius - i.e. a Morbius film, so the story was changed slightly and Jared Nomak was created to be used as the primary villain instead.
36	** The original script contained a sex scene between Blade and Nyssa.
37	** Professional wrestler [[Wrestling/DavidHeath Gangrel]], whose vampiric gimmick was inspired by the first ''Blade'' film, was considered for a minor role.
38	** Creator/ElenaAnaya, Creator/AsiaArgento, Creator/KristannaLoken, and Creator/RhonaMitra were all considered for the role of Nyssa.
39	** The beginning fight scene was originally going to be a car chase but was scaled down to a street fight. The original idea was reused in ''Film/BladeTrinity''.

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